I just completed a five-day mystery writing workshop in Las Vegas, plus four days afterwards to decompress. It was great. I wrote more in those five days than I usually write in a month. Didn’t think I had it in me, but I did. And what I wrote was good. Really.

And If I ever sell one of the stories I did for this workshop, I’ll let everyone know. Will throw myself a party, too!

If you ever wanted a paperback of one of my books, THE CIMARRON BRIDE is on sale for the ridiculous price of $2.80. Amazon put it in one of their promotions. It’s an action-adventure  historical romance. I like it. You might, too. Or you can use it for decoration. The cover is lovely.

Comic-cons are coming up in June. We’re going to premiere the paperback of BROWN, a mystery novel by G. L. Rix. And in a couple of days I’m going to start writing its sequel. And sending out those stories.

The other four days in Las Vegas were interesting.

Our hotel, the Linq, was centrally located to the other hotels we wanted to see–for their lobbies and stores and eateries mostly–(Caesar’s Palace, the Venetian, the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the Flamingo.) The weather had turned unseasonably hot, unfortunately, because there was lots of walking involved. Jimmy Buffet’s Margarita Restaurant had the margarita I craved, the Bellagio had the air conditioning and the garden and the exhibits.

I passed a wax figure of Bruce Willis on the sidewalk out by the street between Madame Tussaud’s and our hotel without noticing it until my sister pointed it out. I was watching where I stepped. Lots and lots of people, mostly polite, some not so much. I was right to be watching my own feet.

My cat is busy chewing up a page of notes I left behind me. I was done with it, and it makes him happy tearing up stuff. He’s glad I’m back home.

Would I do another workshop like I just finished? Yes, I would. And if you’re a writer, consider taking craft workshops yourself. Writing is a profession where you never stop learning.

BOOKS I JUST READ: Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. And Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.

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