So much for writing once a month! Told you I wasn’t a blogger!
So…..
July: Marvelous trip to Rockport to see “old” friends. Deep sea fishing (no fish, but I LOVE the boat ride!). Dinner w/some of our best friends from over the years. Sunshine and beach time (limited in wheelchair!) Joy made me rent a scooter: more trouble than it was worth to unload, put together, then take apart and load back into truck bed. Not something I’d buy to have daily. Stopped in Goliad on the way down: hadn’t been there since I was a child! Totally different perspective after reading the Mexican officials’ diaries: they didn’t want to execute Fannin’s men! Following orders or killed themselves by ruthless Santa Anna! Like most wars, the powerful leaders make everyday men do their heinous dirty work in the name of their crusade!
August: Joy had rhinoplasty (nose reconstructed again so nostrils won’t collapse). Doing WELL.
September: Started process of getting one of my novels, Final Flight, published. I’ll keep you posted on that progress.
Cleaning out garage and attic next week: don’t want my kids stuck w/the MESS after we’ve gone HOME! (So I’m making them deal with it now, w/my supervision. Lol!)
Nothing else significant going on. I’ll probly update in late October/early November w/news on Final Flight, but could be after holidays! Who knows!?!
Thanks for reading. Invite your friends to this wacky posting. Marketers want thousands of blog followers and I think I have about 6! Lol! Never expected to be rich or famous!
The Lord Bless you and keep you! The Lord make His Face shine brightly upon you! The Lord be gracious unto you & grant you Shalom Peace to remind you HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES YOU!
Finally PUBLISHING!!! October 2024
After years of writing and never publishing, I finally “pulled the trigger” on one of my Christian suspense romance novels. It’s the one I wrote in a week, inspired by one of my favorite authors, Laura Scott.
This novel graphically, yet carefully depicts emergency situations requiring MedEvac, keeping the reader enthralled with the myriad situations these heroes face. Having been a Paramedic for 10 years, I used some of my own personal experiences from some harrowing calls.
Mel Son, the tiny Ninja Army MedEvac chopper pilot/medic, is targeted by a grieving PTSD sniper! Her friend, Navy Corpsman now ER nurse Paul Shepherd, suffers similar attacks, focused mainly on his face and eyes.
Will their faith, friendship and buddying romance survive the escalating onslaught of attacks? Both have personal baggage that scares them away from relationships, so being thrown together in such a dramatic situation is clearly uncomfortable for both of them. They turn to Scripture to resolve some of their issues, and are amazed at the results of what God can do when we are ready to release the past to Him.
Their protection is aided only by the limited resources of the local police, until circumstances of one attack enlist the assistance of a CID General. His advanced resources help Mel and Paul narrow down which patients from their military careers might be behind the assaults.
But then Mel’s special needs little sister is kidnapped to draw Mel out of hiding, and everything changes! Never mess with a Ninja or her family! The sniper picked the wrong pilot and the wrong venue to exact his final revenge!
Just as they hope the attacks are over, Paul has bleach thrown in his eyes by the assailant claiming, “You left me blind!” Will he recover and be able to continue as a trauma nurse and offer Mel the life and love she deserves?
Read Final Flight to enjoy this riveting tale of medical trauma and drama, with a bit of romance stirred in. Oh, and did I mention Mel has a beautiful Golden Retriever as her comfort companion? Had to memorialize our sweet Emily!
Ace Publishing, who I discovered after I’d enlisted them (yes, I jumped off the building before I looked carefully, despite years of research into publishers!) specializes in sci fi, so we had a few funny snafus working on the cover! I think it’s legal to post the first cover offered for my book about a MEDEVAC CHOPPER PILOT in the Colorado Mountains! Enjoy the crazy!
Multiple moons! Eagle attacking flaming JET. Unique, not Colorado style, buildings. They got the mountains right.
After a few revisions, we have an acceptable cover. Not perfect, but it’s my first book, so I’m more focused on the actual publishing. Not sharing yet.
We are well on our way to getting Final Flight published now, so stay tuned!
ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE:
I’m SOOOO GRATEFUL for my son, Jonathan and his wife, Rosa and daughter Zoey, who cleaned out my garage and attic a few weeks ago! I’ve been wanting that done for about 2 yrs now!! After watching my best friend’s daughter have to get rid of a houseful of “treasures” when she went HOME, I want to spare my kids that headache!
Took 2 truckloads of good stuff that nobody wants to charity resale store. Have camping equipment for the homeless outreach. If you are interested in any of the following, let me know. I’ll be seeking FB groups and posting to sell soon.
Trains: American Flyer set from early 60’s. Runs: 2 engines; lotsa cars and track; 2 transformers; tunnel, tressel. Carefully kept in storage bins over the years.
Antique dolls: porcelain from the 30’s! Aunt Jemima.
Vintage Dolls of the World in costume
Antique books: Bambi and Bambi’s Children from turn of LAST CENTURY!
Argus slide projector and slides: works great.
Bicentennial Bells (Danbury Mint): I think we have them all; original boxes and documentation
Lighthouses of the World (Danbury Mint): large collection w/original boxes and documentation.
English china and vases from late 1800’s
My Blue Garland (w/silver trim) Haviland china set w/extra serving pieces (still in the box!)
Little Kittles dolls (several)
Dinky Toys: Blue bus and Red double-decker bus (From 50’s?)
Heathkit stereo stand my dad built: no electronics, just a very nice wooden, waist level, flat-top cabinet w/pull-down doors and open spaces beneath those large cubbies (remember, a record player fit in there!). Pretty good shape: little damage on back corner. Real wood!
Navajo Squash Blossom sterling silver necklace with mother of pearl (not turquoise) insets. Mom bought on our trip to Petrified Forest/Painted Desert, Grand Canyon, Copper Mine when I was 6ish. None of my kids want it. Sad! Ebay says $675; Navajo jeweler offered $270; silver guy offered $28!!!!
G’pa Browne’s coin collection: lotsa foreign coins from early 1900’s from his tour in RAF (or whatever the British military flight wing was properly called) before he moved to Michigan to be a mechanic for Delta for 30+ years! Giving first pick to a pre-teen buddy who collects coins a bit, but this book is HEAVY!!! He’ll probably only want a few pages out of it. Silver coins sold today, so values probably minimal as “scrap.”
Now that you’ve read more than you wanted to, please like/share/follow, whatever it is that gets me more viewers so I sound semi-authentic as an author!
Thanks for reading! Happy Fall! I miss the pool already, but am re-starting water therapy next week! Can’t wait!
The Lord Bless you and keep you! The Lord make his face SHINE upon you and smile big on you! The Lord grant you SHALOM PEACE and remind you HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU!!! (Wynne’s version of Numbers 6:24) Next time you’re at Sonic, grab the delivery kid’s hand and pray that over them. You’ll be blessed and their face will LIGHT UP!! I’ve started doing that with nurses and other random service people. Everybody complains, but very few take the time to bless folks! Let’s CHANGE THAT!
NORMAL IS NOT COMING BACK: JESUS IS!! BE READY!
June 2024 Update:
Wow! Has it really been 14 months that I’ve ignored this blog?!?!? We’ve had some serious medical issues in our household over the past year, so writing and publishing got pushed to not only the back burner, but a few rooms behind the stove! Things have stabilized a bit: not really better, but at least manageable. Looking forward to getting some of my novels published w/o spending the kids’ inheritance doing it! Stamina and “want to” are at a low ebb, so on the days I feel pretty good, I either go to the water park or work on the computer. The water park wins most of the time! It’s a great excuse: water therapy/exercises that insurance ran out on. If you didn’t know, WATER IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER for those of us who have mobility issues! Plus SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS MAKES ME HAPPY! (Hmmm… sounds like a song! Thanks, John Denver! Sure hope you found JESUS before you crashed! You certainly appreciated our Creator God in all of His Majesty!) Not talking to the dead for those of your worried about that: just thinking out loud on paper. Soooo many that I hope found the Lord in their final moments!
Besides being a rough medical year, two of my best friends, godly ladies who taught me what it’s like to be Christ-like, went HOME in the past year. Kinda jealous! That glorified body sounds better every day! Both were editors for me. One is in a few of my books. Gotta get those published to honor Shelly Sue Smith Morales!
I think I’ll put a reminder on my Google calendar to update this blog every month. Not sure how productive that will be, but it’s worth a shot, right?!
Until my alarm dings to tell me to blog, have a blessed summer, and remember, “WHATEVER YOU DO, DO EVERYTHING FOR THE GLORY OF GOD!” (1 COR 10:31)
April 2023 Update: Final Flight
I started Final Flight a few weeks ago, after reading a Christian Romance Suspense featuring some limited medical pieces. I’m a pantser, so my novels just “happen,” but this one, I fleshed out a bit first to help get the timeline and connections right.
Predictability will kill any writing, and I’m anything but predictable!
Chief Mel Wu, the main character, is a petite female MedEvac pilot with Ninja moves and an attitude to match! She carries more emotional baggage than most commercial airplanes can handle, stuffed deep in various compartments. Her skill as a chopper pilot is renowned, honed as a MedEvac pilot in Afghanistan.
Not only is the male character, Nurse Paul Shepherd, not a super buff, Navy SEAL type guy, but his injury early on in the book renders him more of a liability than asset in fighting bad guys. Or so it seems. He carries his own hurts, with little interest in forming a relationship.
The antagonist is a vet who suffers from PTSD and grief over the loss of his little brother, apparently at Mel’s hands. He’s a sniper whose intent is to kill her after several attempts to harm others involved in the Afghanistan pullout debacle meet minimal success. He has a secondary motive that sucks Paul into the melee.
Paul’s brother, a detective, is not only hog-tied by the protocols he must follow, but limited by the resources he has access to. Mel’s friend, a colonel with CID, becomes a vital part of the investigation, gaining access to files only a military inquiry could afford.
Not only are there multiple attempts on both Paul and Mel’s lives, but the antagonist also kidnaps Mel’s special needs little sister in an attempt to draw Mel out of hiding. Little does he know that the place he chooses as the backdrop for his final assault will create the perfect opportunity to derail his nefarious plans.
In the midst of the chaos, Mel finds her carefully erected walls melting at Paul’s tender caring and support. She unpacks most of her baggage, feeling lighter for it because of Paul’s encouragement, but keeps the secret compartment sealed. A comment made by their antagonist threatens to rip the lock off that steel safe, laying bare Mel’s most feared past. Will Paul continue his pursuit once that dragon is loosed?
Health Update:
For those of you following my health saga, the 2nd Cochlear Implant was a BUST! The implant site abscessed, causing the device to erupt out of the skin behind my ear. The surgeon did an emergency removal, intending to try again later, after everything healed. Since the vertigo and tinnitus was worsened by the CI, and my hearing not improved with it, and my body TIRED of being assaulted by multiple surgeries, I asked him to just remove it all! The vertigo has almost completely ceased! HALLELUJAH! Tinnitus overwhelming most days!
Recovery has been slow, with my hips deciding they want attention now.
Appointment w/audiologist (a wonderful, sweet Spirit-filled Christian lady!) this week to see what we can do to address deteriorating hearing in both ears.
Cardiologist says I’m fine! (He doesn’t live in my body!)
Face planting is my new hobby. Not a good one! Tore muscles in shoulder on last fall! Getting a Rollinator soon. Hate that, but better than continued injuries from falls!
Writing is my escape, especially since Joy and Larry are both working, and I’m fighting the “useless, unproductive” feeling after 35 years as the hyper control freak mom and teacher. I can’t believe I wrote Final Flight in about ten days! Now to find an agent when most want me to have thousands of followers first!
Latest Update: December 29, 2022
Wow! It’s been almost a year since I added or updated anything to this blog! (Told you I wasn’t a blogger!)
During that gap, I’ve re-read and edited three of my four Christian romance novels, started another one (more intense, like Lynnette Eason, Dee Henderson, and Lynn Blackburn’s, all of whose I’ve read), and done scads of research on how best to capture an agent’s attention.
Misty Mansion: My first novel, written 3o years ago, about saving a historic mansion on the Gulf Coast from the nefarious schemes of a greedy developer.
Trust & Forgive: A child kidnapping with a bizarre twist, lots of good, old-fashioned police legwork, and an unexpected romance.
Pirated Plot: Trying to uncover the mystery of how her novel got published under someone else’s name, with parts of it poorly rewritten, by a publisher she’s never heard of, Bernie falls for the Editor-in-Chief of the guilty publishing company, a seemingly honorable man.
Final Flight: The MedAir chopper pilot and ER nurse find themselves the target of a vengeful family member of some patients they couldn’t save during their military careers.
Hoping to access Living Again, based on the diary I would’ve written were I a diary girl (never was!) when my son was born w/a severe cleft lip/palate 33 years ago. I wrote it as a novel when he was about five. The technology is so old, I’m having trouble retrieving it. (That’s the one that got the “medical journal” critique from an editor! See below)
That along with dealing w/various medical issues. Thanks to my cardiac meds, I’m essentially DEAF now! Hearing aids are of little to no help (especially on the phone!). My Cochlear implant, which worked GREAT the first few months (July 2021), quit working, so they’re replacing it day after tomorrow! The insane dizzyness, vertigo, and imbalance, none of which I had before the Cochlear implant, have dramatically limited my activities.
I’m bionic, for those who are interested:
Titanium hip installed due to arthritis (and kneeling to catch for my kids who were pitchers! Don’t laugh at those coaches sitting on buckets! Smart!) I walk like a drunk crippled penguin! (thanks to vestibular issues mentioned above)
Scoliosis aggravates sciatica. Best exercises: lie flat on floor, feet on chair, do various knee bending exercises to stretch nerve. Great! Only problem: can’t lie flat on floor cuz of scoliosis (pillow required); can’t lie flat on floor cuz of CHF (can’t breathe!); can’t get UP off the floor!!! Solution: do the exercises on the floor w/a pillow, then take a nap there and hope I can breath! (Can I take this show on the road? Comic strip live, here I come!)
Pacemaker (AFIB for 5 years: 13 cardioversions; 4 ablations; no RX helped; they finally gave up and put in a pacemaker “to make it all better”! As I told the cardiologist, “You put a very small bandaid on an arterial bleed!” He didn’t appreciate that. He’s convinced he solved the problem and said I’d live another 20 years! (I’m 63.)
Cochlear implant: magnet in skull; implant computer in “pocket” of skin above right ear. Lotsa cool toys go with it, but none work when the device itself doesn’t work! They’re replacing w/a longer, stronger electrode Friday. Nobody will admit “catastrophic failure,” but what else do you call it when it just QUITS WORKING!!!?
Explanation of the vestibular issues (which none of the exercises to retrain the brain seem to help!). Testing showed that NONE of the brain’s normal balance functions are working! That’s hard to believe, since that would basically render me a JELLYFISH!! My EENT did show me my brain CT: at the base of the cerebellum are two pockets of Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) that control balance. One of my pockets is EMPTY!!! No wonder I walk like a DRUNK CRIPPLED PENGUIN!!! I’ve asked if they can refill it. Waiting on response, but probly not. No clue when that happened. I’ve never been the most coordinated person on the planet, but the SEVERE IMBALANCE only started w/Cochlear. Wonder if previous CT’s (pre-Cochlear) show the same problem. Hmmmm. Time to investigate! So this explains why I am, officially, an “empty-headed, dizzy blonde”!
I’ve been accused of including too much medical information in my writing, and even advised to write for a medical journal/magazine (laughed hysterically over that one!). When you have 3 kids with craniofacial issues (mostly cleft lip/palate) and their surgeon is world-renowned craniofacial surgeon who separated the Egyptian twins 20 years ago (Dr. Ken Salyer), and you’ve been a Paramedic for 10 years, your world naturally includes lots of medical info! Kinda funny, since the only science I’m NOT certified to teach is Biology!
Starting the New Year with a new Cochlear. Hoping for some SERIOUS IMPROVEMENT! I’ll keep you posted!
Blog Update
I’m not a blogger, so this will be SHORT. It’s been a busy past few months, and I’m on the verge of submitting my second Christian romance medical novel to various publishers. Trust and Forgive is finished in my head, but I haven’t had time to get it on paper yet. Tying up some loose ends and making some reasonable connections is harder than I thought!
I’ve spent the past year reading almost all of Lisa Tawn Bergren’s books, and greatly enjoying each one. Recently, I’ve segwayed (a word we never used to use, but now use for EVERYTHING! Yes, I know I “spelled it wrong,” since it’s actually a NOUN, “segue,” which means you can’t make it past tense, but hey: This is English, where we break all the rules and create a new word!) into Dee Henderson’s law enforcement novels. Honestly, they make my head hurt! There are so many twists and turns that I have a hard time keeping up! Like a few of the Love Inspired Suspense novels, the intensity is not what I consider enjoyable. Mine are far more laid back, but I was accused of “gore” by one critic for describing the scene at a rollover crash. There are those who consider the word “blood” offensive! Wow! Guess they don’t appreciate THE BLOOD OF JESUS THAT WASHES ME CLEAN!
I’m rambling, so it’s time to wrap this up. Can you tell how ADD I get when I’m tired?! Just needed to have something new posted. Until next time, BE A DOER OF THE WORD! (James 1:22)
About the Author
Raised on the Texas Gulf Coast as a Navy brat, Wynne Loveless earned her Bachelors in Chemical Engineering, then Paramedic certification and multiple Texas teaching certificates. She taught secondary math and science in public and private schools for 25 years. Her love for writing originated with her mother, who taught her to proofread, and wrote several of the Texas Historical Markers in the Rockport area. Wynne wrote numerous articles about local organizations for the Rockport Pilot’s Special Edition in late ’70’s.
Wynne loves serving King Jesus, spending time with her wonderful family, swimming and sailing, and traveling to explore new wonders of God’s magnificent Creation. She wrote this first book at 30, but didn’t pursue publishing it until she retired recently. She now has five completed Christian romance novels, two of which classify as “suspense,” all with vivid medical scenes.
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