A little surprise from Mother Nature this morning – she dumped a pile of snow on our doorsteps. The basket in the picture is my oldest daughter’s Easter Basket. She asked for a melon instead of chocolate. What can I say? She dances to her own drummer. Fortunately the Easter Bunny left chocolate for the youngest so at least I have something to steal.

The blog has been a lonely place the last month and a half. What have I been doing?

I’ve been busy doing taxes (so much fun and I STILL haven’t done my own) AND working on my next Harlequin Desire (actual fun) while waiting for a response on the partial I sent in Nov last year.  I put the submission out of my mind for four months because that’s how long the last response took. Now, I’m getting anxious and my heart is speeding up each day before I check the mail.

I’m also working on a trilogy for Super Romance set in a fictional town, Silver Bay, on the coast of Maine. I think I need a road trip to research the area – and check out the outlet shopping. Super Romances are 35,000 more words than a short contemporary and although I’ve written a single title Romantic Suspense, and each of my three planned books has a mystery element, a Super is a romance first and foremost.  So the Romance has to be the story spine.

I dragged my sorry butt back to WW before it expanded any further. Trying to get the winter weight off. Why does it go on so fast and come off so  s . l . o . o  .  o . o . .o . w . l . y? One of my critique partner’s is joining me so we’re keeping each other honest. We found a funny and motivating meeting so we’re both inspired to wiggle back into our shorts from last year.  We did it before together so we’re counting on similar success this time around. One of these days I’m going to get it through my head that I have to be vigilant all the time or the weight creeps back.

My OTHER critique partner finalled in the GH. She’s getting her website up and running so I’ll post a link when she gets it up. Her books are FUNNY! So happy and excited for her.

I also have an online critique partner Jen Lewis, who writes for Desire. But here’s a picture of  my LIVE critique partners Nikki and Annette.  If it weren’t for them I think I would have given up a long time ago.

What’s the weather like where you’re at? Spring or Winter?

And do you have your taxes done? Or are you a procrastinator like me?