I confess, I’m not reading a thing save for fashion mags, real estate listings and guide books for the Palm Beach area.  Why?  I’m on deadline and until May 15^th – no reading for pleasure for me. 

Ironically, reading for pleasure is one of the first things I had to curtail after I sold my first book.  I remember thinking, “No time to read?  It’ll never happen.”  Well, it did and it does.  With a finite number of hours in the day, some things had to go.  My spotlessly clean at all times house is but a faint memory.  So is watching television.  Thank God for TiVo or I’d never get my Hell’s Kitchen fix.  Gone are the regular hair appointments and forget the weekly mani-pedi days. 

Then there’s the busman’s holiday aspect of it.  Writing all day and then reading at night is like working as a waitress all day, then coming home to prep and serve a meal.  I rarely read for pleasure when I’m chin deep in a book.  If I do read, it’s normally gruesome true crime, preferably with pictures.  Not everyone’s cup of tea but fascinating to me. 

Okay, enough about why I’m not following the week’s assignment and on to fun stuff. . .

KNOCK OFF is a Golden Quill finalist in the Single Title/Mainstream category.  That was a shock and a thrill; it’s always nice to receive recognition.  And . . . my Florida Book ward medal came in the mail this week.  An honor and wearing it makes me look like I just won best in show – it’s a big medal.  But again, it’s always nice to receive recognition.

And is this a great cover or what?

So, it’s back to deadline for me . . .  Happy writing,

Rhonda