May HodgePodge

April showers bring May...allergies.

But better things are on the horizon for me.

At this writing, I'm still overcoming seasonal allergy symptoms. I've been tired a lot, my throat feels raw and scratchy, my eyes are itchy and puffy, and I "feel" fluid in my ears. None of that stops me from giving it all I got every morning, promoting myself every chance I get. In this post, I'm going to share some things that are progressing, some more than others.

I'm working on the first eight chapters of The Unknown Beautiful Missing Piece. Each time I work on it, I've been able to tighten it or add more depth to some parts and to some supporting characters. There's more content I want to add, but I haven't figured that out yet where to put it, how to word it. I'm working my way past those chapters. I've also been working on the second book full of my journal entries from 2015, Light & Momentary Troubles. I was hoping to have made more progress by now, but--life and allergies.

In addition to my own works in progress, Nick Clemente is seeking a publisher for the memoir we wrote. If you've been following my posts, you may have seen videos called Backstory with Quig and Danny. (Please subscribe to the Melody Records channel on YouTube.) At the beginning of June, Nick will let the cat out of the bag in a Backstory video  about what we've been working on. Afterward, Nick and I will, as he said in a recent conversation, "Go crazy," ie, make the announcement.

I try my best to be positive and hopeful in all my social media posts. With this ongoing pandemic I've sometimes been challenged. I haven't been to any events with my books in over a year and a half. Therefore, I made a post like this a time or two...

On April 1, my husband and I attended the East Tennessee Mopar club monthly meeting. As I read a copy of their newsletter, they announced a show for Saturday, June 26th. They were still taking the one word that got my attention:

VENDORS!

About a week and a half ago, I signed up. And this is no April Fool's Joke! If you're local, I hope to see you there (even if you don't like cars).

Though I haven't made any plans about sales or giveaways, I've changed the pricing of my physical copies:

It goes without saying I want you to have the books more than I do the money.

To sum it up, I have some works in progress that are taking me longer than expected to finish; I keep showing up. After waiting a long time for another event, I finally found one. 

Good things come to those who work hard to go to the next level to pursue their goals and dreams.