Good-bye, my baby. Hello, white knight.

So, it's official according to the insurance company. My motorcycle is a total loss after my son crashed on it. I am very grateful both my son and grandson are alive, although injured. However, I am in mourning for my baby, which is what I called my motorcycle. It was a honey of a bike, too--a red and black Kawasaki Vulcan 900 LT Classic. I put almost 20,000 miles on it riding all over the Western States and to the Midwest and back. Lots of good memories.

The upside is that I have a new motorcycle. It is white and silver, hence the white knight. It is also a Kawasaki Vulcan 900 LT Classic, but it is lots newer. We'll see how many miles I can get on it. I thought red and black was the only legitimate motorcycle color, but I'm getting used the the white and silver.

End of summer term

OK--I have three novel stories I could be writing, and I started all three. However, I chose one to focus on and it's coming along beautifully. Cool. Really cool. Today is the last day of class for summer term. I just have to figure out final grades and then I can concentrate for a couple of weeks just on writing. I have 6 chapters done of the new book and about 35 pages. My goal is to have at least 100 pages written by the time school starts again in the fall. Now it is written--so let it be.

tweeting--at last

OK-so I succumbed and am now tweeting @Denelow. Looking for followers. My daughter is also tweeting @MiriamCard. See you on Twitter.

Writing for Charity--Aug 21

Here's some more information on the big event on August 21 that I will be participating in.

A Book for Every Kid Charity Event

August 21

The Waterford School

1700 East 9550 South

Sandy, UT 84093

Daytime Writing Workshop and Evening Extravaganza. All proceeds from workshops and events go toward putting books in the hands of underprivileged Utah kids.

www.writingforcharity.com


A Book for Every Kid Writing Workshop

August 21

The Waterford School

1700 East 9550 South

Sandy, UT 84093

Come spend a day with Utah’s nationally published children’s authors and illustrators! Get your picture book, middle-grade, or YA manuscript critiqued, and learn about the craft and business of publishing from the best writers in the state. Your registration fee will buy a book for each child in a classroom! All-day workshop price is $60, which includes lunch.
www.writingforcharity.com

August 21--two events

I hope everyone can come on August 21 to at least one of two events. One is a Writing for Charity event involving several nationally published authors, including me. We'll have seminars, classes, panels, contests, and gifts. We're trying to raise money to give books to underprivileged kids. The event will be most of the day at the Waterford School in Sandy, Utah.

The second event is a book signing at the Dragons and Fairy Tales book store in Eagle Mountain that evening from 5-7 p.m.

Come one, come all! I'd love to see you.

Barnes and Noble Book Signing

Thanks to the people at the Barnes and Noble in Sugarhouse in Salt Lake City for the lovely time signing books, speaking on the panel, and just hanging out. It was lots of fun.

American Library Association Conference in DC

Last weekend I went to the American Library Association Conference in Washington D.C. I had a great time visiting my daughter and her husband and my son. My daughter went with me to the conference and we enjoyed walking around talking to authors, editors, and marketing people connected with many, many publishers. We also got lots of free books and cheap books and had authors sign them. Fun, fun, fun. But what was the most valuable were the contacts made.

I will post photographs, if my daughter will send them to me.