Starting next week I will be writing my semi-final draft (the very final draft is the galleys!) of The Hidden Branch, my fifth Alex and Briggie mystery. It is due April 15, and I expect to be busy right up to the last making A & B jump through my hoops! I have actually (with the help of my cleaning lady) organized and cleaned my office in preparation.
I will also be holding 4-6 signings to launch my new book, The Last Waltz. The confirmed signings are as follows:
- Saturday, March 28, 12-2, Seagull Book, East Bay, Provo Store
- Friday, April 3, 7-9, Pleasant Grove Public Library, Pleasant Grove
- Saturday, April 4, 4-5:30, Ft. Union Deseret Book, Midvale and
- 6-8:00, Layton Hills Mall Deseret Book, Layton
After my book goes to the publisher I will spend time preparing for what is to come:
On April 24 I will fly to California to spend quality time with my daughter and grandson, Jack. I have been stocking up at the craft store and am mailing supplies ahead! We’re going to finger paint, bake and decorate, paint and decorate a treasure box for our tent, make 3-D dinosaurs, dance to Pictures at an Exhibition, have adventures in our tent, and finally go to stay with my sister and visit the beach for Jack’s first time. He wants to make sand castles.
I will return on May 4, have lab work done on May 5 and a hip replacement on May 6. I will be in the hospital for 3 days. During my recuperation, I am planning to write a children’s book “The Extraordinary Adventures of Jack and His Nana.”
When I am sufficiently recuperated, I will depart on an extended book tour to:
San Diego, Orange County, Upland, The San Fernando Valley, Bakersfield, Fresno, Palo Alto and environs, Seattle and environs, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. I am very fortunate that my publisher is so willing and excited to promote my novel. I will be staying with Stanford friends, my sister, and my daughter.
I will post signing information when all has been organized!
Happy reading!
