What to do next? The perennial puzzle of the multi-directional creative. One thing I need to get going on is scheduling all the book fests, farmer’s markets, and other signings for me to do this year. But that’s boring stuff. It’s more fun to talk about new creative endeavors.

One change I’ve made recently to my writing regimen is I’ve gotten back into creating crossword puzzles. Puzzle making has been an on and off hobby for me since high school, so about forty years, in other words. I’ve had several dozen puzzles published in college newspapers, but I’ve never published any professionally.

So one of my new projects is to create a book of crosswords, 50 or 100 or so, not sure how many yet, and put out a large-print edition. It’ll be targeted at older puzzle-solvers who still prefer pencil and paper to phones and kindles. AARP already has a book or two like that, and apparently it sells well, but … why only one or two? Maybe I’ll put out a series — a new book every year or something.

Meanwhile, I’m still banging away at the first draft of Drawing Dead (Book 3), and it looks like Becka and I are getting back to working on our romance novel project.

The only other news I can think of … it’s about time I did a COVER REVEAL for Crying Call (Book 2). The cover is actually already visible if you visit my website or search my name on Amazon or Barnes&Noble, just by accident due to the way IngramSpark, my publisher, releases books. But still … it’s tradition to have a cover reveal moment and make a big deal about it. I’m thinking early next week. Cinco de Mayo, maybe.