I’ve been a busy little worker bee since my last post. I’m still editing my manuscript. Last weekend when I was ready to blog, the heavy rains obscured my satellite Internet connection. I put a lot of hours into editing the manuscript. I want to send the edited manuscript back to my editor by the end of the month. A lot of work between now and then.
The work is getting pushed back to next week as this weekend, starting tomorrow morning, I’m off to Branson, Missouri for my family’s annual reunion. My cousins and I have a blast at our reunions. They are incredibly fun. We have a volleyball tournament. We play cornhole. We joke, laugh, and enjoy each other’s company. I hope your family reunions are as exciting as mine. But if not, sit down with your favorite word processor and type up the family reunion you want to go to. History doesn’t write itself, after all.
Lastly, go see what history does write. Instead of going to the beach again this summer, visit a historic site. Learn something new. As I posted earlier in March when I visited the Pea Ridge Battlefield Park, a story is already there. The plot and characters are all laid out. Take the historic event, move it in time 400 years and change the outcome. You’ll be surprised how much you can have with history.
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What I’m Reading – Many readers I know like to inquire what their favorite author is reading. At the end of each blog post, I’ll let you know what book I have my nose in. I may not be a published author yet, but I hope my choice of reading material inspires you to read. I finished Amy Stewart’s Girl Waits with Gun as well as Matthew Kelly’s Resisting Happiness. My reviews for both books are on Goodreads.com. Next up are three magazines, one of which I read today. I’ll get back to reading books next time. I encourage you to read a variety of topics.
Alan, you are a busy bee. Excited that you are editing your manuscript and getting closer to publishing it. Enjoy your family and the reunion.