This is my fifth day on the road and I'm not happy about crossing the Siskiou Mountains this morning. There's no sign of snow but it's 33.6 degrees F with heavy fog. Perfect conditions for black ice. I'll be waiting at my camp in Ashland for a couple of hours for the temps to rise and the fog to clear. My route has been a little circuitous. Seattle to Coeur d'Alene. Coeur d'Alene to Pendleton. Pendleton to Portland. Portland to Ashland. I'm now getting ready to cross the Siskiou Mountains on I-5, as soon as the fog burns off and the temp rises a bit. Currently, perfect conditions for black ice to form.
I'll be following I-5 for the foreseeable future. I may cut over to CA99 at Sacramento and then cut across from Bakersfield to Barstow so I can pick I-40 eastbound. With luck, I'll be at my sister's house between Amarillo and Lubbock for Thanksgiving. Then I'm shooting northeast through Oklahoma City and Tulsa. I have a book fair I'm exhibiting at in Tulsa on December 7. If you are in the area, please stop by!
Since I try not to travel after dark, I've had good productivity in the evening. Unusual for me. I'm 60,000 words into American Royalty 1: Coming of Age. That's 12 chapters so far. I've not yet decided if I'll post this one as aroslav or as Wayzgoose. It's got a few pretty sexy scenes in it, but no matter which name I use it would be a 'Minimal Sex' story. I'm guessing it will be ready for prime time in April, like my last two or three books were.
If you are one of my patrons, I want to say thank you for standing by me through the summer and fall when my health was so perilous. I didn't know how close I'd been until the procedures were over. I'm happy to say, I'm feeling better than ever and it is good to be able to sit at my computer and write without falling asleep every ten minutes. Focus and clarity have returned.
Once again, thank you all for your support. I hope you are enjoying Double Tears. Stocks & Blondes (Wayzgoose) will begin posting soon.