I made it!

I am sure that no one has noticed that I have not blogged in about a millions years (or you're being polite and not saying anything about it).  I could say that I have been so busy writing my manuscripts that I have no time to blog.  Some of that is true... well a wee part of it is true.  I wish I could say that I have been writing away, but truth be told, my Muse took a sabbatical and left me in the lurch.  So instead of sitting, staring at the computer or taking an axe to it, I let life intrude up to my armpits.  My son's school activities, after-school activities, scouting (Boys and Cubs) etc.. etc...

But my Muse returned, without narry a word to indicate why I'd been left in the lurch, and just started pecking away at me until I took the inch of dust off the computer and started writing again.  I can only assume that my Muse was taking this extended vacation to fill itself up with adventure and tales of wonder, to then return home triumphant and ready to work.  That's its story and I'm buying it for the moment.

Now I am a quarterfinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel contest!  I cannot tell you how excited I am about this.  

This is my first completed manuscript and blood, sweat and bugging the hell out of my friends.  Hard work does eventually pay off!