My To-Do List or What’s on My Horizon

Making lists is second-nature to me, and I love putting check marks next to the entries. I’ll make a list for almost anything, and if I can color-code it and turn it into a spreadsheet, even better. I have more highlighters on my desk than I have ink pens. And don’t get me started on sticky notes. My top, left desk drawer is dedicated to my sticky note collection. Not kidding! I have them in every shape, size, and color. The notes with flamingos are my favorite.

For this post though, I thought I’d share my to-do list for the next 12 months. Maybe if I get it out there in the blog-o-sphere, it will help me with accountability. Procrastination is my middle name, so the more people who know what I have on tap, the better my chances of actually getting my list completed. And yes, it is in spreadsheet form and color-coded on my laptop. Keep in mind, this is my writing to-do list. My personal to-do list is a beast all to itself.

*Book 3 in the Grime Pays Series. This is the top item on my list. It’s in rough draft stage, needs editing, and still needs a title. It’s the continuation of Cece Cavanaugh’s story and picks up the week before Thanksgiving with… a murder, of course. There’s an unexpected love twist, an ex expires, and Cece’s mother comes to visit. Oh, and someone gets a big surprise.

*Video Book Trailer for Book 2 in the Grime Pays Series, Death, Diamonds, and Freezer Burn. I put together one for Murder is a Dirty Business and love it so much, I want to get one together for Book 2.

*Marketing two Christmas Anthologies – Candy Canes and Corpses and Sleigh Bells and Sleuthing (coming to Amazon soon.) I have stories in both, and the stories are prequels to two new series ideas.

*Book 4 in the Grime Pays series is partially outlined. Finishing that outline is a priority.

*Outlining Book 1 in the Mattie and Mo Mystery series. This is the story that has a prequel in Sleigh Bells and Sleuthing. The series will focus on retiree couple Mattie and Mo. He’s a former Police Chief, and she’s a certified snoop.

*Outlining Book 1 in the Tropical Cozy Mystery series. This is the story prequel in Candy Canes and Corpses. This series will focus on a mother/daughter, Grace and Shelby Rutherford who inherit what they think is a working plantation but turns out to be a rundown house which includes a coffeeshop and bookstore along with a snow cone truck on an island off the coast of Florida.

As you can see, I have a busy year planned. Oh, and I’m helping my daughter relocate to the U.S. after living abroad for 4 years. That will definitely be more work than anything on my to-do list. And a lot more fun.

What’s on your agenda?

About the Book

Death, Diamonds, and Freezer Burn (Grime Pays Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Soul Mate Publishing, Inc.
Release Date – October 24, 2018
Approximately 254 pages

An unwelcome visitor, an unrequited love, and a dead body create chaos in a middle-aged woman’s plan for a productive summer.

Despite a looming divorce, an empty checkbook, and a struggling cleaning business, Cece Cavanaugh is determined to land on her own two feet. Adamant about staying a safe distance from the handsome detective who has her fantasizing about violating the morals clause in her prenuptial agreement, Cece dives headlong into her work.

Even though she has no free time to spare, Cece finds herself guilted into cleaning a hoarder’s home. Her discoveries in the condemned house are too shocking to ignore. Diamond-laden pachyderms, a secret cache of money, and a dead body lure Cece into launching an investigation that places her in direct contact with the one person she’s desperate to avoid–hunky Detective Case Alder.

With clues in hand, Cece runs down leads and eliminates suspects one by one. Her conclusion and brave accusation put a friend’s life in peril forcing Cece to hatch a plan to outsmart the killer. A daring move could either save Cece and her friend or lead to their demise.

About the Author

Tricia L. Sanders writes cozy mysteries and women’s fiction. She adds a dash of romance and a sprinkling of snark to raise the stakes. Her heroines are humorous women embarking on journeys of self-discovery all the while doing so with class, sass, and a touch of kickass.

Tricia is an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, so don’t get between her and the television when a game is on. Currently, she is working on a mystery series set in the fictional town of Wickford, Missouri. Another project in the works is a women’s fiction road trip adventure.

A former instructional designer and corporate trainer, she traded in curriculum writing for novel writing, because she hates bullet points and loves to make stuff up. And fiction is more fun than training guides and lesson plans.

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