Progress, I have, tho.

Brown Shoe Diaries: Moving on toward finishment.

(no word yet from editor reviewing requested partial)

Life's Too Short

(yeah, still completed, still out on subs, no news from agent nudges this week)

the Summer Novel (as it shall be called here)

No new word count as I am focusing on those brown shoes :)

The Anointing aka that pesky partial-ish+synopsis+series proposal I must have ready for a crit submit by June 17

dudes, I hope it is perking away in my brain.

Since I don't do Teaser Tuesday's myself, and can't talk in any detail about projects in process (once they're out in the world, it's different) I was going to write a little about Life's Too Short and that particular book journey.

Instead, I'm going to whine a little, and then get back to work. Sometimes this life is so isolating it sucks. Especially if you're like me, and live in a small town where the SCBWI presence is virtually non-existent and gas prices are prohibitive. Having crit partners and writing friends you stay in touch with every day or week is so critical to well-being, because the waiting and the subjectiveness of this business can be crazy-making!

My two dear friends and crit partners have both dropped off the radar lately, mostly due to family issues, and (selfish moment, here) I am so bummed out and lonely without them! Meh.

Carrying a book through to the end (for me) is in part made possible by sharing the process with one or two people who get my writing, know my weaknesses, and love my stories and my characters as much as I do.

The mc in Brown Shoes, Aiden, has lost all her supports, she is totally alone and must fight her way to safety/security. I hate to admit that on a smaller, more insular level, I feel the same.

Write well, and fellowship!