My muse is on the lam. If you should happen to stumble upon her, please pack her up and ship her home. I will happily pay all necessary expenses!

An author recently told me, “The second book will be the hardest you’ll ever write.”

I hadn’t been worried about book 2 until that moment.

Then, after I finished the final copy edits for book 1, I asked my editor, “What happens next?” She replied, “…it’s all about focusing on ensuring Kyle and Victoria’s story (book 2) is a suitably amazing follow-up!”

Yikes. No pressure there.

So here I am, under deadline, unable to get chapter 1 into the computer in any form I’m happy with. I know people say….just write down anything and move on. But I can’t. I need to wrap my head around chapter 1 before I can move on. It’s killing me.

I’m sure the craziness of life has something to do with my difficulties. I’m hosting Thanksgiving for 24 in 3 days, followed by Chanukah for my family and a special dinner for over 100 people the following week.

Is it silly to even try to write this time of year? Deadlines don’t care about the holiday season mayhem. My life is in chaos. Somethings got to give. I’m afraid it’s going to be blogging.

I’ll be back in early December when I’ll be joining the medical romance team for a blog party welcoming three new medical romance authors (one of whom is ME!) I’ll post the information as soon as I have it. Hopefully you’ll have time to stop by.

Until then, wishing you all stress-free days in which you accomplish everything on your to-do lists!