I was away 'up north' in Leeds last week and have been playing catch up tonight with those lovely people I blog with. What do I discover ...that not one but TWO of them have secured publishing deals this week. Congratulations to both Jon and Tam for their successes. It made me realise a number of great things about being invloved with writing and blogging. Firstly you get to meet some wonderful people and find encouragement and support from people you may never meet in real life! When the sort of thing that has happened to Jon and Tam happens, you realise that it is not an impossible dream that one day you could be a published author, which is brilliant when you are going through the early stages of putting together a magnum opus with various degrees of difficulty.Secondly you realise that being able to blog with like minded souls is encouraging, inspiring and uplifting. I would be overjoyed if my neighbour Kat got a deal, but I am equally delighted for Tam and Jon who I have only ever spoken to in cyberspace.
I managed to find a cafe in Leeds while my hubby did his plumbing exam. I was able to write undisturbed for two hours and completed the next chapter of my YA novel. I had great conversations with a delightful elderly lady and a charming man who was the living epitamy of aYorkshire stereotype; flat cap, tweed jacket and he bred racing pigeons!! It was bliss to write like that and it has encouraged me on with my writing again.
A circle of writers, however geographically far flung they may be, is a circle that is a blessing and an inspiration. We all have our ups and downs; our successes and failures so let us keep writing, keep blogging and encourage one another on.
Well done guys and I hope one day to be able to post a message
like you did this weekend!
Once the snow was gone I have managed to get on and write another chapter and a half of my YA novel. We also had a very dear friend of ours come and stay with us for a few days and I let him read the prologue to the novel. His life experiences made his comments very valuable to me for this story so it was great to talk through the book with him. Whilst he was down we went to Watergate Bay for the afternoon. the weather was good and the surf pretty spectacular to watch. Watergate Bay is a surfer beach but it is great for families as there is beautiful golden saand and small caves to explore. We had a great time there as some of the pictures below will show.
Reading an excellent book called, "Airman," by Eoin Colfer, great swashbuckling stuff, which was useful as I sat in the doctor's surgery yesterday for 40 minutes as they were running late.
