Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Writing Life—Seriously? How about Real Life?

My life has been crazy since January 2016. At that time, Handsome was diagnosed with osteonecrosis in the jaw due to radiation for throat cancer ten years prior. First, he did hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatments, 60 of them to be exact. But things went worse, and eventually, he had several transplant surgeries to build a new jaw. That brought its own repercussions.

And then there is the regular life stuff we want to do. Yikes.

Writing has been squeezed in when I can. I’ve managed to complete two short story rough drafts and work on my third romantic comedy mystery. I know my career is affected, but I plug away when I can, and you know, that’s okay because what is important is Handsome and my sanity.

I know many of you have been in similar predicaments. Know I’m with you.

So what is…