Happy 2013 to you all! I appreciate you visiting my website and for your support in the past. No one is more aware of the changing world of publishing than writers, so please know that you are cherished if you are a lover of words and stories.

This past year I wrote my 50th book. It's part of a series, so I don't have a great deal of news to report yet on release dates. Please keep checking the Coming Soon page for updates.

I'm still living in East Texas--although I must admit there are fewer and fewer pine trees due to the harvesting of mature/old timber. Add the terrible drought we saw in 2011- 2012, and the inevitable fires, our landscape has seen some changes, as so many states have. However, I'm happy to report that 2012 ended up bringing us back to "normal" average rainfall--not that the lakes perfectly reflect that yet.

Dog lover that I am, my companions remain my four rescued dogs--Ben, who is now between 15 and 16, Pete about to turn 11, Meg 4-1/2, and Louie, who our vet says is between 7 and 9. Louie proved Dr. Smith wrong too many times since his arrival that it's impossible not to believe that he's going to be with us for a good while yet.

When I'm not gearing up for some DIY project (I love Nicole Curtis' Rehab Addict and Property Brothers!), communing with the flora and fauna, and trying to fight the elements and gophers attacking my vegetable garden, my interests continue to be politics and astrology and, always, catching up with friends. I recommend Susan Miller's Astrology Zone for monthly insight into what's going on in the heavens. I find Chinese astrology equally intriguing and helpful. That said, February will begin the Chinese New Year, which will bring us the Year of the Black Water Snake. Google 2013 Chinese New Year for more information--you'll find some interesting insights on how things may line up for us in the coming months.

For you blog lovers, sorry, that's not me, but you can contact me via this website, or find me on Facebook under Helen Myers. Thanks again for your support, and may you and yours be blessed this year!

Warmly,