Harley Q. Turner (Author)

All of my recent blog posts have been about having spare time now that hockey season, my sister's wedding, and tax season (almost) are over. Now is the time that I have to stay motivated. Now is the time to really get things done. I want the first draft of Saving Avalon to be finished BEFORE the end of tax season. I also want my office to finish strong so we can maybe get the recognition we deserve! My goal for Saving Avalon was to enter it in Kindle Scout, but now I'm wondering if that is such an obtainable goal. The book has to be at least 50,000 words, and right now I'm sitting at 37,000 and struggling with the ending. I'm not sure which direction I want it to go. I'm not sure how I am going to leave people wanting more, since I originally intended this book to be part of a series. I'm not even sure if I want to write another book in this series. It was fun to dive into the fantasy world, which in reality is the genre I usually read, but I miss ...

The wedding is over. My baby sister is married. She was so nervous in the days leading up to the event. She is a very shy person, and has been known to pass out while being the center of attention. She did great during the ceremony. It was short, sweet, and perfect for her. My oldest kids were a huge help to everyone. Jayson filled in for a sick groomsman who had to leave early as well as did his duties as an usher and photographer. He was definitely busy! Later in the night when the little ones were ready for bed, he babysit them all (and an extra!) Hayleigh was Sarah's personal assistant for the day. She made sure everyone smoothly transitioned from ceremony to reception as well as helped with the children and helped the servers determine what person ordered which type of food. We couldn't have asked for a better wedding. Everything fell into place, and it was perfect. Of course, now it's over. Now I go back to normal day to day life. Back to work. Back to writi...

Hockey season is over for my daughter as of a week ago. No more practices two and three nights a week. No more traveling throughout the state of Wisconsin every weekend for two to three games each weekend. No more unexpected expenses (I swear, if I hear the words "I need tape" one more time!!!!). My little sister is getting married in two days. Her bouquets are done. Wedding favors are done. Decorations are done. I actually have time to myself. I started typing up what I have so far in Saving Avalon. I'm shocked that I ended up having much more than I thought I did! The writing process is coming along nicely, and I'm hoping to have the book finished by the end of tax season! (At least the writing and typing part. Editing takes more time.) The more I work on Saving Avalon, the more I am getting into the book. It took forever! None of the books that I have written so far has taken me this long. Summer Love was about two months (and was actually released a year ago...

In less than a week, my daughter's hockey season will be over. On Saturday, we drive to Dodgeville, Wisconsin for her final game. No more travel on the weekends. No more practice taking up two to three nights a week. No more lugging around a giant hockey bag and trying to rid my car from the "hockey smell". The weekend after the final game is my sister's wedding. When that's over, there is no more stressing about whether everything will get done. No more favors, decorations, bouquets, meal orders, etc to deal with. Tax season is coming to an end. In a little over a month, I will no longer be working 50-60 hours each week. What am I going to do with all this free time? I definitely want to get some more writing done. I also have a chance to set up a craft booth at a small carnival in June, but I'm not exactly prepared for that. I could start working on that... Or I just could take a break. Relax. Read a book. Catch up on TV shows that I have missed ov...

Okay, I will be the first to admit that I have been severely slacking the last few months. When I lost Grandma, it definitely took some time to be able to write again. I can't believe she's been gone almost six months. That's a long time without my best friend... Of course, there hasn't exactly been much time for writing either. With my daughter in hockey, I'm traveling every weekend, and then at practice another two, sometimes three, days a week. Thankfully, hockey season is winding down and her last game is approaching fast! My little sister is also getting married on March 19th. Of course, that means Miss Crafty here is in charge of too much. Decorations. Wedding favors. Dinner counts for rehearsal and reception. Bridesmaid. My son is an usher. The little two are in the wedding. It's a lot! I don't remember being so stressed out for my own wedding! Oh, that's right. I didn't get married in the middle of tax season and hockey season!!! ...