Several years ago, I took part in a month-long writing challenge, and I look at that as a turning point where I really got serious about writing. That challenge was hosted by my friend Tristi Pinkston, and I am excited to have Tristi hosting today’s stop on the blog tour.

I’m writing this post Monday night at the Honolulu airport, waiting for my red-eye flight. I am sitting in the corner, three electronic devices plugged in and charging. With luck, I won’t need any of them, as I’ll hopefully be sleeping between here and Salt Lake, and maybe even all the way to Dallas.

As I’ve already mentioned, this has been a very productive trip. I wish I could have brought my family with my, as I’m sure they would have enjoyed being in Hawaii. However, being alone has allowed me to keep a schedule that probably would not have been very popular. My goal is to bring them back in two years, when the Polynesian Cultural Center celebrates its 50th anniversary. I’ve been invited to participate in the Alumni Brass Band, and with any luck Into the Wind will be written, published, and ready to be marketed. It should be a fun trip, so I need to start saving my quarters now!

I posted on Twitter earlier today that I came with 45 books, and was returning with 8. That number is now 7. On my way to the airport, I felt impressed to drop a book by George’s Aviation, the flight school where I took my one and only flying lesson and that served loosely as a model for La’aloa.

They seemed very excited to have served as inspiration for someone’s novel. I still get a little nervous putting Bumpy Landings out there for new groups of readers, but hopefully they will like it as well as everyone else does.

17-Jan Braden Bell
18-Jan LDSWomen’s Book Review
19-Jan Michael Knudsen
20-Jan Krista Jensen
21-Jan Fire and Ice
24-Jan Tamara Heiner
25-Jan Keith Fisher
26-Jan Queen of the Clan
27-Jan Stephanie Humphreys
28-Jan So Many Books, So Little Time
1-Feb Cranberryfries
3-Feb Write Stuff
4-Feb Gamila’s Review
7-Feb Rambles and Ruminations
8-Feb Pink Ink
10-Feb Queen of Chaos
11-Feb I am a Pistachio
16-Feb Temporary? Insanity
17-Feb Why Not? Because I Said So!
18-Feb Elizabeth Mueller
21-Feb Cranberry Corner
22-Feb Tristi Pinkston
23-Feb A Wise Man Once Said…
24-Feb M. E. Cunningham
25-Feb One Cluttered Brain