I can’t believe the end of the month is nearly here, and I’ve neglected my blog. Bad Jan!

In my own defense, I spend a bulk of the time ushering my mom to and from doctors offices. Her health is the pits, and unfortunately she hasn’t received any treatment that helps what ails her. In fact, most of the problems can’t be “cured”, so it’s a matter of learning to endure.

On one bright note, I have made great headway the past two days on the world building of my para. I’d gotten to the part where headbanging sounded like a good idea, but I figured out how to take the plot to a deeper level. Always a good thing.

Oh, and I’ve done a lot of gardening. My flowers are looking good, and my lettuce is ready to eat. Yum. Now if the rest of the produce does half as good…

March came in like a lion and out like a lamb, giving us the best early temperatures we’ve had in ages. We had nice April showers this spring but it turned butt cold. Them came May.

April showers bring May flowers. Yeah, well, our April showers brought in a torrent of ugly weather. It was bizarre to get 4+ inches of rain daily for nearly a week. While we escaped major damage, getting just a bit of water in the basement, others were flooded out.

In fact, Kansas has gotten slapped badly by storms so far. The town of Greensberg was wiped out by an F5 tornado. I feel so badly for those people who lost everything they owned, and some lost their lives.

I got the grass mowed and my small patio garden in just before hell hit. Things are leveling out, but there’s that “stink” in the air that comes after heavy rains/flooding. Can’t be good, and it’s certainly not pleasant to sit on the patio and breathe in that mold.

So I’m still inside at the computer, pounding out a synopsis that doesn’t want to be written. Ugh, there’s got to be an easier way.

I was talking with a friend and told her I wasn’t sure what the name would be for Gil’s story. She thought that was strange, that authors chose the titles for their books.

Well, I did have a working title for Gil’s story – My Sweet Thief. I had one for my debut as well – Common Bond. The editor nixed both, as I knew she would.

I gathered a list of titles to submit for my editor to review the first time, and ONE REAL COWBOY was picked. I liked it immediately, and thought to play on the cowboy theme for the next two books. I suggested ONE LUCKY COWBOY, but my editor vetoed it.

So, Gil’s story – ONE REAL MAN – will be released April 08. I think. 😉