Updates, Appearances and Deadpool Dorothy...

Lots happening guys! This is the time of year when I start gearing up for the cons and fairs I do, as well as Passover. So, it's definitely busy season. What do I have coming up? Well, Ad Astra is first, coming next month. There I will be doing panels, and I will also have a table in the dealers' room. This is something I did not have last year. Hopefully I'll be able to be on panels with Sarah WaterRaven and Jen Frankel. It's always a blast to chat with them. Also, read their stuff. It's fantastic! Then, I have Montreal Comic Con, and Niagara Falls Comic Con coming up. This year is the first year that I'm actually traveling to these things, and I am both excited and nervous about it. Maybe I can convince some people to join me and we'll make a road trip out of it... I'll make a play list! (Although, that might send people screaming from my car instead.)

However, next month is Purim, so Passover planning is a bit on the backburner. I asked my kids what they were going to dress as for the holiday, and they told me that they just wanted to dress as someone "cool". What counts as cool to a five year old? I have no idea. That seems to change on a daily basis. Two days ago, cool was Nightcrawler, Chewbacca, and a Pony. The only thing I know for sure is that they want me to be Deadpool in a dress.

Somehow, I don't think this is appropriate for the holiday...

We shall see what happens.

In other news, I have two WIPs going on right now. I have written out the plan for Book 6 of the Sitnalta series. If you had asked me when the first book was written if I'd have gone this far with it, I would have laughed. What had initially started as a short story for my baby brother has turned into this world that I adore writing. The other book I'm working on right now is a book that my daughter asked me to write. She wanted a story about a little girl and the old woman in her closet. Now, this sounds a bit creepy, and the origin of the idea is. She and her brothers are convinced that there is an old woman living in their closet. I don't think that this old woman is a bad one, and they seem more amused by the thought than anything. In fact, Phillip says that she's rather like the old woman in the beginning of the Beauty and the Beast movie. And so, I'm writing them a ghost story. Why not?

I don't know. I wouldn't want her living in my closet.

Now, if you've been following me on Twitter or Facebook, you would have seen that I was recently interviewed by The Mindsoak Podcast. I have also been alerted that the episode is now available on iTunes. This interview was a blast for me. I love it when these things feel conversational as opposed to being merely a question and answer period. Things flow so much better for me that way. (Which is the total opposite of this disjointed blog post.) Check it out here if you can.

Speaking of disjointed posts, (how's that for a segue!) I'm also hard at work on my television series! I'm telling you, Sibling Revelry is a blast to write. I've recently heard a draft of one of the songs for it, and I am so excited! Now, I saw that Costco (yes, the superstore) stole my title for an article. And since I do love The Property Brothers I will let it slide. :P (why can't I emoji on my blog? Can someone tech support me on this?) I think we should be ready to send out our stuff soon. As someone who hates to wait on submissions, I hope that the tv people move faster than the book people. But somehow, I doubt it. Wish me luck!

I can't be mad at those faces!