I have a lot happening in the first half of the new year on the book front. In March my historical mystery novel, Murder in the Museo Kircheriano, will be published by Mystic Publishers, and in April the third book in the Omnipodge Trilogy, A Mystery Yarn, will be published by Encircle Publications. I have two presentations to book clubs in January and will attend the Left Coast Crime Conference in the Seattle area in April.
Our 8-year-old grandson participated in his first third-grade violin concert this week. Every Tuesday the kids practice on the violin, and this was the first time to show their families the results.
One of the things I like about doing author events is the snowball effect. A recent example is that I attended Men of Mystery in November in Long Beach, CA. As a result, I’ve been invited to two book clubs to give presentations in January, one of which selected one of my books for their monthly read.
This week we got out Christmas tree decorated with the able assistance of our grandson. We listened to Christmas music and put ornaments on the tree. A fun project.
With Thanksgiving over and the leftovers eaten, we’re now getting ready for the December festivities. My wife has taken down the turkey decorations, and we’ve started putting up Christmas decorations. The tree with lights is up. Next step, put on the ornaments. We publish a holiday newsletter and that’s at the printer, so we’ll soon be able to mail it out. We’re old school and still mail vs. email our newsletter. Whatever tradition you follow, have a wonderful family celebration in December.
We’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving on Friday this year with two of our kids, two grandkids, our daughter-in-law and my wife’s brother. It will be a low key Thanksgiving but a chance to get together and give thanks.
Here are some pictures from the Men of Mystery Conference two weeks ago. I gave my one-minute pitch on the first two books of my Omnipodge Trilogy, Old Detectives Home and Last Gasp Motel. I signed books, met new people and had a chance to chat with old friends.
