Sometimes circumstance sends us to unexpected places, and such a thing happened with me and Joshua Tree. I had long been overdue for some writing solace and it was a highly productive stay-away. I'm usually one for things green and bursting with tropical zen (hence Jamaica), but in a haste to find a place I could focus on prose, homeaway.com led me to my dear Piper's desert getaway she calls Coyote Rest. It was truly adorable, a one bedroom house nestled in the wild, sun-swathed hills of Joshua Tree, and not but a five minute walk from the National Park. I spent most of the time on the shaded back porch looking over the hills as a balmy breeze teased my uncombed, gypsy mama hair, sipping iced green tea and hashing out character drama. It was divine.
In more recent news, I have started to prepare packets for the beta-reading of The Company, which there will be more details for by the end of the week.