Morning everyone from a cool Lancashire. The weather here
has been unsettled to say the least. I’m sorry I haven’t had an update for a
while. The truth is I haven’t felt like writing much. Lack of writing and pain
have left me feeling a bit fed up, not to mention all the nastiness happening
in the world. Still, matters are moving forward in some areas of life.
As I said above, writing has been slow. I’ve added about
8000 words to my May/Dec WIP which now stands at nearly 20K. I have ideas, but
find my concentration won’t last more than 1500 words at a time. Instead, I’ve
been editing. I have a 100K story which I’m splitting into two. The first half
is with my betas, but I’m always looking for anyone else who fancies a read. I’m
editing the second half now, and jotting down ideas for the final part. This
will be a trilogy with the same two MCs set in Norfolk. Jonah is a larger than
life character who produces beautiful bespoke furniture, loves amateur dramatics,
and has found a new family after his own threw him out as a teenager. Owen, too
didn’t have the best of starts in life, but having been adopted as a toddler,
grew up happy and loved. Now a librarian who fosters kittens, like Jonah, he’s
not exactly looking for love, but isn’t averse to a little exploration with the
man who literally turns up on his doorstep. I plan to continue the editing with
more writing when I can.
I haven’t managed much reading, but the TBR list has
grown. Last book finished was The Bones
of Our Fathers by Elin Gregory, who is fast becoming an auto buy for me, as
I love her style. Continuing my archaeologist phase, I’m now reading Spectred Isle by KJ Charles. As usual, I
am in awe of any author who can create worlds and different realities. After
this, I’m not sure whether to read Illegal
Contact by Santino Hassell, or something completely different. I downloaded
If I was a Girl by Meredith Russo
because I have a side character in my long story who is twelve-year-old and
announced he wants to be a girl. I’ve read a few stories by FTM authors, but
not MTF.
