I've been Missing in Action...

I know. I know. My bad. But I'm spending some time in California – taking a break from everything. In fact, I did a four day road trip with my mother...and I didn't kill her...yet.

Right.

So now that I'm settled in - tan, a little blonder, and did I mention 15 pounds lighter, I'll be getting back into writing, um, when I'm not pursuing my new career as a dog walker. Come on! Everybody needs a break! And I have to say walking dogs up and down these canyon roads can really get a girl's posterior in shape. A bonus! Seriously, California has a way of inspiring you to lose your winter Chicago fat. The muffin top is nearly gone! (That's when your stomach hangs over your jeans; more swimming, more dog walking...and hasta la vista muffin top. Take that stomach fat!)

Don't worry. I'm not going to turn into one of those scary, lollypop headed, skinny actresses.

I hope.

On the writing side: Today, I sent three new queries out on Maverick...plus the dreaded stat query. I'm waiting for one of my readers to give me comments back on the first chapter of Goddess, the rest he thought made the Percy Jackson series look like a pile of childish dog #$@#. (Gotta love comments like that!) And I'm on the third chapter of Seven Letters...

That's about it. I'm getting back into the swing of things, ready to hit the ball out of the park.