Hello, hello friends!
What a busy, hectic, stuffed month this December has been! So much to do, so many people to see, and yet I feel like I blinked and somehow we're at the end. Less than a week until we're in 2025!
Yesterday was all about soaking up the comfort and love, so I only managed to snag one photo:
This is David giving Zelda attention (but clearly not enough, lol) at my mother-in-law's house! I feel so incredibly lucky that my family is able to come together in this way. We had my husband's aunties there, his mom, my parents, my brother and sister-in-law, and both Zelda and Thor!
Bonus shot of Thor basking in holiday cheer at home:
What a good old boy! :)
I'll be spending the next few days with my brother while he's in town, but once he leaves on the 28th, it's time to BUCKLE IN. I'm ready for a rollercoaster whirlwind of a ride through these final few days of 2024!
To help with that, we're going to have a Patreon stream EVERY. SINGLE. DAY:
Saturday, December 28th at 2:45pm CST.
Sunday, December 29th at 9:15am CST.
Monday, December 30th at 6:45pm CST.
Tuesday, December 31st at 2:30pm CST.
(Links to come on Saturday morning!)
After finishing my draft of Under The Influence, I've been all aboard an end-of-year Outline-a-Thon in order to get the remaining words in my 100KQ4! It'll be a push to reach the end (especially since I've already fully outlined 2 cozy mysteries) but I think I can do it!!!

A special shout out to Anja, who's already COMPLETED the challenge! Incredible!!!
Whether you've abandoned the goal, had your own version of the goal, are 50K words behind, or just about to cross the finish line, I can't tell you how fun it's been for me to see our little graph tick up and up and up.

Look at all those colors! Look at us go! That is SO MANY collective words (and time and pages and chapters).
Please vote in the poll down below, let me know how you're feeling as we approach the end of the 100KQ4 Challenge! (You can pick multiple options, in case you're split between a few or prefer a certain phrasing.)
Can't wait to write with y'all soon! :)