When Your Apple Watch Doesn’t Know Dogs
Updates from my writing desk—and a few personal reflections
Even in South Florida, it’s getting a little cooler! I no longer return from walking the dogs drenched in sweat, which is a real plus! I have a new problem, though. When my husband got a new Apple Watch, he gave his to me, and I’ve been wearing it when we’re out walking. I use the “Outdoor Walk” setting to see how long I’ve been out and how far we’ve traveled.
One problem: it tries to pause the “workout” when the dogs dawdle too long without moving. Apple needs a “Dog Walk” setting for that watch!
(not a real goal, but we can hope)
I finished the most recent round of edits for Dog’s Kitchen, the next golden retriever mystery, and it’s back at my editor now. It’s pretty hard to keep track of a timeline—even though in the early drafts I label the chapters with the date, and often the time, I still mess up. It took a lot of finagling to get everything in order and satisfy my editor’s comments as well.
Joanna Campbell Slan and I have a follow-up to our joint venture, Death at the Dog Park, coming out next Monday. Santa and the Slay Dogs contains two fun holiday novellas, featuring Rochester and Grace (the Great Dane from Joanna’s series.) I’ll write more about both stories next week, but if you’re eager you can pre-order now. It will be available on all major retailers.
The launch for After the Party was a bit of a letdown—I only sold five books through the Kickstarter and had another five pre-orders. The pre-orders only show on my earnings, though, when the reader actually opens the Kindle (or app) and updates. So far only three of the pre-orders have actually sold.
One of my beta readers was kind enough to post a review on Amazon:
“There’s a lot of good advice in this book for any young person, Jewish or not, about how to handle tough conversations/situations and how to think about becoming the kind of person they want to be instead of just drifting into adulthood. Adding in the guidance for Jewish kids on how to expand on what they already know about their religion and culture makes it a great resource for anyone wanting to explore further. I would definitely be looking for a print copy if I knew anyone preparing for bar/bat mitzvah.”
That really cheered me up!
In love and gratitude,
Neil
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