As the weather warms, both my husband and I are drawing inspiration from the outdoors (and we are trying to lose winter fat at the same time!)
We go to the park regularly for long walks, and on occasion he takes his easel to paint a quick landscape while I read in the grass. (follow him on his own blog) It's peaceful and the fresh air is wonderful! The hard part is avoiding those summer storms. They spring up out of nowhere, and it seems to have been an especially rainy May.
Anyway, since we have been outdoors more, I've taking note of sights and sounds and smells, which will all be useful for descriptions in my current work and in future ones! Sometimes just a few jotted notes from a particularly memorable day will help me get into a scene and really begin to describe it.
I have no new stories to share at the moment. I am still editing and rewriting my book, which is in the second draft stage. As usual, I have already thought of many changes I want to make to the pages I've already rewritten (will this process never end?!?) but I'm hoping to have a totally finished, edited book by the end of this year. I'm writing this down right now as my goal so I stick to it. Last year, I made the goal to have the first draft finished by Christmas, and I managed that, so here's to hoping I can manage this as well!
With all the craziness going on in the world, it can be difficult to sit down and concentrate on writing (I'm guessing I'm not the only one who has a hard time tearing myself away from the news lately.) But I'll end with a quote from one of my favorite authors, Ray Bradbury. If you haven't read his book on writing, Zen in the Art of Writing, I highly recommend it.
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
- Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
Happy writing!
We go to the park regularly for long walks, and on occasion he takes his easel to paint a quick landscape while I read in the grass. (follow him on his own blog) It's peaceful and the fresh air is wonderful! The hard part is avoiding those summer storms. They spring up out of nowhere, and it seems to have been an especially rainy May.
Anyway, since we have been outdoors more, I've taking note of sights and sounds and smells, which will all be useful for descriptions in my current work and in future ones! Sometimes just a few jotted notes from a particularly memorable day will help me get into a scene and really begin to describe it.
I have no new stories to share at the moment. I am still editing and rewriting my book, which is in the second draft stage. As usual, I have already thought of many changes I want to make to the pages I've already rewritten (will this process never end?!?) but I'm hoping to have a totally finished, edited book by the end of this year. I'm writing this down right now as my goal so I stick to it. Last year, I made the goal to have the first draft finished by Christmas, and I managed that, so here's to hoping I can manage this as well!
With all the craziness going on in the world, it can be difficult to sit down and concentrate on writing (I'm guessing I'm not the only one who has a hard time tearing myself away from the news lately.) But I'll end with a quote from one of my favorite authors, Ray Bradbury. If you haven't read his book on writing, Zen in the Art of Writing, I highly recommend it.
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.
- Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
Happy writing!
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