The recent sale on the Simply Mystical e-book has ended, but both it and Downright Unearthly will be on sale for the entire month of July at the Smashwords store as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! I’ll provide the direct links on my Facebook author page (and here on the blog) as soon as they’re available, but you can check out the huge discounts on my books and many more from July 1st through July 31st at smashwords.com.
When I last posted, I had just taken one of our dogs to the emergency vet. She recovered quickly from the tongue injury, but believe it or not, we had to make a second trip there just a couple of weeks later. Severely congested breathing turned out to be an acute allergy attack. One steroid shot later and she was back to herself again within hours. Hopefully that was our last trip to see an after-hours (or regular-hours) vet for a while. (Her only other issue was the haircut we gave her to try to provide some relief from the summer heat. When we’re done, it looks like a band of Tribbles spawned in the yard, but even then she still has a thick fur coat!)
I also find myself trying to process the passing of two special friends over the past couple of months—one completely unexpected and the other not so much, but both quite a blow. One of these friends was instrumental in bringing out the best in me as an editor. Editing and making life a little more fun were two of his superpowers. The other friend, a storyteller of great skill and a kind, nurturing teacher, made me a better writer. My writing progress has been slow going for a time now, but I owe it to both of these special people to pick it up and continue to strive to be better. That is one way I can honor them and the memory of their cherished friendship. They will be so missed.
I hope your summer (or winter) is off to a great start. And don’t forget to hold your friends and family close and love on each other. That’s something you’ll never regret taking the time to do.
Take care!