Hello My Happy People,
I have to admit, I have been a tad out of sorts the last month or so. So many things in our private life here in Germany have been crazy with P.R. starting a new job, us both catching a bad cold (not Covid, thank goodness) on vacation, and me trying to get back in to the swing of things after taking an actual vacation from book stuff ... among other things.
The weather was nice for a few days but has since turned chilly and occasionally rainy again. But on the bright side, it could be a lot worse. I am starting to get over my cough, which was the worst part of my cold. I actually was coughing so much and so hard for a while that I pulled a muscle in my back. It was exhausting.
Now that I am feeling better, I am beginning to feel excited and motivated about my books again. If you listened to this weeks podcast, you know I'm feeling very ambitious too. We will see how well I can get my "experimental month" to work out. If it does work to bolster my creativity, it could open up a lot of opportunities for me for future projects. Keep your fingers crossed.
We are getting closer to the She Inspires awards ceremony in Bolton, UK and I am so looking forward to this. It will be amazing to be in the same room with so many female entrepreneurs and accomplished, influential women. Not to mention the community of men who are there to support these women. It will be an incredible event!
I am going to wrap this blog up now so I can get some writing done today while I have time. P.R. and I are going out tonight to celebrate his new job so I have to wrap thing up early today.
If you missed the Halloween cover reveal for The Touch, you can check it out below along with a better photo of the cover art. The last frame of the video did not do the cover art justice, but I really liked the spooky video montage so I just went with it knowing I would have to post good photos of the cover art later. I would love to know what you think of the cover. If you saw it on a table in a bookstore, would you pick up the book and read the back?
Have a great weekend people!!!
Dianne
Cover Reveal Video
The Touch Cover Art
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