Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Had an AWESOME time with Killer Kathy Bachus in Montezuma for the All Iowa Writer’s Conference. Her presentation was great and she was so organized! She made sense compared to my rambling like a lunatic (something I tend to do too often). I think I even acted out the scene where I have to break my dead iguana in half in order to bury him.
Kathy’s son Erick is ADORABLE! Did you know Montezuma, Iowa is known for it’s monument to the Bill of Rights? Do you know what the Bill of Rights is without wiki-ing it (like I did)? And that’s just sad, because I was a poli-sci major.
Paris Bombay’s novella is coming soon! It’s with an editor and will soon hit Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords. And may I just say – this book was a bitch. How do you write a book with a perfectly nice guy in it? You can’t change him or show any growth because he’s not an arrogant ass in the beginning.
I can’t tell you who gets Paris in the end. You just have to read the damn thing. When it’s out. Which should be soon. I hope.
In other news, I’ve decided to grow out my gray hair. Just for the hell of it (something I do a lot). I’ve always been a bit restless where my hair is concerned. I’m kind of curious to see what I actually look like.
What’s interesting is how so many people are telling me not to do it. Don’t you know (or maybe you always suspected) that the more you tell me I can’t or shouldn’t do something – the more I want to do it? Besides, it’s just hair. And once I grow it out, I may go back to coloring it. Maybe blue next time. So here’s some pictures – and I’ll keep you updated.
I should mention that I have not told Mom I’m doing this. Yes, I’m 45 and afraid of my 5’1″ mother. In fact, last weekend at my daughter’s cross country meet, I wore a hat so she wouldn’t notice. Why? She threw a fit when my sister went gray. Now with me going gray – more silver really – she’s gonna look weird with blonde hair with two gray-haired daughters (something I think will actually be quite hilarious).
So I’m not going to tell her. Not yet. She’ll probably notice by Thanksgiving anyway. Mental note – have extra bottles of Two Buck Chuck on hand for T-giving.
Also a huge thanks to Teri for being my first ever beta reader for a book I once wrote but never published: THE ADULTERER’S UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO FAMILY VACATIONS. I’ll be taking her opinion very seriously, so it’ll be her fault if no one ever sees it.
The Assassin