If you have a blog and you're not blogging - your readers could start wondering what you're up to! But I have been really busy lately - I promise.
Last time I blogged I talked about ploughing through the edits of my latest manuscript. I have now finished a further edit of that novel and sent it off to my agent. It was a relief to get it over to her. After that I needed to take a break from anything and everything creative. I needed to give my brain a good rest for a bit!
So, I started going ham (does anyone say that any more?) with getting fresh air and taking some form of exercise every day. My Sunday walks have become longer and more speedy and it feels great not to be tied to the laptop for hours on end.
The thing is, long walks and nature often lead to a meandering mind, which for me also leads to creative ideas. Mostly, for me, that means more writing!
My brain is gearing itself up for another book. Don't get me wrong, I love to write. In fact, while writing my last book, (now called Striking The Right Chord), I was getting book ideas all the time. As many of you will know, from other authors, characters from a book idea often show up at various times during your day, just begging for you to write their story. And who am I to deny them their chance to be heard?
So, while I wait to see what will happen with Striking The Right Chord, I'm making way for the writing of the next book (no working title so far). I'll keep taking the country walks and I'll discover this new story as I go!!
Last time I blogged I talked about ploughing through the edits of my latest manuscript. I have now finished a further edit of that novel and sent it off to my agent. It was a relief to get it over to her. After that I needed to take a break from anything and everything creative. I needed to give my brain a good rest for a bit!
So, I started going ham (does anyone say that any more?) with getting fresh air and taking some form of exercise every day. My Sunday walks have become longer and more speedy and it feels great not to be tied to the laptop for hours on end.
The thing is, long walks and nature often lead to a meandering mind, which for me also leads to creative ideas. Mostly, for me, that means more writing!
My brain is gearing itself up for another book. Don't get me wrong, I love to write. In fact, while writing my last book, (now called Striking The Right Chord), I was getting book ideas all the time. As many of you will know, from other authors, characters from a book idea often show up at various times during your day, just begging for you to write their story. And who am I to deny them their chance to be heard?
So, while I wait to see what will happen with Striking The Right Chord, I'm making way for the writing of the next book (no working title so far). I'll keep taking the country walks and I'll discover this new story as I go!!
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