Hello, friends, family, and fans of fiction—hope you're all doing well after the winter holidays. Below are a few highlights from the most recent steps along my storyteller's path since my last newsletter.

We kicked off the New Year in Hood River, Oregon. Heading up the Columbia River Gorge was the only way we could see some snow!

(Photo by Michael Lindstrom)

While Michael ventured out in the cold temperatures to paint, I kept busy in our Hood River Hotel room.

I completed the first draft of my work in progress	When I wasn't writing or journaling, I was reading!

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A few days after we returned home, our two sons, Kevin and Brian, flew out from NYC for a visit—great fun!

Michael and I with Kevin and Brian, along with daughter-in-law Jessica and our eldest, David

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In early February Michael began painting the illustrations for our current collaboration: The Whim of Winter.

It will take all year for the illustrations to be completed!	The projected release date for the book is September 2019

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Later in February we took a short trip up the Columbia River Gorge—it was a beautiful day.


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GREAT NEWS!

In anticipation of the spring and summer months I'm featuring a book giveaway of The Tale of Willaby Creek.

It's a fantasy story—featuring anthropomorphic animals—set in the Olympic National Forest of Washington State.


Click here to visit my blog post on Writ of Whimsy to enter to win a free signed copy of my middle grade novel for kids!

Wishing each of you a bright and beautiful spring season!

Victoria