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Hi! I’m Finley. I’m an 80-year-old woman in the body of a not-so-80-years-old woman. I live in the southern Midwest with my husband, our three kids, and our cats. I spend most of my time dreaming of the next project and word-vomiting onto pages only to delete them later.

A list of my books can be found here.

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I wrote the very last word for Long Time Gone and breathed a sigh of relief. A year and a half I have spent writing this story. To see it finished is… Well, I can’t put into words how elated I am. It’s time for edits, then it’ll be off to ARC readers. I’m excited.

I LOVE this idea, and I have a few authors in mind…

Popping in to let y’all know this.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz64NibvV7l/

The accuracy…

Good morning! My planned early start to the day, so I could get some writing done while everyone slept, did not work out like I wanted it to. Alas, that’s the dangers of having a cuddly cat (or two) in your life. Maybe if I promise him breakfast, he’ll let me up…

I think USPS and Amazon need to communicate with each other better… (Yes, those are the books I ordered that say they’re still in transit…)

I've learned a lot about myself in the last three decades. I've learned that I'm a pretty awesome mother, a "can't complain about her" kind of wife, and a not-half-bad writer. But doing something like #NaNoWriMo taught me that I work pretty well under deadlines. (I mean, I kinda learned this already with Dreams Reborn: I rewrote the entire ending with only 5 days to go before I had to upload my manuscript.) But knowing I have a definite goal to reach and only so much time to do it in keeps me motivated to push on, even when the words are crap. And they are such crap sometimes. I love them anyway (even as I slash at them viciously with a red pen).

Other Links:

IndieBookVault — a volunteer-run site promoting indie authors