When we have a day like this one, I should be outside enjoying the warmth, but here I am trying out my computer. I finally gave up dial up and got high speed on Friday. For months I've had connection problems. The problem was so bad that for the last three months it was as if I didn't have dial up and to the point that I couldn't download my book file on the website to be printed. I had the computer in the repair shop to get checked over, and it came back with the same problem. In the last few days, I'm finding high speed internet faster just as people kept telling me, but it has its own bugs. The connection comes and goes, too. So far I haven't found anyone who can tell me why. Guess as with the higher speed working faster this problem makes me speed up so I get done with what I need to do before the connection is gone.
In the meantime, I've stayed busy doing what I like to do best and that's writing. The last of November I finished the family history and tree book I wrote for my family. This last weekend now that I have high speed I was able to download that on the website and make the book cover. The book is ready to sell and this afternoon I shipped out several.
While I formatted the family book in November, I entered the NaNoWriMo 50,000 word contest and finished just before the end of the month. I must say it was ify toward the last whether I'd make the deadline. Now all I have to do is edit that book and print it when I have time. There were close to 500 contestants in my area and only 37 wrote enough words to be a winner.
I've been working on my next Amish book. I'm getting well along on that. Several readers have emailed me to find out how I'm coming with the book. It's nice to know they like what I write. The last email said, I've read many Amish books, and I like yours the best because the characters seem so real." Makes me think I'm doing something right.
I had an email from a Internet based book publisher recently. After seeing some of my books, he wanted me to sign up with him. After all this time, a publisher noticed my writing and asked me. Several years ago I would have been delighted, but circumstances have changed now. I emailed back that I was doing just fine on my own. Thanks anyway.
Now I'm working on an author website. Have a lot of work to do yet but it's at Writersownwords.com/booksbyfay. Readers will be able to read my blog and about my books plus see where they can buy the books, and there's always my Booksbyfay Bookstore to look at on www.booksbyfaybookstore.weebly.com.
