Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
It’s a beautiful morning here in sunny Arizona.
The sun is just starting to come up. I love this time of day (I must because I’m
up early to greet the sun every morning!).
Actually, I started getting up early so I
could write…without taking anything away from family time (our son was young at
the time) and before the day job takes whatever brain power I have. It’s just
me and dogs at this hour. They’re sleeping on the futon behind me, having already
been fed, given fresh water and their treat (hahahahaha, yes I am well trained
by my dogs). I’ve been doing it so long that I can no longer sleep in, even on
weekends (sleeping in means 4:45 or 5 o’clock).
It’s all good. After doing it so long, my brain
is trained. It knows that this is the time to write and sometimes, I’ll wake up
with words already in my head. I love that!
So what am I working on? The next book in the
Wives of Bravado County series. It's called Wife Unexpected. This is Faith’s story. You might remember her
from the last book. She was the best friend of the heroine in Wife by Surprise
and well, she needs her own story. The words are flowing, which is always a
good thing BUT after completing Chapter One, I realized I started in the wrong place.
This happens (all too often, it seems). It’s a little frustrating but a story
has to start in the right place so after finishing the corrections/edits in The
Madam and Mr. MacLean so I can submit it on time, I got right back into it…and
ripped out the entire first chapter to rewrite it. Works better now though the
loss of all those words hurt my heart! I am now back on track and much happier.
The daily word count has been surprising, even for me (I’m a slow but steady
writer). I have an hour to write before I need to get ready for the day job and
not to toot my own horn but I have been nailing it! That makes me happy, too!
That being said, I should get back to it
before I need to start my Sunday chores.
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
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