Harley Q. Turner (Author)

As tax season winds down, I find my first fantasy novel ALMOST complete. Today is my last day in this tax office (I will be working a few days each week over the summer, but that will be at a different location). I told myself that I wanted Finding Her Wings done by the end of tax season. Did I make my goal? Yes and No. Is the book done? Well that depends on your definition of done. I have decided that I will be entering this book in a Kindle Scout competition, and it has a chance to be published by Kindle instead of by myself, which means Kindle will be a huge help with promotion! That is my huge struggle. I don't have the time to promote my work, and I feel like I don't even know where to begin. Okay, I'm getting off track here. One of the requirements to enter in Kindle Scout means that the book has to be 50,000 words. My first draft was 46,500 words. Not a huge deal. I started editing and in the process, I moved up to 49,850 words. I am 150 words away from bei...

When I woke up this morning, I knew today was not going to be a good day. As soon as I looked at my FitBit and realized the date. April 10. I hate this day. Almost as much as I hate August 20. For anyone who has read the First Love series, today is Chad's birthday. In the year's after Chad's death, I remained close to his brother Chris for awhile. We fell out of touch several years ago. It's hard to believe that Chad has been gone for almost eighteen years. Today, he would have been 36 years old. He has been literally gone a lifetime. As though dealing with the weight of today while I'm stuck at work all day isn't enough, I found out the rear axle broke on my car. Yay! That's great news! Not! Sorry, I was stuck in the 90's for a moment there. I believe I am back to modern times. I'm just sick of all these problems. I didn't sign up to be an adult! Can I go back to being a kid? Like 13 years old again? Maybe 14? Before I started high...