Writer's Wrap Up

What's doing in my neck of the woods?

I have an article out in this month's Hearts Talk magazine, titled 'Story Themes That Resonate'. Romance Writers of Australia is a great association run by hardworking volunteers who provide the membership with a great annual conference, monthly newsletter and so much more. If you're in Australia and writing and you haven't joined, think about joining. The conferences alone are such an encouraging time as writers come together and 'refill the creative well'.

I'm towards the end of the draft of my current story and pleased to say that cork boarding my visual images this time instead of collaging worked really well for me. Perversely, there's a part of me that wants to cut out the other images I found along the way and create a collage when it's all over. And I really want to keep the picture I ended up using as the core picture of the hero and heroine. I clipped it from a catalogue and the expressions on their faces have been speaking to me all the way through. Great stuff.

The clothes dryer had the audacity to blow up right after I posted somewhere saying how long it had lasted. Today I raced to the nearest electric goods store and bought a replacement. That should be delivered Monday morning. It's sprinkling outside this afternoon and I'm using that and the aforementioned as an excuse to avoid doing the washing. Maybe tomorrow. Did I mention I'd like to just be left alone with my characters for a while???

One of my SIL's phoned today and I started this bizarre (I'm sure she thought so anyway) conversation with her about something completely unrelated before I got my brain into the right gear. Sigh. Did I mention being close to the end of the draft of a book is distracting?

No more book reviews from me yet, but I did re-read Fiona Brand's first ever book, Cullen's Bride, and enjoyed it just as much. Again if you're a writer and you're targeting the category market, try to get hold of this book or Blade's Lady and look at the rich meaning Fiona manages to pour into her text in this short format. Wonderful stuff.

I'm still in the ribbing section of mitten #1. This is why I choose small projects. Hee. Maybe once I've got the last word of the draft written....

Jennie
Single-minded? Who? Me?