I am a mother of four, grandmother of five, one dog, three cats and throw in a few fish. When I am not writing I am... spending time with my family; figure skating; riding my bike (the peddling kind); being a "crazy camera lady" taking pictures of my beloved Gettysburg Battlefields; struggling with my alphabet issues of TBI, OCD, PTSD and ADD! Though very often frustrated by my disabilities, I strive everyday to better myself and the world around me.
Happy March 9th! I am working on short “Animated Character Clips.” https://thememoirsofsummerray.com/animated-character-clips/. This is to give an idea of the characters and how they will potentially look. Of course, they won’t be animated. But there will be a lot of special effects and CGI. A.I., technology is amazing. I don’t use it on the book … More LASER FOCUSED!
I am literally shaking as I write this. I am about to publish the 4th book – The Journey Home! When I started to update the books with their new ISBNs, barcodes, and book covers, I was on a time crunch. I had from January to June to publish the first seven books, and the … More THE FULL ADVENTURE!
We set these ambitious goals and all is well. We are laser focused and doing all we can to accomplish our goals. Then something called, “life” happens. I was making blogs every week. Sometimes several times a week. The last one was on February 04th. Which, I don’t even remember because of all that has … More A RESET!
I have officially driven myself crazy. But in a good way – sorta! I thought I was finally done with the front cover design of the books. So, I ordered a few copies. When I opened the box, my first impression was the right impression. When I was designing the cover, I was looking at … More SETTLED AND AT PEACE!
As I was finishing up the edits on the 3rd book, Her Yankee Heart, Jason and I went back to the Monocacy Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. (https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm) Our initial plan was to stop by the Best Farm. You can see it in the background. But due to the snow, we couldn’t get in. So, it … More A GLOBAL NEED!
It is so easy to get distracted. I look at the film side of things, and I want to start working on it again. But then God reminds me of my deadline. I need to get the books completed and released by, July 04, 2026. Now seriously, what are the odds of that happening in … More TO BE PRESENT!
It is slow and steady back on the ice! But this is how it needs to be until I am fully recovered. I see this with the project as well. Updating the books is a very slow and steady process too. But rushing ahead, hurting myself, and overlooking mistakes, is seriously not the way to … More 2026 & GOALS!
January 01, 2026! Happy New Year! I have a list of goals that I am already working on for the project. If you have followed along with my blogs, over the years I have talked about puzzle pieces. I actually started a new 1,000 piece puzzle. What was I thinking? But I took the challenge. … More HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS!
Part of being in business, is also the need for professional organization. Let me just say this right now, it’s really not one of my stronger virtues. I am actually very bad with it. But it isn’t just about writing, books or scripts, it is also about administration. We are far enough a long that … More A TIME OF ORDER!
After feeling like I couldn’t possibly be stretched any further or I would I literally snap, God showed me one of the books with a white border, around the already mirrored border. I didn’t want to go back to editing again. I wanted to move forward. But I did it anyway. Of course, God is … More GOD’S IMAGINATION!
