Tomorrow, we’re off to the coast for a week of relaxation and recharging. I’ll be working on the second Kye & the Kid novel – no title yet, but it’s all about some mysterious Hawaiian artifacts the lads must track down and return to their rightful owners.

I’ve always found the ocean to be a great place to renew my creative wellspring. Something about sitting on the deck (or porch in this case) with the salt air and the sound of the surf just inspires me to get back to work. I’ve got some good ideas for the latest book, and I’m hopeful that I can get a good bit of the novel reworked.

I know some people would think I’m deluding myself, saying I’m going to the beach to relax and write a novel. But for me, writing is very relaxing, especially when the creative juices are really flowing. I’m looking forward to getting back to the lads and their shenanigans.

Not that I’ve been sitting on my thumbs all this time. Here are some of my recent projects:

• Planning for a Social Media panel at the upcoming Western Fictioneers convention
• Writing my monthly Western Fictioneers blog article
• Writing three e-books (10-50K)  under another pseudonym for a small-press publishing house – also have a short story coming out in one of their anthologies next month
• Keeping up my supervisor duties over at WikiAnswers
• Keeping up my daily FaceBook and Twitter posts
• Attending DragonCon and taking their writing workshop

Wow … I’ve been busier than I’d realized. No wonder I’m tired! My next post will be from Garden City Beach!