Last week I wrote about a writing wobble, and you were all so lovely, giving me encouragement and reminding me what it is I love so much about this blogging community – thank you all so much for your support.
This week I have a week off, the first in while, and I’m back where Ambeth began, the park where Alma disappears between the trees just a few minutes’ drive away. Today I’m heading further west to Wales, where her story continues, and I’m hoping that the combination of some free time and seeing these places again will immerse me fully into that world once more.
For now I am re-reading Under Stone, making small adjustments but not yet quite ready to don my editing hat. Which is kind of a problem, as I’m supposed to be doing Camp NaNo, and the edit is my project. Oh well. We can only do what we can do.
And perhaps, that is the lesson here. That you can’t force things. That, unless we’re lucky enough to be able to write full-time, life has to be addressed. The creative urge is a powerful one, for writers no less than any other, and it can be difficult, sometimes, to find that balance. I know for me that my blogging life is not as active as it once was, and I am woefully behind when it comes to reading, my TBR pile teetering, my Kindle stuffed with unread titles.
Still, it’s not the end of the world, is it? To be able to inhabit other worlds, whether as a writer or a reader, is a privilege. And I remain forever grateful.
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Helen Glynn Jones 
Enjoy life and enjoy the writing process too Helen ! You’ll be editing in no time!
Thanks Ritu! Fingers crossed, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel 🙂
Woohoo!!!
Good luck and I’m looking forward to your future updates!
Thanks so much! 🙂
We can only do what we can do – so very true! Enjoy the beautiful countryside 🙂
Thanks, Faye – I’m looking forward to it 🙂
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Just enjoy the journey, Helen …in all ways 🙂 xx
Thanks, Sue – will do 😊x
Immersion should wake up all those ideas! I’m still editing my first book, written years ago. This is the final go through, I hope. It’s so hard to motivate, but I set a time limit. I’ll send it out to agents at the end of August. *gulp* Enjoy your week!
Thanks, Susie! And good luck with your book – sending to agents is the tough bit and I have fingers crossed it all goes well 😊 x
Have a lovely time in Wales, Helen. Nothing wrong in taking a rest from blogging and/or reading. I’ve done it many times and it’s always done me so much good. I hope you come back refreshed and full of new ideas (and maybe the odd Welshcake). 😀
Thanks, Hugh – it was a very quick break and I’m back to work on Tuesday, but it definitely did me good 🙂 And welsh cakes? Definitely!
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