Hello everyone,
It's raining here in sunny Arizona--lots! No problem. I've been writing like there's no tomorrow, which, if you've followed along about my husband's accident, is brand new. The bone graft of his tibia took and now he's doing the rebuilding necessary range of motion to be able to begin weaning off his crutches. Hooray! Thus, I'm writing with great joy! I've decided that writer's block, which I didn't really believe existed, does exist. It means this: something so life altering has happened in your life that you are simply overwhelmed and must work really hard just to get through the day. But persevere friends and the muse will return. :-)
I'm getting back in the swing of book signings, conferences, workshops, author's meetings--all those things that are part of a successful author's life. This weekend I speak at the Tucson Book Festival at U of A in Tucson, Arizona on Writing Science Fiction--balancing the science and the fiction in room 119 from 11:30 until 12:30 on Sunday. That will be followed by a signing immediately after. There will be over 400 authors there and they expect upwards of 60.000 attendees. Last year the festival folks handled this really,really well~~so you all come, hear? The link is www.tucsonfestivalofbooks.org. and it's an absolute guaranteed good time.
The winner of the quarterly drawing for one of my novels for the first quarter of 2010 is: Rosa Turner Knapp. Congratulations, Rosa! You too, can be entered in the drawing by simply sending an email to SYarina315@aol.com with book drawing in the subject line and your name and email address will be added to the basket. And should you win and want to try for another book? Simply send another email. What could be simpler?
Talk to you again soon. Oh, yes, and pray for sunshine for the Tucson area.
Remember to take time to smell the flowers and, as always, read a good book,
~~Susan
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sometimes life gives us lemons
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sometimes life gives us lemons
Hello everyone,In our combined experience my husband and I have nearly 100 years of horse-training experience. So we were horribly shocked when our latest acquisition, SoBe, a registered Quarter Horse, who seemed to love us and her new home, attacked my husband during a training session. She did her best to kill him. I came home to two emergency vehicles and my husband immobilized on the ground with lots of blood soaking into it around him. What followed was two hospitalizations, three emergency surgeries, a bone antibiotic resistant infection, home with IV antibiotics, as well as oral ones and one sick and injured person for five months. He's recovering now, and doing physical therapy and the best birthday present I've ever had was him coming out of anesthesia after the last surgery (three in a month). I've been pretty blue because I haven't been able to write (for the first time in my life) or ride my horse (because it makes him so anxious--he'll get over it). But, as my dear departed mother reminded me many times-when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And Peck women are nothing if not tough. So, I cleaned out, caught up filing, organized, set up a better system for my business, and finally have done lots of research on my new series. I can now think clearly enough and have a few minutes at the end of every day (around midnight) to read a chapter or two of fiction. And for the last several days have been able to write again. I wish to thank all my friends, fellow writers, and neighbors for their unquestioning support. You all were fabulous and I daresay I might not have made it without you all. In summation, when life gives us lemons, we make lemonade.After a long time away and really, really glad to be back,~~Susan
Sometimes life gives us lemons
Hello everyone,In our combined experience my husband and I have nearly 100 years of horse-training experience. So we were horribly shocked when our latest acquisition, SoBe, a registered Quarter Horse, who seemed to love us and her new home, attacked my husband during a training session. She did her best to kill him. I came home to two emergency vehicles and my husband immobilized on the ground with lots of blood soaking into it around him. What followed was two hospitalizations, three emergency surgeries, a bone antibiotic resistant infection, home with IV antibiotics, as well as oral ones and one sick and injured person for five months. He's recovering now, and doing physical therapy and the best birthday present I've ever had was him coming out of anesthesia after the last surgery (three in a month). I've been pretty blue because I haven't been able to write (for the first time in my life) or ride my horse (because it makes him so anxious--he'll get over it). But, as my dear departed mother reminded me many times-when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And Peck women are nothing if not tough. So, I cleaned out, caught up filing, organized, set up a better system for my business, and finally have done lots of research on my new series. I can now think clearly enough and have a few minutes at the end of every day (around midnight) to read a chapter or two of fiction. And for the last several days have been able to write again. I wish to thank all my friends, fellow writers, and neighbors for their unquestioning support. You all were fabulous and I daresay I might not have made it without you all. In summation, when life gives us lemons, we make lemonade.After a long time away and really, really glad to be back,~~Susan
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~~Susan
~~Susan
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Springtime in Arizona
Hello everyone,
Spring is everywhere. Thought you might like to see what's going on out here in the foothills of the Superstitions.
Right after this, Kip licked the baby. Smart husband, put bunny baby out of reach, because he knew Kippy was probably "tasting". Hope everyone gets out and enjoys the weather.
Warm wishes for a bountiful spring,
~~Susan
Friday, February 27, 2009
mixup
Hello again,
I'm not quite sure what happened with the last post, but the last picture of the horses are So Be and Joe then Lil Bit and Sedona and then the NEXT post is a week later. Sometime next week, Joe'll step up in the saddle for the first time. Can we say R-O-D-E-O? Let's hope not. The cowboy is getting older.
Wishing you all a sunny, fun-filled Arizona day (wherever you are) and by all means, a good book to read in the evening. If rodeo is your thing, email me and I'll put your addy in the hat for our quarterly drawing for Best Man For the Job-where Clay Carter and Lee Ann Waters battle it out over how to best train a horse.
Happy Trails,
~~Susan
I'm not quite sure what happened with the last post, but the last picture of the horses are So Be and Joe then Lil Bit and Sedona and then the NEXT post is a week later. Sometime next week, Joe'll step up in the saddle for the first time. Can we say R-O-D-E-O? Let's hope not. The cowboy is getting older.
Wishing you all a sunny, fun-filled Arizona day (wherever you are) and by all means, a good book to read in the evening. If rodeo is your thing, email me and I'll put your addy in the hat for our quarterly drawing for Best Man For the Job-where Clay Carter and Lee Ann Waters battle it out over how to best train a horse.
Happy Trails,
~~Susan
Reward for Good Behavior
Hello everyone,
So here is SoBe. She's my husband's reward. Isn't she gorgeous? Now she's unbroken, but that's our specialty. We love raising and training horses and it's been a ball so far. We've had her a week now and I want to write Western Romances again. Amazing what new horse can do. :-)
And here is a week later:
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sexy--a new definition
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's Day. My husband got me the BEST card with a man and woman on the cover just like a romance novel--you know, in a clinch--exception being he held a broom. Yes! A broom. It was called "The Man Who Could Clean". Writing takes an awfully lot of time and though I love a clean house, I rarely have time to clean like I like. Smart hubby got me the card that makes me think of him as one of the most thoughtful, most wonderful men in the world. I showed it to my critique partners and they all agreed he got lots and lots of points for the card. And he followed up with action--he cleaned while I signed books in Glendale. Check out tomorrow's blog to see how I rewarded him.
~~Susan
I hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's Day. My husband got me the BEST card with a man and woman on the cover just like a romance novel--you know, in a clinch--exception being he held a broom. Yes! A broom. It was called "The Man Who Could Clean". Writing takes an awfully lot of time and though I love a clean house, I rarely have time to clean like I like. Smart hubby got me the card that makes me think of him as one of the most thoughtful, most wonderful men in the world. I showed it to my critique partners and they all agreed he got lots and lots of points for the card. And he followed up with action--he cleaned while I signed books in Glendale. Check out tomorrow's blog to see how I rewarded him.
~~Susan
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