I am excited! I’m going to say that again: I AM EXCITED!
Although the featured image in this post probably doesn’t show that….(read on to find what it does relate to :-))
For months I have had no enthusiasm for writing. What I have been doing is crafting with paper. I’ve spent all my money on crafting goodies and I’ve been trying out all sorts of mixed media techniques on paper. One day, I’ll be satisfied with what I create…
But, inspiration to put my butt in the seat and write all the words, has returned and this is something to CELEBRATE! It is a good thing. If you recall, I started writing novels because I was challenged to do so. For years I helped authors with publishing their works through proofreading, layout, printing and marketing. Now it is time for ME.
I know few of those I’ve assisted over the years will pay any attention to my books, and my attempts at encouraging people to read my stories, and I’ll work on accepting that. For what this has taught me, is that many people are only in it for themselves. Service has become a dirty word and there always has to be something in it for them. In my view, the ‘something in it for them’ is the story! That is nothing tangible. It is a moment of enjoyment. A moment of living in a world where consequences only matter to the characters on the page. It can be fun, it can be tragic, it can be humdrum, but for the time a reader immerses themselves in a story, that is all there is.
I doubt (never say never!) I’ll write dark romance, psychological thrillers or horror, but I do read them. There is enough depravity in the world for me not to want to write about it. I like living in the world of my characters where things will ALWAYS end well. Because that’s what I want for humanity. A world where service is a golden word and the majority of humanity tries to make things easier for everyone else.
It might be a dream and something I don’t get to see in this lifetime, but I write about happy endings because we all deserve them.
Love UnLocked is almost finished. It pulls all the pieces of the mystery from the first three books and puts them together in an ending I hope you will find as satisfying as I feel writing it. Of course, there has to be some romance (remember I don’t write thrillers!) so Doc gets to find his HEA – or does he? Will the keys to his heart be found, or will he remain the lonely shut-in he’s become over the years?