Muse starters
I'm two scenes away from finishing a novel I started writing about a year ago. Then I'll revise, polish, and polish some more. Once that's done, off it goes, into the inbox of an editor who may or may not like it. While I wait for thumbs up or thumbs down, I'll start on my next project. I don't even know what it is yet, but I can't wait.
Fall seems like the beginning of the year, not the end. A good time to start new projects. Maybe that's because I'm a cool-weather person. When it's chilly outside, my muse wakes up and sings to me, especially if I'm sitting on the deck in a comfy sweatshirt and drinking hot coffee. I expect to spend a lot of time out there in the next few months, reading and writing and reading some more.
Anybody else have a favorite spot, favorite clothes, or a favorite beverage to accompany your reading or writing? What gets your muse warmed up and singing?
posted by Meg @ 12:49 PM
8 Comments:
I love springtime. New growth. Divine temperatures. And the smell of freshly cut grass after a long winter's nap.
Yep, spring would be my second choice. Love all those daffodils and crocuses and such.
After years of living up north, I appreciate the lack of winter weather here in Georgia. We drift from fall into Christmas, and the flowers start blooming again in January. Once in a great while, I miss the snow. Briefly.
Okay. So here in my corner of the Lone Star State our long winter's nap lasts about a month or so. But still. That's long to me! :-)
Try being a California girl in her first Michigan winter. That first year, I thought the January thaw WAS spring. It was a shock to learn spring wouldn't really hit until April or May.
But Michigan's a beautiful state. The lakes are awesome.
Congratulations on your book
Thanks for the congrats, TS. I finished at one in the morning. Of course I'm still working on it today: weaving in important details, polishing, checking for consistency in the "facts" of my fiction. I love this stage of the process.
Hey Meg! I like fall as long as it's still warm. As soon as it starts feeling like winter, I'm looking forward to spring.
Hey, Trish! Thanks for stopping by. It's always nice to run into one of my GH buddies, if only in cyber-space.
I'm with you on the cold weather. I like to be just cold enough to enjoy my cozy clothes. If it's colder than that, give me spring.
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