September 3, 2024

The wild ride of 2024 continues…

After joint replacement surgery, Covid, a fall (with concussion!), and scary medication issues, I think I’m finally seeing the end of Physical Therapy. Those of you who have worked on PT know how exhausting it can be. My writing has necessarily been sporadic and I haven’t been as productive as I wanted. But my energy level is heading back up and I’ve got projects in the pipeline again–new ones, old ones, revisited ones.

It’s nearly the Halloween season (tell that to DollarTree; they’re beginning to stock Christmas decorations already!) and that means another marketing push for my historical fantasy for teens, Celia and the Wolf. It’s scary and fun, exactly what makes Halloween such a great holiday.

My Christmas romance TV script, Comfort and Joy, is still out looking for a home. Hallmark, are you listening? It’s the story of two singers–one from Vegas and one from Nashville–who need to put their differences aside to perform for a Christmas concert. As they weather unexpected crises together, they discover the true gifts of Christmas–Comfort and Joy.

I’m also editing a completed contemporary Romantic Suspense novel called When Darkness Falls. Jessie Fontenot is trying to ignore the pain from her past and Dan Gresham is trying to find a way around the inevitable tragedy of his future. There’s a seriously bad villain, a mystery, danger in every direction, and lots of sexy nights as these two find their way to love.

I’m also trying my hand at writing a cozy mystery. It’s not easy. But I’m working on it. That one is tentatively called Black and Blue. It’s about Kady Armstrong, an ex-Hollywood stunt person who is now a personal trainer in a small town gym… and reluctant amateur sleuth.

I need the rest of 2024 to be nice and calm, with lots of time for writing and editing. Anyone who knows how to make that happen, let me know!

Donna