I'm posting here just to be writing. No excuses. I get caught up in the everyday and forget (an excuse, I know) that I NEED to be writing. I read other blogs, read, email, Skype and do all the things other writers tell you not to do when you sit down at the computer. Bad, bad!!
I re-read all the Kat Martin books I have in my library, lots of Harlequin American Romances (a line I'd love to write for), Superromances, Molly O'Keefe, Lori Wilde, Maggie Shayne (Texas and OK Brands), and a lot of non-fiction. And, just when I get tired enough of reading and think I could write this stuff, I find a new author whose voice I like. So, I HAVE to read all their books! Vicious circle (another excuse).
I am so blessed to have the perfect writing life. My sig/other only needs me to fix his 3 meals a day, and then I'm on my own. All I have is time! Why can't I sit and write, you ask? Got me. It's the $64,000 question in my mind. I can't promise myself I'm going to sit down one day and just write. There's always something else I can do. ADHD? I admit my concentration and attention span isn't what it used to be, but I say I've always been like this. (Another excuse)
Of course, this isn't to say that I haven't started on a manuscript. I have. It's a trilogy and I have the first book somewhat mapped out, and the next two are coming together as I figure out the first. I know I'm a plotter and not a pantser. I can do 1K stories from off the top of my head, but longer stories, no.
That being said...here are three things that have NOT happened in my life recently:
1. Tom Selleck has not returned my call from 20 years ago.
2. Waiting for my 5-pounds thinner girdle to work.
3. Publisher's Clearing House to come to my door.
I'm just saying...
