You may have noticed on my social media, my Amazon author page, and my photo on the sidebar here on my website that I changed my picture! Last Sunday I took an hour and dragged my daughter to the park near our apartment. I knew I needed new photos done–my last ones were five years old–but it’s really difficult to tear myself away from my laptop.

My daughter, Shyeera, did a great job! I can say in a kind of self-deprecating way that I didn’t give her much to work with, and it’s true and not true at the same time. I think I look fine, but I have never been particularly photogenic, a fact the DMV clerk last month found out (much to his dismay) when he tried to get a good photo for my driver’s license. I told him not to worry about it, but I could see that it bothered him. My daughter had a little bit better luck, but we were also out in the park for about an hour. Our stubbornness paid off though, and I got a handful of decent photos to use on socials and on the About the Author section in the backs of my books. Here are a few that I’ll be using off and on for the next little while.

I turned the ones I’m using on socials to black and white because I’ve had a black and white profile picture for many years and I didn’t want it to look too different. I probably should have gone two weeks ago when the fall colors were more vibrant, but that’s okay. I got it done and that’s what matters. So this will be me for the next couple of years, or until I get tired of looking at them. Whichever comes first.

I can’t believe that Thanksgiving will be in two weeks! 🦃 This year has just flown by, but I still have a lot to do before the end of the year.

I’m working on Rescue Me‘s new cover. The colors aren’t coming out on the paperback the way I’d like, so I have to decide if I want to keep going with corrections or just settle. The cover isn’t bad now and would be fine. I just don’t know if I want the perfectionist in me to win this round. I ordered four proofs of A Heartache for Christmas, so this isn’t anything new. But it takes time to get things just right, though to be honest, I’ll probably be happier if I wrestled with it at least one more time.

I’m getting Bitter Love formatted, and I’ll be doing a blurb reveal soon. I’m on track to get Jesse and Jordan out when I want (publish date January 26, 2027) and I hope the colors of that cover don’t annoy me like Rescue Me‘s. They probably will, but knowing me, I won’t stop until I like what I see. Virtue or flaw? That remains to be seen.

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Also, my birthday is on the 28th of this month 🥳, and I promised you all a little treat. ☺️ I always keep my promises!!

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Vania