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Drained of words but ’bout to get my shine on…

May 25, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 9 Comments

In the here and now I feel tired and drained of words because I’m a homebody who hasn’t been home much lately. Home is my recharge place. I need home the same way I crave quiet. And there’s no place I’d rather be right now than where I am at this moment—sitting on my back porch listening to the birds with nothing much to do for the next few days. I’m not complaining, just explaining why I haven’t blogged lately.

It takes words to blog.

And time.

Balancing all the things can be tricky.

Why is that?

Once upon a time, I was better at juggling.

I know with a little down time, a little garden time, a little sleep-in-my-own-bed time, my words will be replenished. In the meantime, for the next ten days, I’ll be a full blown stay-at-home hermit. I’ll be reading. Pulling weeds. Thinking. Watching brainless television. Catching up on emails. Getting ready for my next events. Doing a little Florida dreaming.

Did I mention I’m going to Florida?

Beach, please. I am.

beach, please

Here’s what’s on my agenda after my hermit week…

June 2: Private Book Club Discussion in Fayetteville, Arkansas
June 3-4: Arkansas Writers’ Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas
June 7: Book Signing at Sundog Books in Seaside, Florida
June 8: Literary Reading at Black Dog Cafe in Tallahassee, Florida
June 11: Barnes & Noble B-Fest Teen Book Festival Panelist & Book Signing in Tallahassee, Florida
June 13: Private Book Club Discussion in Paragould, Arkansas

Yes! I’m taking a bit of the Arkansas Delta to the Florida Panhandle. I gotta say, it’s nice to have a publisher from the Sunshine State.

The truth is, I haven’t spent much time in Florida. I’m the only person I know who’s never been to Destin or any of those white sandy beach places. We did have a family vacation one summer in the Keys, but I imagine that’s different.

Wanna know my Florida plan? Beyond my book events, I don’t have one. That’s heaven to me. I hope to find a little place to stay where I can hear the ocean, walk in the sand, eat seafood, and write some words.

crab

Maybe I’ll read my own book on the beach.

Mainly I plan to get my shine on. That’s what I’m gonna do.
Yay.

Grace Grits and Gardening
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Musical Pairing:
Florida Georgia Line, Get Your Shine On

 

Filed Under: Life, Reading & Books, Travel Tagged With: beach reads, book signings, Florida, The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee

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Comments

  1. Rhonda G. Williams says

    May 25, 2016 at 9:30 am

    Truly know this feeling! I looked at my calendar, and including the week in Dairy Hollow, I won’t have a free weekend until July! I am a homebody, too, and I wasn’t sure how I felt about being gone so much, until a friend told me to suck it up and enjoy. So I am. LOL

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 25, 2016 at 9:34 am

      I am enjoying it for sure! But I love being home. I hope our paths cross at some point. My Momma is coming to your Blytheville book signing, and I ordered your book yesterday!

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      • Rhonda G. Williams says

        May 25, 2016 at 12:26 pm

        Yay! I hope so, too. I am sooooo looking forward to Dairy Hollow and getting some quality writing time in.

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  2. frances creecy says

    May 25, 2016 at 10:28 am

    Tayla, good read, but there’s no place like home.

    Reply
  3. Julia Harmon says

    May 25, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    We may pass as boats do in the night — we’re headed for Gulf Shores and I’m planning a stop at Page and Palette in Fairhope. Wish I could come back to Oklahoma by way of Blytheville and That Bookstore, but time doesn’t allow. We’ll meet someday, I’m sure! ?

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  4. Martha Orlando says

    May 25, 2016 at 4:16 pm

    Wow! You are booked, and that’s a good thing for your novel. Hope you get to relax, too, Talya.
    Blessings!

    Reply
  5. Colene says

    May 25, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    Sounds wonderful! Happy down time, safe travels and R and R. Perfect musical pairing!

    Reply
  6. gina says

    May 25, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    You always have just the right words. Enjoy home!

    Reply
  7. Dorothy Johnson says

    May 25, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    Been thinking about you today. Glad you have a little time at home, but also happy that you’re still on tour. Just wish our place had been available. Do make some time for the sugar sand beach.

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