All right, it’s going to be a bookish summer for me! As of the end of April, my novel Winter, coming August 1st from Less Than Three, is edited and looking good. I’m eagerly waiting to see the cover. My husband and I just got back from a four day trip to the Maine Coast, where a lot of Winter is set. I even got some photos of Common Eiders. One of the main characters, Van, is a birder, and these are some of the first birds he shows to his partner, Aster.
The next day, I saw Varian and Huntington from Notice hanging out in a small town. It turned out to be quite the novel tie-in trip.
Notice is happily with proofreaders, an artist is working on the cover, and Flights of Dragons (the compilation of short works) is with my editor. I’m finishing up my rough draft of Wings Over Water. This book has just been so much fun to write. I’m coming up on the ending, and I’m not sure where to stop and where the next book will start.
Next on my marketing to-do list is make book trailers for Winter, Notice, and Flights of Dragons. I haven’t made any for a while, and I enjoy doing it. (And books I’ve made trailers for have sold better.)
Here at home, spring is happening at last. My forsythia is blooming. Yesterday, the temps soared into the 80s. We slept with the windows open last night, and it was wonderful to fall asleep to a chorus of spring peepers and Barred Owls. As I write, it’s raining gently outside my sliding glass door. Two White Throated Sparrows and a Winter Wren are singing, a Yellow Bellied Sapsucker is drumming on the swing set, and Canada Geese are honking down the road on the beaver pond. This is my very favorite time of year. (Well, I really love Vermont in all seasons.)
The power is turned back on at camp, and we have asked our plumber to hook up the water system. Not sure when we’ll move — it depends on the weather. It’s so beautiful here I hate to leave, and so beautiful there, I can’t wait to go. Sigh.
