We’re moving
toward the halfway point of the year, which might be a good time for a little
introspection and reflection, maybe even some other ection if we can find one.
Our winter
brought us some much-needed precipitation to the Sierra Nevada, the western
Nevada valleys, and northern Nevada in general. Spring is an entirely different
matter. We have gone from ultra gorgeous to fanatically evil on an every other
week schedule.
Tomatoes and
squash have suffered the most from the drastic changes, which included a hard
freeze on June 15. If we can get the wind under high gale force, we might yet
have enough veggies to fill the larder. Between chickens and rabbits, our
freezer will look good for the summer and winter, but the shelves of
home-canned veggies and stuff are empty.
On the
publishing front, I’m dancing around like I had good sense. My very long, not
quite novella length short story, Red Light Raven, http://bookgoodies.com/a/B01G2B7RUG has found
numerous friends and appears to be selling well. The second book in the Jacob
Chance, U.S. Marshal trilogy was released and is doing well. http://bookgoodies.com/a/B01F29L6ZQ
, and I had some good news from a new publisher, New Pulp Publishing. They have
released Blood of Many Nations, the first novel in a planned series featuring
wild and crazy private eye, Simon Sol Dorsey, http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Nations-Simon-Dorsey-Mystery/dp/0692717161/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
.
Along with all
that, Solstice Publishing has offered a contract on an action thriller I’ve
been working on for several years called To Serve and Deceive. We are just
getting started on the edit process and hope to have this little gem out in the
next few months.
A publishing
company in Great Britain has an historical frontier fiction piece under review
at this time, I have an historical western fiction piece I’m working on, a
second Simon Sol Dorsey piece is almost ready for review, and I’m doing
research for two other westerns.
I retired from
holding a real job several years ago, and I gotta say, I’m working harder now,
enjoying the hell out of it more, during these retirement years, than I ever
did working for the man.
I get up and
five, coffee’s on auto-pilot so with a cup in hand, I feed the horses and
chickens with our little Sparky Dog right at (Nay, under) my feet, then feed him,
turn on the computer and have at it. When the sun comes up I head out and set
the irrigation for the various garden plots, pour more coffee, and get back to
it. By ten in the morning all the animals are fed and watered, the veggies are
taken care of, and I usually have at least another thousand words in whatever
project is on top of the heap that day.
That’s the end
of the workday for me. After that, if the weather’s good, I’m outside playing
with the animals or messing around in the garden or just sitting in the sun
readin’ and grinnin’.
Until next time,
read good books and stay regular
Johnny Gunn
Member, Western
Fictioneers
Member, International Thriller Writers
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