It's a cold, snowy day outside, which means I'm spending way too much time staring out the window and dreaming of winter adventures...
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My husband Robert skiing powder in Snowbird's Mineral Basin |
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Me preparing to jump a cornice at Arapahoe Basin |
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Me and Robert after hiking up to Highlands Bowl, at Aspen Highlands. Skiing down, you get to enjoy some of the steepest in-bounds terrain in the state. Great stuff. |
But I'm not spending all my time fantasizing about skiing deep powder. I'm up to 36,446 words written for the month, well on my way to 50K, with only about 9 more scenes to go to finish my first draft of
The Labyrinth of Flame. Woo hoo!
And hey, f you're looking for something to read while you wait for me to finish
Labyrinth, I've got a few suggestions:
- Master of Whitestorm, by Janny Wurts. This one's a backlist title that's newly available on Kindle and other ebook formats. I haven't read it yet myself, but I'm about to: I hear it has ice climbing! Plus I know from reading some of Janny's many other excellent novels that a story of hers won't disappoint.
Also, if you're in the UK, today's the release date for Mazarkis Williams's
Tower Broken, third in the Tower and Knife trilogy. I am so jealous of you UK folks; word is
Tower Broken won't release here until fall 2014. Having enjoyed the first two novels in the series, I shall be anxiously awaiting!
Are you coming back to Utah this ski season? I think the resorts are all opening up this weekend. A few have already opened. Next time you head this direction let me know. I will take you to lunch or something.
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish! (I miss skiing Alta soooooo much.) But I think we'll wait one more year. My 4yo will be doing a preschoolers' ski program at a local CO resort this year, so I'm thinking next year he'll be ready for his first family pilgrimage to Alta. :)
DeleteWe will be in UT over Thanksgiving, actually, but doing some hiking/canyoneering in the Moab & San Rafael Swell area, so not very close to SLC. But next time we're in the right area I'll definitely let you know - would love to get together.