June 29, 2025
Balance, in all things
Today is the exact date, six years ago, when I first published Remembrance and started my journey as an indie author. Yes - this is my ‘authorversary’! As a thank you to all of you, for being my readers and helping me do this crazy gig, I’m offering a free book.
This is Heroes & Hurricanes - the final story in the Partners in Crime Supernatural mystery series. It is only available in the Partners in Crime collection - but it was also in the Kickstarter and now - it’s a novella offered to you. Please enjoy this with my absolute gratitude - and share it with your friends. At the bottom of the newsletter is a share this button - share on your other social media sites or restack on Substack, please. That’d be a great gift! (Note: It will collect an email but if you are already signed up, you won’t get duplicated.)
In other news, I signed up for a free Tai Chi class and had my first session on Wednesday evening. I’ve done Tai Chi before, but it’s probably been close to two decades since I took classes - yet it came back to me quickly.
I’m doing the class for two reasons - one, I need to get out more and meet new people. It’s easy to become isolated when you live alone. Two, it’s good for balance as you age, and luckily, I’m still aging (as opposed to NOT getting older) so I figure it’s a smart thing to do.
It’s been beyond hot this past week, so I bought a $6 kiddie pool and put it in the shade on the porch for the dogs. It’s got about three inches of water in it and Chess loves to run in and out. Ace considers it another water bowl, but he won’t go in it and Bear won’t go down into the yard when it’s raining, so you know he’s not a fan. I’ve been trying to get a picture of Chess in it, but so far I’m just not that fast.
The heat has made it hard to stay focused, but I’ve been wrapping up Storm’s Witness and working on the admin stuff at the same time. I’m learning that it’s easier to write words at night when it’s cooler and do the admin stuff during the day when frequent interruptions don’t derail the work.
Again, finding balance.
How do you find balance in things in your own life? Drop a comment and let me know.
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