It’s so hard to believe that it’s already June. Where has the year gone? This month our question is: June 7 question – If you ever did stop writing, what would you replace it with?
Honestly, I don’t know. I do some gardening in the spring, summer, and fall, but my body limits how much I can actually do. I travel, but that too is limited by finances and time, not to mention global pandemics, wars, and civil unrest. So, the short answer is, I have no idea. I suppose I would read more, but I can’t see anything filling the void that would be left if I stopped writing.
To be honest, it isn’t as if I haven’t thought of it. Sometimes writing seems onerous, as if it’s taking over my life, but when I climb over that particular hump in a story, I can move on to the next phase of the book or start a new one. At my age, I’m not about to look for another job. I’ve been there, done that, and can enjoy doing what I want to do when I want to do it, for as long as I’m physically able to do it.
Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren.
I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write.
If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s.
I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well.
I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those.
If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows.
Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them!
Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!
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Me ? Mystified, always, by the way characters barely sketched in a first draft take on a life of their own.
In my last book, Marigold, 102, was an interesting but third row character, but proved to be the key to that story, connecting most of the characters too. Aiming for a complete change, my WIP includes a remarkable fourteen year old, and again, she’s taken this book in an unexpected direction,
Today, though, all I can think about is water, piped from the 10,000 litre tank into our house.
Only since last night, turning on a tap still magical.
Patchy drought, mostly Northern UK, a reminder of how ( mostly) women would have lived, when all water had to be fetched from a well.
We haven’t had much rain this spring and there are a lot of wild fires the smoke affecting the air across much of Canada and the States. I can’t imagine not having running water.
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Me ? Mystified, always, by the way characters barely sketched in a first draft take on a life of their own.
In my last book, Marigold, 102, was an interesting but third row character, but proved to be the key to that story, connecting most of the characters too. Aiming for a complete change, my WIP includes a remarkable fourteen year old, and again, she’s taken this book in an unexpected direction,
Today, though, all I can think about is water, piped from the 10,000 litre tank into our house.
Only since last night, turning on a tap still magical.
Patchy drought, mostly Northern UK, a reminder of how ( mostly) women would have lived, when all water had to be fetched from a well.
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We haven’t had much rain this spring and there are a lot of wild fires the smoke affecting the air across much of Canada and the States. I can’t imagine not having running water.
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I’m not looking for another job either and already have a part-time one. So, I’ll continue to write for me but I’m not sure about getting published.
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You never know until you try.
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A wonderful answer. It resonates with me so much, I could sign beneath it.
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Best of luck with your writing.
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