The picture on my website

I've been getting a lot of mail lately and am way behind in my correspondence.  I'm doing my best to get caught up, and believe me, I'm not complaining, because I love to hear from my readers, and never take for granted the joy of hearing from someone who connected with me through my books.  But sometimes it's a bit overwhelming, as it is now.  I have no idea why I'm getting so much mail. It's certainly not because I'm a big player in the publishing world.  I have yet to find the key to the puzzle, but what does it really matter? I'm been blessed to hear from people who wish to speak to me, and is that not so cool?

One of the most frequently asked questions is whether the young girl in the picture at the top of my website is me.  Most unfortunately, it is not, although it does look like it could be.  I would have been thrilled to have that dress at that age and to have a staircase like that to clumb.  So no, while it isn't really me, I like to think it might have been.  (Hey, I write fiction!).  You can thank Tara Green, web designer extraordinaire, for the picture.

Which brings me to the latest on the website:  look for a new Behind the Scenes - I've got one almost ready to go.  And a newsletter is not far behind (didn't I tell you that you wouldn't be beseiged with mail from me?).

Off to a sunny island in the Mediterranean.  No, not in the real world, but off I go.  Wish me luck with this new endeavor.  And write.  I promise to answer.  Eventually.