New Novel - Missing Pieces / Happenings In The Outhouse 25-Sept-2026

I did it!

Missing Pieces, my latest novel, has been published!

Amazon.com: Missing Pieces eBook : Peterson, Mark S. R.: Kindle Store

"Like two ships passing in the night, Zack and Ellen Perkins are just going through the motions.  They appear to be the perfect couple, successful in their careers, successful in their marriage, with three great kids.

But both are self-proclaimed workaholics who have devoted themselves entirely to their careers at the risk of their on the rocks marriage.

As their twenty-five-year wedding anniversary nears, the unexpected happens and they find themselves reliving their younger years.  Will they finally rediscover the reason they are destined for each other, rekindling the romantic fires that bonded them as soulmates?  Or will those fires die out as they seek out love in other places?"

Please check out "Missing Pieces" on Amazon Kindle ebook store or wherever you purchase your favorite ebooks!

Amazon.com: Missing Pieces eBook : Peterson, Mark S. R.: Kindle Store

Changes In The Last Quarter Of 2026 / Happenings In The Outhouse 18-Sept-2026

I am looking ahead to 2027.

Really, Mark?  2027?

Yes, really.

In doing so, I need to set myself up for success.  This quarter, my main goal was to write and publish two full-length novels.  One is done and the other is so close, it will be by next week.

Although I will not share what I have in store for the last three months of 2026 to lead into 2027, rest assured that it'll be good.  I will still be publishing stories in the last three months of 2026, but I will not have a major challenge like I did for this quarter.  I do have a story in mind to write.

Stay tuned.  It's going to be a fun ride!

Great Progress / Happenings In The Outhouse 11-Sept-2026

Another short one today.  But I still wanted to make sure something was posted, to keep the weekly blog streak alive.

I am making tremendous progress on my current work-in-progress.  I have written over 40,000 words so far.  The end is in sight.  Maybe a week or so.  Worked on the cover a bit this past weekend too and more this weekend.  I'll probably also tackle updating some of my other stories with new covers, blurbs.

Difficult Decisions / Happenings In The Outhouse 04-Sept-2026

As I look at what I have accomplished so far this year over the past few years and what I want to do for the future, I am at a precipice.  I have some difficult decisions to make.

There are some things I have done, and done for quite some time.  But as I have now shifted to writing and publishing novels instead of short stories, and gradually seeing the fruits of those labors, I am reviewing what direction I am going.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about what things could be stopped.  These were non-writing tasks.

Now I am evaluating where my time is best spent.

A Good Start / Happenings In The Outhouse 28-Aug-2026

A short post today.

I am in the midst of another novel, another work-in-progress, to complete my 2 novels in a quarter challenge.  The first one was Broken Roads and is already for sale wherever you can purchase your favorite ebooks.

I have currently surpassed the 25,000-word mark and going strong.  It is a very good start.

What Have You Stopped Doing? / Happenings In The Outhouse 21-Aug-2026

A number of weeks ago, I stopped doing something.  I stopped doing something that I had been doing for a few years now.  Hours upon hours of time devoted to it.

What is it?

A game.  On my phone.

At first, it didn't take up that much of my time.  A little bit here and a little bit there.  But over time it started to consume more and more time . . . 

I've joked to my kids that I would be uninstalling the game app from my phone.  None thought I was serious.

Until one day . . . I had enough.  It started getting glitchy.  So I thought to myself, "What if I just uninstall this now?  What would I be better off doing anyway?"

The answer to the second question is easy: writing.

I did it.

I stopped doing it.  Stopped playing it.

Now I am spending more time devoted to other endeavors, including writing. 

Another Completed Novel In The Books / Happenings In The Outhouse 14-Aug-2026

A few weeks ago, I completed my latest novel.

Broken Roads - Kindle edition by Peterson, Mark S. R.. Contemporary Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

"When Abby Lee, divorced mother of two, volunteers to organize the church's garage sale, she never expects to meet the man of her dreams.  But when Dean Korbin stumbles to the garage sale by accident, still drunk from last night's ordeal, he isn't looking for any kind of relationship.  But true love has a way of turning things around.

Broken Roads is a meet-cute contemporary romance that will tug at your heartstrings and will have you reaching for the tissues."

Check out my new novel Broken Roads on Amazon or wherever you purchase your favorite ebooks.

Broken Roads - Kindle edition by Peterson, Mark S. R.. Contemporary Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.