It has been a while since I posted, and for good reason. I have been on a much-deserved break after all the intense work of getting the Book 1 audiobook published, so my other half and I decided to flee town and head into the mountains to enjoy the peak fall colors, and I must say… Mother Nature didn’t disappoint! IT WAS GORGEOUS! 🤩 Here are few posts of the trip from my Instagram:
It was such an amazing trip. Two of the wineries we visited had weddings happening on 🎃 Halloween! The colors were spectacular (as you can see in the Autumn drive post above, taken on Halloween). What an amazing time to get married! The color was at peak and made for a perfect setting!
I am preparing to begin recording audiobook number 2, once a new piece of equipment arrives in just a couple of days. I am also going to begin revamping what I have already started writing for book 3. I am loving a couple of the chapters, but not so much for others, which is normal. I am also aiming to keep this book under a specific page count. I went all in for the first two books, but I am going to chill a bit for book 3, YET still keep it just “meaty” enough.
It was really nice to step back from social media for a couple of weeks and get away from my computer. To be honest, I was totally burnt out, and still sort of am, at least from the social media aspect of things. I am SO NOT one of those people who posts multiple times a day “just to be seen” or “chase the algorithm” and ends up just dumping what I like to call “filler content.” I’m too in my prime for that these days, and have other things I would rather be doing, like hitting the weights in my gym, hiking with my dog & husband, or my latest favorite: hitting the road on my Aventon! I am obsessed with it!
In the future, I will look into hiring someone to handle the social media side of things, as I am just too tired at the end of the day to deal with yet another thing. The older I get, the more I want to enjoy my life, and I don’t enjoy spending every precious moment looking at my phone. For those of you reading this who totally get what I mean, leave me a comment on my Instagram or shoot me a DM and say hello! I’d love to hear what you like to do in your off time and where you like to explore! I am at a point where I want to try new things and see new places! If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
Not only is taking time to enjoy life good for the soul, but it also REALLY helps remove creative blocks and inspire creativity! As you can see in the Instagram posts above, I was VERY inspired by time spent in the mountains while writing Hunting The Empress & Awakening The Empress. There is just something about the area that just “feels right” to me. It’s my home away from home.
My family and I are also in the midst of prepping for our themed Thanksgiving dinner. This year, it is all about “Vampiric Art Nouveau” LOL! We will be taking a family portrait for this one, as always, and then putting it in an ornament for our Christmas tree.
I hope that your Autumn has been as spectacular as ours has been. I live for the liminal seasons! It’s when I feel most alive!
Until the next update! Make sure to follow me on Instagram too, so you don’t miss a thing!
