For many of you, the journey with me has been a long and
complex road. I’ve had my share of fun, small triumphs, and even a few good
books with my name on them. Sadly, for me, the end of the road has been
reached. For over 30 years I’ve written stories in many genres, many amateur
fan fictions, and from 2004 onward dozens of professionally published works.
The past few years have been exceedingly difficult for me in personal terms and
it’s effected every aspect of my professional desires and dreams. I had already
decided I was burned out on the more erotic romances I had written for the
first ten years of my “pro” career, but I still felt I had something to say
that would be of interest to readers. Unfortunately, that too proved to be
untrue for the most part. All in all, it’s past time to say goodbye.
Many of you know my mom died late in 2015. I’d been her
caregiver for years, but always found time to write in the dark hours of the
night. It was where my mind found some peace from the stresses of the day. Just
over a year ago, I was in a car crash that took even more of my heart from me.
I suffered concussion and back injury. While the pain can be controlled with
medication and therapy, the lost of my brain function can’t really be dealt
with effectively, only time can possibly fix it. I would like to write, I
simply can’t do it. Whether the reason is emotional, or the result of the
concussion syndrome hardly matters now.
As 2018 approaches, I will be closing some of my sites, releasing
my blog domains, and spending a lot less time on social media. I have
discovered along the way, the endless negativity that dominates much of the
newsfeeds really drives me further away from the creative dreams of new books
and stories. We live in dark times, and this should be the perfect time to
share stories of love and hope, shouldn’t it?
Business failures aside, I simply don’t feel the passion for
writing that I once did. Speaking into a vacuum only dulls that need more,
unfortunately. I don’t think this news will surprise anyone who knows me, and
doubt even more that it will come as a loss to anyone else, and that’s now
okay, too.
It’s been a great adventure. There are still a few things on
the coming soon track, but once they are released, there won’t be anything
further. Thank you to everyone who’s been on the journey with me, your support
has kept me trying to succeed much longer than I might otherwise have spent
telling stories. There are lots of reasons for this decision, and I could go on at length, but as a dear friend and editor once
told me, I’m too wordy, so I’m keeping it short this time.
May you be blessed, today and always. Happiness, love,
and laughter to you all.
