Hope your weekend was as fantastic as mine! My son graduated college (and has a JOB!), he’s able to spend some time at home before starting his new job, and, living in KY, we had a wonderful time with friends at a Derby party on Saturday. I never bet on horses because I have such horrible luck, but if I’d looked at the horses running, I totally would have won based on the name alone, because I was such a fan of the show Justified (the winning horse was Justify – close enough).
As far as writing, I met my goals this week. The word count dropped off a little towards the end of the week, but that was because of marketing the new book and my son coming home sooner than expected. Going to try to keep the momentum going for this week.
My mom duty list has been longer than usual. The graduating son needed appropriate clothes for his ‘real world’ job, so we had a Pretty Woman shopping
day. And I hate to shop. But for the kids, I don’t mind it as much. The other son is taking a cruise to Europe in the next couple of weeks, and we have a checklist of items to take care of. Have I been to Europe? No. How many times is the aforementioned son going this summer? That would be twice. But I’m not complaining. No, seriously. Both trips are through music programs, and are fantastic opportunities for him. He’ll be visiting a total of seven countries and performing at beautiful venues.
Now for some shameless self-promotion. The Gemini Connection release date is approaching: May 31st for the paperback, and June 7th for the ebook. If you’re so inclined, you may preorder from the links below. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be posting some snippets and playlists I used while writing. Stay tuned!
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Black Rose Writing (10% discount)
Books and Such 
How wonderful! Congratulations and best wishes to the graduating son, and congratulations and safe travels to your European-bound son.
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Sorry, Teri. I’m still in vacation-mode. Forgot to tell you congratulations on the pre-release. Good luck to you!
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Stay in vacation mode as long as you can, Staci – it’s a happy place. Thanks!
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Does it seem like when you’re busy you tend to get more done? It’s happened to me a few times. Sounds like last week was a winner for you.
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Historically, my excuse for procrastination is that I work better under pressure. I’ll just keep telling myself that. But I did feel like I accomplished a lot.
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Special moments, Teri! Congratulations on your pre-release. Go you! 🙂
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And I’m certainly treasuring them, Natalie. Thanks, and have a great week!
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Congratulations to your son! Actually, both of them, since the music tour thing sounds like an awesome thing for your other son too.
Also, well done to you on your writing progress.
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Thanks, Tori! Really excited for both of them – and looking forward to some great pics from Europe.
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Wow! Both your sons have amazing things going on in their lives. What a proud mom you must be! 🙂 and proud too, of your own success with The Gemini Connection. Congrats on the pre-order!
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They sure do, Mae – and yes, I’m extremely proud of both, and beyond excited for them.
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Sounds like a great shopping trip, Teri. What instrument does your son play? My oldest plays the piano (grade 5) and the younger one plays the drums.
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He’s a percussionist – mainly mallets (marimba and vibrophone), but also plays various types of drums and has taken piano lessons. Sounds like your sons and mine would have a lot to talk about! It was my kind of shopping trip, Robbie – go to the men’s section, pick out, try on, pay, and get out in an hour or less.
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I shop like that too, Teri. I don’t even try on. If it doesn’t fit my mom takes it back [grin].
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I am so pleased your children are doing well, Teri. I know this makes a parent’s heart sing. I am enjoying Sarah so much. You have done such a marvelous job of writing the story. What the hell is YA anyway? I’m an old coot and love the book. I can imagine young folks going crazy for it. No, I’m not finished yet and when I am a review will be written post haste. (I just had to tell you I’m loving it.)
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You’re right – when the kids are doing well, so are the parents. I’m thrilled for both of them. So glad you’re enjoying Sarah! And there are no age limits on YA – I’m in a book club called Pardon My Youth, for adults who love to read YA. The age group ranges from mid 20s to mid 70s. Love having such a diverse group for discussions!
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Sounds interesting. Thanks, Teri
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BIG congrats all around.
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Thanks so much, Antoinette – have a great week!
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