ROAD TRIP! (maybe)

I really need to get some hands-on, eyes-on research done for SILVER ON THE ROAD, but was stymied because, while I am perfectly capable of traipsing off to a foreign country where I don't speak the language fluently on my own for a week or two, so long as I can rely on mass transit, the thought of being on the road on my own for a week, in unfamiliar areas...

Look, I can handle new situations, I can read a map, and I can drive, and I can ask strangers for directions, as-needed. But having to do all of that, plus taking photographs and doing research? Just thinking about it made me start to stress. Knowing your panic press-points is a good thing, and all part of adulting.

But so's not letting those press-points stop you.

and so, Research Road Trip Planning Recommences. Kansas City to Colorado Springs, maybe continuing down to Santa Fe....

You in those area? Got a sofa? *g*

Reading reading...

I have blogged over at Book View Cafe about recent reading habits.

And I shall add here, in addition to the books recommended there, the following:

Perfect Pitch by mindyklasky

I'm not a heavy romance reader, nor am I into baseball-themed books, but Mindy has a lovely, light touch, and how can you resist this description? "Reigning beauty queen Samantha Winger is launching her pet project, a music program for kids. All she has to do is follow the pageant’s rules—no smoking, drinking, or “cavorting” in public."

otterdance, aka Lynn Flewelling, has a new Nightrunner book out! SHARDS OF TIME is the 7th book in the series, and if you haven't read the first 6 you really really really should.  And then pick up the 7th, which is on top of my TBR pile even as I type this...