7/21/25 It's An Author's Life

You know that saying about the heat, an egg, and a sidewalk? Let me just say...although it was in the 90s and felt like you could fry an egg on the sidewalk, I don’t think it was. This weekend we are looking at 100, so maybe then it might be. We’ll see. 😉 

I love the murder of CROWS I belong to! CROW stands for Central Region Oklahoma Writers, a subgroup of Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc. We meet once a month for lunch, followed by a program/workshop and business meeting. This month we had lunch at Parlor (a warehouse turned into a two-story food court) near Automobile Alley in Oklahoma City. 

I really felt the heat on Saturday, with being surrounded by buildings, and it was crazy busy downtown OKC. Let me start with my lunch, which I had high hopes for. I ordered Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice. The portion was big enough for at least two people, and it seemed I would never get to the bottom of the paper boat serving container. And I never did. I ended up tossing, I would say 75% of it, away after I ate all the chicken and pineapple. It wasn’t bad or anything, just not for me. I’ll try either the pizza or hamburger place next time. 

The meeting was awesome – except for the fact that it was crazy busy downtown because of the Farmer’s Market. Poor Anna drove around the block, I don’t know how many times, looking for a parking spot. She finally gave up, letting me out at the library, and finally found a parking lot that was free on the weekend. But let’s get to the workshop at the OKC Library. 

Kit McKenna and Brooke Taylor presented “Crafting the Modern Female Archetype,” and it was awesome! We were a small group this month, but it’s always great to see everyone and get together. I’ll have to delve into the handouts a bit more to really grasp the presentation. Sometimes an hour just isn’t long enough because there’s so much information given and not enough time to really dig deeper into the subject. Next month will be with an OKCPD homicide investigator and should prove to be yet another interesting presentation. I’ll let you know. 

For those of you who have KU, five of my American historical eBooks are now available: Elizabeth and Vera (books 1 and 2 of Widows of Blessings Valley), and The Cattleman’s Bride, Red River Crossing, and Winds of Change (book 3 of Brides Along the Chisholm Trail and books 1 and 2 of Men of the Double K, respectively). 

Also, blow the trumpets!!! After not writing for over a week, I got "words on paper," so to speak, as I “wrote” on the laptop Sunday night!! This means I can move forward on my next release, which I hope will be before Christmas. 

That’s all the wisdom I have for this week. 

Have a great week! Live, laugh, and love like it’s your last time with those you love. And remember to hydrate before spending time in the heat over the next week or so. 

I can never thank you enough for continuing to read these snippets into my life as an author. I hope I haven’t bored you too much with them. 😊 After all, others’ lives are never as glamorous as we may think. 

May your ereader or bookshelf overflow with great books to read!

Maxine