Writing is thinking. For me that means silence.If you live in a busy household that's hard to find.
So you'd better have a few tricks up your sleeve.
Sometimes I escape to the garden to pick what's ripe, eat a few raspberries, pull a few weeds. Though, weeding can become as obsessive as editing, and before you know it, the day's gotten away from you, and there isn't a dandelion or a word left.
Mark Twain had it right, hunkering down in his little writing cottage. Sometimes an office just isn't enough when the house is humming. Especially if you like to jump up and down, make coffee, throw around laundry, or pluck your eyebrows, without leaving the story.
Deep conversation is the kiss of death. Sometimes even the clarification of a grocery list kills it. Hours of traveling to that certain place and time with all those wild emotions dissolves in a puff of smoke.
I'd settle for a tree fort.
Of course, I guess that wouldn't be settling.
It would be fantastic!
With a rope ladder and a trap door and a mossy vine to swing down with.
Well... you know where I'm going with this.
Writers on a deadline have been known to check into hotels. If you can't do that, jump into the car, go for a drive, find somewhere safe to park.
Hide under a bed or in a closet.
A board over the bath tub works just fine.
Good luck
I'll be cheering for you.
Here's to a wonderful year, filled with beauty, singing, dancing and
laughter!
Lots of laughter.
And, many Happily Ever Afters that remind us
of the magical power of love.
And, whenever you get lemons, remember, make pie.
Happy New Year!!!!!
Yes!
A fellow writer asked, 'what's the most important quality in a hero of a romance novel'.
I only had to think for a moment.
This was my answer.
Strength
of character---heroic. He does the right thing (it doesn't hurt if he's easy on the eyes, of course). I see my heroines the same way--struggling with adversity,
but with the strength and courage to persevere.
I want
a power couple in the end, who complete each other, so that my reader
experiences the delicious madness of falling in love, but also feels
empowered when they're finished reading, to carry on and face whatever life
throws at them.
Who's your perfect hero?
He's out there somewhere.
Which witch indeed?
Good question!
Lucky for me, former Disney artist, Phil Barnhart, has solved that dilemma.
I've always dreamed of having original art for one of my Evelina novels, since beginning this YA Water Witch series. So this is an absolute thrill!
Working with Philo and his agent Charles Moisant, who also acted as artistic director, was a pleasure. You really know when you're in the hands of experienced professionals. They just get it.
No wonder Disney hired Philo to work on such projects as 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Beauty and the Beast', just to name a few. He's got the magic.
Philo captured the energy and magic of Evelina perfectly. It's especially important for the third book, since this is when Evelina realizes her full powers.
But, shhhh.. keep it under your hat. I can't tell you more or I'll spoil it. Book three, 'Evelina and the Flurry', will be out soon. You'll have to wait just a wee bit longer to discover what new secrets in the Water Witch world will change Evelina's life forever.
In the meantime, I'll give you a little peek at the cover Philo did the artwork for.
Check out his other great projects on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004429998309&fref=nf&pnref=story
What do you think?
Well, back to writing.
Worky, worky, nosey, grindstone.
Hope everyone's having a fabulous summer!!!!!
