What I’ve Been up to (June 2025)

Hey, everyone out there in Internet Land. 🙂

Things didn’t go according to plan this month, but that’s okay. I’m used to that by now. 😋 One goal I did meet was the most important one, and that was getting Intertwined (Tangled Moon Book Two) up for kindle preorder and the paperback edition ready for a June 13th release. 🖤Link Below🖤

Yay!

My first book event for the summer went completely haywire. It’s a story in itself, wanna hear it?

Here it goes… So, the shop I was going to do my reading at has a very supportive owner. Great, right? Well, she hired these two ladies to take care of all the promotional work so she could focus on other things. I was led to believe I didn’t have to worry about anything, that they had their own ways and would take care of the promotion.

Yes, I know, I can be naive sometimes, like I just fell off the turnip truck naive. 🤪

What happened? You probably guessed it. These ladies completely dropped the ball and no one save my two closest friends even knew about the reading (and one of those friends got called into work at the last minute and couldn’t be there). Can you guess what happened next? Yup. One person came to my reading, my diehard buddy. And the owner, she was there, bless her heart. She found out what had happened and was mad. Like MAD, mad. She assured me that what happened was unacceptable and the ladies would be getting in a heap of trouble.

My buddy and I chose to make the best out of it. We served as door greeters that afternoon, told everyone we were doing a special, meet a local author event, and passed out my business cards and pens to people as they walked in.

The owner, who was inside at the register later told us that her customers were really excited about such a novel event. LOL. I guess it worked out in its own strange way.

My second book event was cancelled after the library director had surgery and informed me that she just couldn’t juggle my event. Ah, well, that’s okay. I’m still planning on attending a book fest in July, where I’ll have a table to myself for the entire day.

Last month I told you about the recording booth my husband was building for me. It’s still happening but VERY slowly. We’ve been plagued by a car that won’t work consistently and maintenance on our two hundred year old house. Someday, it’ll get finished. (The house and the booth both.)

This next month I plan to focus on the edits for A Worthy Opponent (Book two, Worth Fighting For), to finish the first draft for Venus Rising (Worth Fighting For, Book Three), and to continue making cute (if dark) videos for Instagram like this one:

That’s what I have for you this month, so I’ll bid you Adieu (although I’ve no idea why since I don’t speak French). 🤪

 Love, Darcy

For more of my insanity, you crazy person, go check out my books!

8 responses to “What I’ve Been up to (June 2025)”

  1. your words matter and the right people will find them. don’t lose heart.

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    Anonymous

    Everything happens as it is supposed to. I so admire your strength and your posts, and your spirit. Keep going, and enjoy every minute. One day you will be in your 70s and look back and be astounded at all you have experienced.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    😊 Thank you. That’s so sweet of you to say! Yes, I do believe things happen for a reason 🥰.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Yes, I know. Thank you! 😊

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  5. I’m sorry that happened!

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    Darcy Branwyn

    Thanks. If nothing else I’m a little wiser now. 🥰

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  7. My memory aint as good as it used to be but didn’t you tell me you had an old caddy? My brothers 89 Cadillac just had something short out in the electrical system and I just can’t see any scorched wires. I fear it may be the computer. You have my sympathy with the car troubles, but it sounds as if you’re persevering through things quite well.

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    Darcy Branwyn

    You remember correctly, I do have an 89 caddy, but it’s my daughter’s 2000 jag that’s being a pain. We just might be done with foreign cars. Too hard to work on. And thank you! 😊

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