Yes, I know: "it's about time." My mother passed away in January at age 85, and then I had a bad fall in April from which I am still recovering. Those are the two reasons I put Book 4, the final book of THE DACHSHUND ESCAPADES series, on hold for a time.
It was difficult for me to write about my mother after she passed away. I needed some time to mourn, miss her, and reassess how I wanted to finish Book 4 without her. After some time passed, I solved the problem by simply writing Sarge's final installment like all the family were still with us, then added "A Word from the Author" at the end explaining that she had left us.
