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It's been a while. Probably too long.

6/8/2019

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A few days ago, Alice left the loveliest of comments on this blog, asking where I’d gone. She wanted to know when we were going to publish the novel I’d promised, or if the Seven Brothers series was ever going to be finished. She was so nice that I knew I needed to respond with a new blog post. After all, my latest post was almost two years old (!) I was shocked that it had been so long since I was last here.
 
Before I explain my absence, the image I’m using is my painting of Zeebie, the Health Zombie. Zeebs, as I call him when I’m being informal. You might think he’s only a mass-produced, rag doll toy that I picked up at clearance while at a Barnes & Noble. You’d be right, but you’d be wrong. He’s my comfort zombie, and I bring him along when I’m seeing a medical specialist. I ask him to protect me. So far, so good.
 
The last time I posted, Glynn and I had recently visited Texas, had a grand but hot time, and we were working on a new novel. Shortly thereafter, we went traveling again. This time, we went to see someone we both loved a lot. She was in the hospital, falling a fall, but we were there to take her home. That didn’t happen, not for days, and Glynn had to return to Arizona. I stayed behind to learn that her lab results were a little off, so more labs were drawn, more tests were done, and the diagnosis was devastating. Just typing these words, I still remember how I felt when the doctor told us the prognosis.  
 
Zeebs wasn’t with me. It wouldn’t have made a difference if he had been.
 
She was strong, so I tried to be, too. There were tears, but there was laughter, too, almost every day. There were good times, but it was all so terrible. Glynn returned, but we all knew we were going to lose her. We did. And the people who say the hurt will get better in time are right, but it never gets better enough.
 
There was a hole in my heart, and I didn’t want to do anything. I didn’t care to write this post, either, because I didn’t want to share what had happened, but I wasn’t in the right place to put up something lighthearted or fun. I couldn’t ignore what had happened, so I ignored my website. For quite a while, I let everything slide.
 
Then, one day, it was time to start writing again. I was feeling guilty that the Seven Brothers series hadn’t been completed, and Glynn wanted the novel finished, so we came to a compromise. We’d complete the novel, then we’d finish the Brothers. Nothing would be published until everything was wrapped.
 
And that’s where we are today. The novel is finished, edited, and ready to go. The first of the two remaining Brothers novellas is completed, placing a few of the final pieces in the Wetherford puzzle. The second and final story is halfway done. It’s threatening to turn out to be the longest of the novellas, but we think we’ll type THE END sometime in the next three months. For anyone who wonders how Flora’s tale concludes, you should know shortly after Halloween. It’s such a romantic time of year. 
 
We hope you’ll think it was worth the wait.


4 Comments
Alice
6/11/2019 06:45:09 pm

That you so much for responding to my comment and taking the time to write an update. I'm so sorry to read about your loss. As someone who also writes I understand how life's saddest events can impact your creativity and drive to write. Sometimes you just have to step away from the things you love doing to mourn and be sad. Sometimes that takes days, weeks, or even years. I'm glad to see you back at work and to hear you finished your novel and will finish the Brothers tale. As a writer I know it's always nice to hear from your fans and I'm glad I dropped you a note to let you know you have a fan. I really appreciated your stories. In 2016 when I was bedridden for months and months your different books helped take my mind off of the misery of a difficult pregnancy and amused me while I was in the hospital for 10 days hanging out in the NICU with my preemie baby all by myself. I read a lot of books during that time and I'm glad I ran across your work as part of my reading material. Thanks again for the update! Very exciting to read.

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Anne Glynn
6/13/2019 09:11:51 am

Thanks again, Alice, for coming by and taking the time to share your thoughts and feelings. It made my week! It's even better, knowing you're a writer, too.

I'll return to regular blogging once the Brothers are finished. (Even after the Seven Brothers are finished and published, I have at least one more Wetherford story I want to write. Don't tell Glynn.)

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Annabella
12/8/2019 01:55:52 pm

I've been rereading the One Bride for Seven Brothers books, and when I only found the same four after two years I started looking for information on the author. I found this blog, and on last June it mentioned that the last three would be completed by Halloween. I was so excited because the books are so good and I hate to leave a series incomplete.
Are you Ok? I'm sorry about the lost you went through, I know how it hurts to loose someone dear, and how hard it is to overcome it.
I will still be here waiting for the books whenever they are ready. Just let me know.
Regards.

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Anne Glynn
12/10/2019 01:59:47 pm

Annabella, thanks for stopping by to comment. As you know, the proposed Halloween date didn't happen. There are a couple of reasons for this, but... you know what? I need to post a new blog. Let me roll up my sleeves and get to work.

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