Gap

I know! I know! But life gets in the way. Visiting niece and nephew were quite a handful and took up every waking minute. But I survived and they went home with all the limbs they arrived with. Time to get my head back!

Dopamine happy

I'm dopamine happy, because every chapter in Plague Child is full. The last few that were but a few lines have characters, action and bags of motivation. I can now go back and read for continuity, theme, and timing. Feeling great!!!

Being right

Emotionally drained and being gentle with myself. This novel will be done when it's done. Not before. I'm not rushing it. It has to be right.

Control freak

I admit it. I want control. E-publishing is the way to go - but you know what? I get to choose what, where and when. You've no idea how good that feels.

Weaving

Desperately trying to weave all the strands of my story together and finding it so very difficult. So many other things vie for my attention, like this blog, yet I know this must have priority. Knuckle down.

Getting away from it all

Three days on Dartmoor to refresh the batteries. Some places call you back again and again.

Getting into the mindset

I'm still struggling to get under the skin of my villain/baddie/shadow. I know what happens to him and that's colouring my writing. He doesn't know he comes to a sticky end. He thinks he's going to win so I've got to write it like that. Tough call.