I suppose the picture says it all 
The proof copy of No Compass to Right arrived and, on first blush, it seems everything I hoped for. Of course, with proof copies, the devil is in the details. I discovered that uncomfortable truth the hard way with a previous release. I’ll be pouring over this one for a couple of days before placing my bulk order.
If you read e-books, you can pre-order a copy of No Compass to Right for release on June 1st. The big day is coming, folks!
And if all of that is not enough cause for celebration, I received another wonderful surprise in the mail yesterday. Delayed Mother’s Day gift – Bear Paw oven mitts. Many thanks to Kristen, Matt, Emma and Britney. Can you imagine a greater gift for out here at the lake? Now I can lift hot pans with my bear hands while watching bears stroll by – LOL. Wow – two goofy, happy pictures of me in one post. What is this world coming to?
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Congrat, Fran!
Many thanks for the well wishes, Mark. Feels good to get this one off the presses 🙂
I’m sure you’re relieved and thrilled. 😊
You’re a picture of joy.
It sure is a moment when I hold that new book in my hands. Thanks, Nicki 🙂
Well done, Fran.
Thanks, Peter. It’s definitely been a marathon not a sprint but feels good to wrap this one up.
Nice to see your happy face!
Feels good to get silly now and then 🙂 Thanks, Pat.
You look beautiful and happy! Congratulations – I can hardly wait to start reading your new book.
Thanks, Jesse 🙂 Fingers crossed you love this new round of the Crater Lake gang’s adventures.
Congratulations! Love the fun pictures–people ought to post more like this for the heck of it.