What's Up Wednesday

This week...

My Current WIP (Work In Progress): While I did get the required number of pages revised/edited that I would need to do to keep on track if I hadn't missed a week two weeks ago, I didn't get any extra pages done so I'm still about 50 pages behind where I should be. I'm hoping to get them done along with this week's pages so I'll be back on schedule to finish the revision process.
 
Quote of the Week: "Genius, that power which dazzles mortal eyes, is oft but perseverance in disguise." ~ Henry Willard Austin
 
What I'm Reading: I'm reading Death, Taxes, and a Shotgun Wedding  by Diane Kelly. This is the last book in the Death, Taxes series. I really enjoyed the series. I'm sorry to see it come to an end.

Random Thoughts:  February is usually the coldest month of the winter season in my area. This week the meteorologists are forecasting 50 to 52 degrees for both today and tomorrow. The temperature is supposed to drop back into the 20's for Friday and the weekend, but the two days of warmer weather are a nice break in a cold, bleak winter season

Random Photo of the Week:

                                          The birthday card I made for my brother.

What's Up Wednesday

This week:

My current WIP (work in progress):  No progress last week. This is my last week of working extra hours so I hope to be back to writing next week.

Quote of the Week:  “To be able to direct all of your energy into what matters to you most may seem like a distant luxury today, but with a little planning, you could make this happen.” ~Unknown

What I'm reading: Death, Taxes, and Sweet Potato Fries by Diane Kelly.

Random Thoughts: As I look out my window, I can see the buds on the trees begin to open. It's amazing how much this proof that spring is actually here makes me feel lighter and happier.

Random Picture of the Week:

Another sign of spring. I've spotted the bunny that lives in the neighborhood.

This I know for sure...

As I've mentioned before, I'm always looking for books by new-to-me authors. I especially love it when I discover a new-to-me author who has a large back list or has a number of books out in a series that I can read one after another.

I was lucky enough to discover Carrie Vaughn and her Kitty Norville series when she had already released 8 or 9 books in the series. When I discovered Diane Kelly and her Death, Taxes series, she'd already published 5 books in the series.  I just recently discovered Marie Force and her Fatal series. She's published 6 books in the series with the 7th coming out this fall.

The downside of finding a new author who has a number of books out is after being able to read book after book after book in a series pretty soon you've come to the last book that's been published to date and then you're just like everyone else and have to wait (impatiently in most cases) until the next book is released and then usually a year or so until the next book comes out.

So while I'm waiting for the next book in a series I already read to be released, I'm off haunting libraries and book stores looking for that next new-to-me author that has a number of books out that I can read one after another.