Favorite flop you wish they'd make a sequel to. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

As of this weekend, I have my first ever sale in Australia. Considering the first novel I ever tried to write opened in Perth, I'm quite giddy.

"You just have to know more about what's happening than your characters..."

I have had a hard time sticking with writing since publishing. Initially, I chalked it up to being tired. The five years prior to releasing Travel By Star saw an increasingly emotional series of life events: Two children marrying, two parents passing away after long fights with illness, losing our family dog, another child finishing college and stepping into adulthood, one moving out of state, wild swings at work wherein one moment I couldn't catch my breath to suddenly facing the prospect of job loss, all of this running through the pandemic, then finally spending this last year trying to find a better balance of writing and marketing while working 50-60 hours a week and tending to neglected relationships. To cap it all off, I've had some ongoing health issues for the past nine months which have destroyed my sleep. The last thing I want to sound like is a complainer... I'm just a little worn out, and maybe a little lost. I want to find my way back to purposeful writing and I really want to do right by all those who've been so supportive of my work. I keep feeling like the Lord has been building me for something... what, I'm not sure, but I want to be ready for it, at least as much as possible. I want to honor God with my work. I want to serve well the people I love, and I want to get some real traction on this writing thing - not necessarily in sales, as I trust those will come - but in good words down on paper. But it's a fight on all fronts these days and both my spirit and my strength remain elusive. His grace is sufficient, I know. And, maybe He's telling me to let this go for awhile... again, I'm not sure. All I know is I'm tired of feeling sick and sick of feeling tired. Something needs to break this siege. So, yeah, I would appreciate any prayers you could say on my behalf. Thanks as always to everyone who's encouraged me here.

"Oh, you beautiful babes, for whom we've travelled through time..." Best pickup line ever. Gen-Z could solve all its dating problems just by returning to the classics.

First coffee of any kind in three months. I will probably regret it, but it's a partly cloudy morning following a couple days of rain, it's October, it's Friday, and the mocha must have its moment.

You know he has a son.

May your day be...

A fine way to start the morning. Thank you!

Feel better 🙏