Unlike so many of my peers, I don’t go out and work in my garden in the spring.  I live in a condo and I could fit my front yard in my living room, though I do have a few flowers out there.  It takes about 20 minutes a season to keep them up.

Because I have an August release, spring for me this year mean the business end of writing–promo to remind you that SEX AND THE PSYCHIC WITCH will be in stores soon.  The picture to the left is Paxton Castle on Paxton Island, which sits between Salem and Marblehead Massachusetts (only in my imagination) and it’s where Harmony Cartwright and King Paxton share their story.  I wish I could go there to write. 

It seemed the perfect spring scene to share with you.

Spring for me means taking my laptop out to my deck.  There is so much beauty in the woods behind us and the birds, foxes, deer, turkeys that roam the grounds, and the sun, blessed be, the sun is finally shining here in New England, that you don’t want to be working anywhere but outside.  I’ll also drive to the shore to sit on a blanket in the sand with pen in hand to plot while the waves of the Atlantic break on the coast. I’ve been a full time writer for a year now and the beach in spring is the best gift I give myself.  It spells freedom to do what I love in a solemn and creation-inspired environment.  There’s also a babbling brook near a local library where I like to go and sit with pad and paper to create.

Not that I don’t have deadlines, I have two book deadlines, going on five it seems, and galleys due in a week, and a book to read and give a cover quote for, and I have to prep for a workshop that I’m giving at a Massachusetts library tonight.  Meanwhile, I’m working on NEVER CROSS A WITCH WITH PMS, the second in my Triplet Witch Series, about Storm Cartwright.  Then THE LADY IS A WITCH, the third in the Triplet Witch Series.

I’ve had some good news in the past week.  MY FAVORITE WITCH has finaled in four contests for:  The National Readers Choice Award, The Write Touch Readers’ Award, The Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, and the HOLT Medallion Award–in the single title or romantic comedy categories.  In addition, THE SCOT, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE has also finaled for the Write Touch Readers’ Award–in the paranormal category.  A good spring so far.

Its not only a time for writing, though, it’s time to take the little ones to the playground, the zoo, the aquarium and my personal favorite: to ride the carousel.  I’m sure I enjoy that every bit as much as they do, though I believe their giggles are my favorite part.  Meanwhile, I wish you a spring filled with peaceful seas, colorful butterflies, giggle-filled carousel rides, and awe-inspiring places to read or write. 

HAPPY SPRING!

Annette Blair

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