And Now It’s March – How Did That Happen?
02nd March 2022
Are you like me?
What I mean by that is, do you get so involved with your work that you lose track of time? For instance, apparently, according to my calendar, it’s now March. Two minutes ago we were waiting for Christmas and now Spring is practically on our doorsteps.
But that’s the power of imagination when our creativity grabs hold.
You may recall last summer I revisited a story that needed a rewrite so I set about doing exactly that until I finished in November, editing it in December. I then used all of January and a week of February to sweep a final edit over it then shipped it off to my Beta Readers where it remains. In the interim, I’ve allowed my creative brain to rest and indulged in a bit of self-care. This has taken the shape of binge-watching TV shows and preparing myself for the Beta Reader responses. I had intended to read too but, while I’ve got two novels and an anthology lined up, I’ve somehow not delved in yet. I feel the reason why will be investigated in a future podcast…hmm, interesting!
I have, however, given my website a bit of a spring clean – a sort of digital declutter, and there’s a new service coming very soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
There’s news with each of my free services too. Firstly, this week’s episode of The Versatile Writer is called, rather aptly, Spring Cleaning and Self Care. It’s the final episode of Season 5, with Season 6 coming in May. If that sounds like a long way off, why not listen to some of the 3 years’ worth that have helped the podcast evolve into what it is today. The link is on the podcast tab. (For those of your reading on social media posts, details are on www.loveofbooks.co.uk). My free monthly newsletter now has a subscription link as well, so you can easily stay in the loop for news, events, and exclusive offers that appear nowhere else.
This coming Saturday 5th March sees another Writers of Essex online meeting, one of the community groups I lead. Our speaker, Bryan Lightbody, will talk us through ‘What Reality Brings to Fiction’.
Bryan has worked as a Royalty Close Protection Officer, Policeman, Tour Guide, and an Author so has plenty of advice to offer. Writers of Essex is kindly supported by Society of Authors and SoA members will already have received their email with the Zoom link. If you’re not a member but you’d like to attend this free talk, all you need is: write (for fun or be a professional writer), be from Essex, UK (or have strong links with the county), and be available between 12-2pm GMT this coming Saturday. Do email me asap sarah@loveofbooks.co.uk if you’d like the link. We're a quarterly group so after Saturday, our next meetings are June, September, and December.
Lastly, I wish you endless hours of productive creativity this month. Months move way too fast when we’re creating, but our destinations are incredibly entertaining.
See you in April!
Sjb 😊
What I mean by that is, do you get so involved with your work that you lose track of time? For instance, apparently, according to my calendar, it’s now March. Two minutes ago we were waiting for Christmas and now Spring is practically on our doorsteps.
But that’s the power of imagination when our creativity grabs hold.
You may recall last summer I revisited a story that needed a rewrite so I set about doing exactly that until I finished in November, editing it in December. I then used all of January and a week of February to sweep a final edit over it then shipped it off to my Beta Readers where it remains. In the interim, I’ve allowed my creative brain to rest and indulged in a bit of self-care. This has taken the shape of binge-watching TV shows and preparing myself for the Beta Reader responses. I had intended to read too but, while I’ve got two novels and an anthology lined up, I’ve somehow not delved in yet. I feel the reason why will be investigated in a future podcast…hmm, interesting!
I have, however, given my website a bit of a spring clean – a sort of digital declutter, and there’s a new service coming very soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
There’s news with each of my free services too. Firstly, this week’s episode of The Versatile Writer is called, rather aptly, Spring Cleaning and Self Care. It’s the final episode of Season 5, with Season 6 coming in May. If that sounds like a long way off, why not listen to some of the 3 years’ worth that have helped the podcast evolve into what it is today. The link is on the podcast tab. (For those of your reading on social media posts, details are on www.loveofbooks.co.uk). My free monthly newsletter now has a subscription link as well, so you can easily stay in the loop for news, events, and exclusive offers that appear nowhere else.
This coming Saturday 5th March sees another Writers of Essex online meeting, one of the community groups I lead. Our speaker, Bryan Lightbody, will talk us through ‘What Reality Brings to Fiction’.
Bryan has worked as a Royalty Close Protection Officer, Policeman, Tour Guide, and an Author so has plenty of advice to offer. Writers of Essex is kindly supported by Society of Authors and SoA members will already have received their email with the Zoom link. If you’re not a member but you’d like to attend this free talk, all you need is: write (for fun or be a professional writer), be from Essex, UK (or have strong links with the county), and be available between 12-2pm GMT this coming Saturday. Do email me asap sarah@loveofbooks.co.uk if you’d like the link. We're a quarterly group so after Saturday, our next meetings are June, September, and December.
Lastly, I wish you endless hours of productive creativity this month. Months move way too fast when we’re creating, but our destinations are incredibly entertaining.
See you in April!
Sjb 😊