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Camp NaNo 2018

Is...well, I'm about 13k behind, so that's how that's going. Yay? I'm not especially worried because the beautiful thing about self-publishing is that if my deadlines don't work, I can just change them to something that does...but I would like to get the rest of the book written in the next...holy fuck, nine days.

Okay, so it miiight take a little bit longer than that. Blast.

But I'm still writing, and as long as I pull a few 3k word days out of my ass (read: every day between now and the 30th), I should be able to catch up. Book Three is cooking along, no problems there...the delays are mostly life-based. Kids refusing to nap, and other kids needing to be picked up from school...Almost getting hit by a car. The usual.

Impending Giveaway/ARCs Stuff/Cover Reveal

I'm still figuring out the ARC thing...I've got a BookSprout account (Yay!), so I'll put it up there...I'm also going to put together a signup sheet. So that's fun. Should be all good to go on that score by the 24th. In theory...

As for the giveaway...some of the stuff I've ordered has arrived! Yay! Just waiting on a couple more things, which should be here within the next week or so. I'm excited. This will be my first ever giveaway. It won't be the scads of swag some of the larger authors are producing, but, it'll be good. I think. I hope, anyway.

Obligatory Advertising Stuff/Shameless Plug

Because, you know, I have TWO other books that are worth reading ;)

Book One: Snowed In

aaaaand...

Book Two: Smoked Out

Both of them are available on Amazon as paperbacks and e-books. Click on the pictures and it should take you to the e-books, if you haven't gotten them already. Or you can read them for free on Kindle Unlimited. Lots of ways to get caught up/discover the little town of Olsson's Pass. If you want. There's also links on my website.

Cat Tax

Just 'cause she's adorable.

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Miscellaneous Monday

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