Yes, I know, no blogging since Sunday. It’s been busy around here. For instance, I saw a submission call with a short turnaround time that a. I wanted to do and b. meant I had to jump, so I jumped. Polishing the finished story today.

On the reading front, I discovered that Lynn Viehl’s After Midnight was available immediately when I bought it for the Kindle app and it promptly downloaded instead of a week or so in the future. I decided the universe was telling me to ignore everything and read for the next eight hours, and who am I to thwart the universe? It was time well spent, too. Get your copy, it’s got romance and mystery and fantasy and horses. Plus surprises. Even if you aren’t a YA fan, I think any adult romance/fantasy reader will find a lot to love in this book.

Reading with kids: on our last bookstore visit, the oldest kid wanted the Harry Potter books, and I had to remind her that I already have all of them and now that she’s old enough, she can read them. So bedtime now includes a nightly chapter of Harry Potter and that’s going to keep us busy for a LONG time. It’s so fun to enjoy them all over again with kids who are new to Harry and his adventures. One of the best parts of loving a book is getting to share it with somebody else who loves it, too.

There was a new episode of Castle Monday night. Since I can’t stay awake until 11:00 to watch these things as they air, it’s a good thing we live in the future where TV episodes are available for instant watch the next day. And it was fabulous, as Castle consistently is. The writing for this show is terrific.

And I’m following my favorite show-that-doesn’t-exist, Shadow Unit, the brainchild of some of the best fantasy writers on the planet. New to Shadow Unit? Go get acquainted and begin reading. This is an entirely reader-supported project. I donate annually.