Happy Friday! \u00a0Happy August!<\/p>\n
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As promised, Fridays on the blog are writing days. \u00a0I’ve been plugging away at the rewrite of Into Thin Air,<\/em> the very first Pendragon Casefiles novella. \u00a0Since I do a pretty extensive rewrite, it’s slow going. \u00a0Also, I’m exhausted this week, since my schedule has been all out of whack. \u00a0I’m hoping to get some major work done this weekend, but we’ll see.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I’m also working on the first draft of my new novel series, which has the working title of Baker. \u00a0The series title is\u00a0Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker<\/em> and it’s paranormal romance. \u00a0Lots of fun. \u00a0Witches in New Hampshire!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What’s coming up? \u00a0Well, once I finish the rewrite of\u00a0Air,<\/em> I need to start working on the next Schrodinger story. \u00a0Christmas is coming, you know! \u00a0I also need to start working on some outlines, I think – there are a few stories that are niggling at my brain, and I want to at least start planning them out. \u00a0Even if I don’t get beyond worldspinning on them, that’s more than I have now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And I have to decide what next year’s plan is. \u00a0I’m continuing to write every day, and I will need some new projects! \u00a0(As my bunny brain goes “Yay!” and starts offering things. \u00a0Not yet, bunny, not yet!) \u00a0I have a bunch of ideas, and I’m toying with doing a series of short stories and self-publishing them next year. \u00a0We’ll see. \u00a0I need to decide soon, but not that soon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And, since I haven’t given you much yet, I think you all deserve some actual writing. \u00a0So here’s a bit from\u00a0Air. \u00a0<\/em>This is the first in the series that I want to write, and it’s my ghost hunters. \u00a0Because ghost hunters rock, you know.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sapph Pendragon is not a ghost hunter, exactly. \u00a0She’s a psychomorph, which is a very specialized type of psychic. \u00a0Literally, she turns into a ghost. \u00a0Which is damn cool, I think. \u00a0Lance and Amari are ghost hunters, and very skeptical of psychics. \u00a0Which is a good thing in the real world, but in my world? \u00a0Not so much. \u00a0Scottie is Sapph’s bodyguard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enjoy!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lance looked over at her and Scottie, wondering just what he\u2019d gotten himself into. This was NOT what he\u2019d expected.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how to say this any way but outright,\u201d he said finally. \u201cUncle Malcolm didn\u2019t specify what kind of psychic you were, just that you were reliable. We don\u2019t usually work with psychics\u2026\u201d His voice petered out as she grinned at him.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sapph removed her glasses; her hazel eyes were bright with mischief, which worried him. \u201cMalcolm told me it was a special case. Luckily for you, he sent a very special psychic.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cOh?\u201d Lance couldn\u2019t help it; he raised his eyebrows at her. \u201cWhat kind of special?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDo you know what a psychomorph is?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His jaw dropped. \u201cYou can\u2019t be serious.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sapph nodded, her eyes sparkling. \u201cI am serious.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s a psychomorph?\u201d Amari demanded, looking back and forth between Lance and Sapph.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cA myth,\u201d Lance said flatly, recovering. \u201cA legend. There are no such thing as psychomorphs.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI hate to correct you when we just met, but they are not myths,\u201d Sapph said. She turned to Scottie. \u201cI like legend, though. Remind me to add that to my business cards.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scottie snorted softly. \u201cAs if your ego needed feeding.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHey!\u201d Sapph turned back to Lance and Amari. To Lance\u2019s surprise, she squinted at the small dog still snuggled up under Amari\u2019s chin. \u201cI think it\u2019s okay,\u201d she said. \u201cBear hasn\u2019t alerted, so that means that it\u2019s quiet around here, parapsychologically-speaking.\u201d She looked back over her shoulder at Scottie. \u201cDo you sense anything?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd Bear\u2019s far more sensitive than I am. I think you\u2019re safe for a short demonstration. But keep your jacket on, and keep it short.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYes, MOM,\u201d she said, wrinkling her nose. And then\u2026she vanished.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHoly shit!\u201d The words exploded out of Lance\u2019s mouth as he looked in awe at the spot where Sapph had just been standing – probably was still standing, he corrected himself. \u201cShe really is a psychomorph. They really exist.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhat is a psychomorph?\u201d Amari demanded again. \u201cAnd where did she go? How did she do that?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cShe moved into the Ghostland,\u201d Scottie said calmly, crossing his arms over his muscular chest. \u201cThat is her talent. She can physically move herself into the world of the dead.\u201d He raised his voice a little. \u201cAnd she needs to come back, as she\u2019s not really dressed for ghostwalking right now.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lance forced himself to stare at the spot she\u2019d stood in, and this time, he saw the ripple in the air, almost like the shimmer of heat rising from the asphalt on a summer\u2019s day, right before she reappeared. Instead of heat, though, he felt an icy chill surround her, and her cheeks were bright red, as if she\u2019d been somewhere very, very cold.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHow did you do that?\u201d Amari asked, staring in awe at Sapph, her hazel eyes wide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Sapph admitted, rubbing her hands together. \u201cI just can. I\u2019ve been able to do it since I was about ten or so.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lance was still staring at her, unable to look away. It was real. \u201cIt\u2019s really real,\u201d he said finally. \u201cThe Ghostlands. It exists.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYes.\u201d Sapph wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. \u201cIt\u2019s very real.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy Friday! \u00a0Happy August! As promised, Fridays on the blog are writing days. \u00a0I’ve been plugging away at the rewrite of Into Thin Air, the very first Pendragon Casefiles novella. \u00a0Since I do a pretty extensive rewrite, it’s slow going. \u00a0Also, I’m exhausted this week, since my schedule has been all out of whack. …<\/p>\n