Here’s another day in pictures.
Today wasn’t quite as productive as I’d hoped for, but a lot still got accomplished. ย Tomorrow should be even better. ย It’s almost time for me to head off to write. ย Hope everyone has a great night.
Life is good. ย This week has been exceptionally productive, both on the farm and with book four. ย I feel like things are coming together nicely on both fronts. ย I haven’t had much time to write blog posts because of all the hard work, so please forgive me for getting behind on here. ย I’ll try harder to carve out a little more time for this site, as I have many topics I’d love to discuss on here.
Tomorrow, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, I’ll be at the Best Western off exit #8 in Morristown for Collectors’ Showcase Comic and Toy Convention. ย The show was featured on the front page of the Citizen Tribune yesterday and looks to be a fun time. ย I’m looking forward to meeting Shannon Rhea and all of the others involved with putting this together. ย If you get the chance, stop by and say hello.
Also, I want to give a big shout-out to my best friend Dagan Smith, who received some much-deserved good news yesterday. ย He and I have both been through many similar struggles in our personal and professional lives, and there aren’t words for how happy I am for him. ย My man, you’ve paid your dues and come through the fires one helluva man, and deserve all of the blessings in your life. ย From the bottom of my heart, I wish you all best as you move into this new chapter of your life. ย You’ve been my brother for as long as I can remember and, at times, were one of the only people who had my back. ย You’ve earned this opportunity, and for what it’s worth, I’m proud of you for yourย perseverance.
That’s all for now. ย Hope to see some of you tomorrow at the show.
Sunday and Monday were fairly rough days, as I was dealing first with a bad poison oak rash and then the side effects of a steroid shot to clear it up. ย Despite disabling me on Monday, the steroids did the trick, and I was back at it with a vengeance yesterday, making a huge dent on the area near the springhouse where we’re going to raise mushrooms and hopefully build a wood burning smoker inside an old brick building. ย Things are really taking shape in that area and starting to look usable again. ย It’s a good feeling to once again see real progress on the farm front.
Also, book four is coming along nicely. ย I’ve been writing fairly steadily each night, again with the exceptions of Sunday and Monday, so hopefully I will stay on track with my deadline for completing the rough draft. ย I feel like the story is moving in right direction, and the tensions in the story are growing nicely. ย My goal is to make this the best book of the series so far, and while it will take some polishing to get it there, right now, it feels on track. ย I’ll know more after getting a couple of first readers to glance over the first couple of chapters to make sure it starts with a bang.
That’s all for now. ย Time to get outside and work on clearing more poison oak and honeysuckle. ย Have I ever mentioned just how much I hate them? ย Well, just as a reminder, they’re both of the devil and will be eradicated from my little corner of this earth to make room for plants that aren’t parasites. ย Here’s to another day in the sun.
