Read, enjoyed, and shared on social media...as always! I do not like the summer. Too hot and humid, down here in the South. I'm a fall and winter person. Since I'd rather not be outside in the summer, I don't have the temptations that could prevent me from writing. But I agree with you, that we do need a break, and we need to take time to go out into the world and experience life, so we will have experiences to write about! :-). Write on, my friend!
Fall is my favorite season by a country mile (said that just for you). But I do like summer. Although today it is going to be in the high 90s and I don't like that so much. Not much to do but sit in the A/C and write.
OMG. This post so good I took notes. That cycle of taking action and stepping back (in writing and life) has always been tough for me. I'm great on the action part and not so much on the letting things percolate part. But, more and more the wisdom of that balance reveals itself to me. Yes, I've got a novel out on query that I thought was ready. And also yes, taking a breather has brought me to the decision that I'd like to go deeper--do a mini R&R. A small part of me wishes I'd waited to query. But I didn't. I've got a full under consideration which is awesome. If (fingers crossed) the agent is interested, I can share my ideas with them. And meanwhile, I'll go ahead and do the work. Oh, and I'm with you on Aunt Dodo. My aspiration is to live as close to the beach as possible. I have lived with great views of the ocean on a couple of occasions and I NEVER got bored. ~ J.
Well, my friend, you were the inspiration for this post! I'm so glad that your break has given you clarity. And that you share my opinion of the ocean. I could never, ever, get tired of watching it.
Read, enjoyed, and shared on social media...as always! I do not like the summer. Too hot and humid, down here in the South. I'm a fall and winter person. Since I'd rather not be outside in the summer, I don't have the temptations that could prevent me from writing. But I agree with you, that we do need a break, and we need to take time to go out into the world and experience life, so we will have experiences to write about! :-). Write on, my friend!
Fall is my favorite season by a country mile (said that just for you). But I do like summer. Although today it is going to be in the high 90s and I don't like that so much. Not much to do but sit in the A/C and write.
OMG. This post so good I took notes. That cycle of taking action and stepping back (in writing and life) has always been tough for me. I'm great on the action part and not so much on the letting things percolate part. But, more and more the wisdom of that balance reveals itself to me. Yes, I've got a novel out on query that I thought was ready. And also yes, taking a breather has brought me to the decision that I'd like to go deeper--do a mini R&R. A small part of me wishes I'd waited to query. But I didn't. I've got a full under consideration which is awesome. If (fingers crossed) the agent is interested, I can share my ideas with them. And meanwhile, I'll go ahead and do the work. Oh, and I'm with you on Aunt Dodo. My aspiration is to live as close to the beach as possible. I have lived with great views of the ocean on a couple of occasions and I NEVER got bored. ~ J.
Well, my friend, you were the inspiration for this post! I'm so glad that your break has given you clarity. And that you share my opinion of the ocean. I could never, ever, get tired of watching it.
Such very beautiful advice because life is what our work is made of (ending with a preposition, but so it is). I’m glad you are in my life!
The feeling is sooooo mutual!
(And I have a terrible time keeping an eye out for ending with prepositions, so I probably wouldn't have noticed!)
Thank you for sharing about Bootcamp, Charlotte! 💗
You are so welcome!