Fourth of July has come and gone, now it's back to the business of the day. The weather here is one not to toy with this month ... 105 degrees yesterday, supposed to be 115 on Saturday. Yes, July is the hottest month of the year in Arizona. Two years ago on the 4th it was 117. YIKES! I was here on a visit, so I can attest to that. But, you wouldn't know how hot it is if you don't go outdoors, which I don't. Hey, I'm not that stupid. Not that I'm any kind of stupid, but I do know to stay where it's cool and comfortable.

This month is a month of finishing all the things that I've lingered on for the past few weeks. Updating websites, blogs, personals, yardwork (oh, yes, I do yardwork), going to meetings, planning meetings, writing, editing, publishing, and the list goes on.

I'm still busy working on the WOW conference ... it's in Las Vegas ... October 16-18 ... at the Plaza Hotel/Casino. So come on out! Take a look at the faculty offering. It's all on www.wizardsofwords.org . The conference schedule is there, too, as well as photos of the speakers and presenters. We've a full house this time ... more workshops than ever before - NINETEEN. So I hope to see some of you serious writers at this event. And I still can't believe my favorite author JACK WHYTE agreed to be our keynote speaker. I mean to tell you, I am totally thrilled!

NEWS FLASH! The "2009 WOW Anthology" will be released this month! So watch for that. It's the second anthology of short stories written by Wizards of Words members. Me included. Some terrific short stories, believe me! ANOTHER NEWS FLASH! "Midnight in Brussels" - thrid in the Rachel O'Neill series, will also be released this month! For those of you who do not know, I write about women who finally discover their own strengths and find the life and love they have always dreamed of. You'll meet eccentric characters along the way as well as beautiful cities and other sites around the world that I've experienced. So, start with "Midnight in Trafalgar Square" and follow with "Midnight at the Eiffel" and then read "Midnight in Brussels." Next is "Midnight in Moscow" followed by "Midnight in Malibu." There's something for everyone in the books: romance, travel, sadness, tragedy, elation, accomplishment, overcoming obstacles, realizing one's self worth, and much more. On the negative side there is death, rape, abuse, all the stuff we abhore. But the good stuff more than offsets the bad.

Happy Reading!!!!

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