Back To It

I spent the last week or so on vacation, and that included leaving my laptop at home. I was originally planning on taking it and doing a few things related to writing but ended up taking my work laptop instead. Since I couldn’t take both I had to leave behind the one I use for writing.

It ended up being a good thing to hop off the writing bus for a few days. I’m a big believer in giving my brain a rest when it needs it, and this was a prime time to do so. The last time I did this was our trip to Ireland last October, and I came out of that with the idea for a new book, which turned into Next Time. I don’t know if that same creative blast will happen again and kind of doubt it, but at least my brain a break.

On vacation I went to a wedding, read a lot, watched some Stanley Cup playoff games on TV, and sat outside by a lake for a couple of days. I thought about writing a little, but not too much. I have some ideas I’m tossing around for my next book, but first I need to take care of publishing the books I have waiting to be unleashed on the world. I’m going to finish up the synopsis I was working on, get that out to some independent publishers, and see what happens. Vacation time is over.