I just realized how long it’s been since my last blog.
Why does it take me longer to read
a book of short stories than an actual novel? Of course, I’m currently on page six
hundred ninety something and have over a hundred pages left to read. But I do
read them slower because I stop at the end of each short story (or after two,
if I’m in the mood to not want to do anything else). Whereas I don’t necessarily
end my novel-reading session at the end of a chapter (yes, I’m one of those weird
ones). Chapter ends tend to end on some kind of cliffhanger. Usually. The slow
parts are usually in the MIDDLE of the chapter. That’s when I feel safer to put
the book down and will be able to get back into the story quicker that way.
But short stories aren’t like
that. They’re short to begin with, so stopping in the middle (unless I’m forced
to) is like stopping on a cliffhanger. I mean, they’re short for a reason. Not
a lot of quiet stuff in there.
So why blog about all that? Probably
because I don’t see me finishing a book for at least another week and on
Tuesday I leave for a writers’ retreat (in NY, near Albany). So I doubt I get a
lot of reading done. But then again, who knows? I WILL bring a book. And my crochet.
It’s a long car ride (over 9 hours of JUST driving). But I will not bring the
book of short stories. It’s just toooooo big to carry around. So I guess I
better charge up my Nook and see what I have on there to read.
In the meantime, my writing has
been going GREAT! I finally figured out how the book should end and what kind
of conflict I can use (that actually makes sense!!!). And I might not need a
book 3 (yay!). You don’t know how relieved I am that it finally all clicked
together.
I knew it would eventually come to
me. It has in all my other books. But just when I was writing all those other
books, I wondered WHEN it would come to me. Thought I was losing my touch.
Nope. Just a slow-ass brain, wanting to take its ever-loving time to get in
gear.
So I do see me finishing The
Alien’s Change of Heart during this writers’ retreat. Then I can start
working on the blurb/story description. Then I can see if the book designer I
had for Alien Desires can do the cover for this book too (and make it
look like they belong together). Lots of thens there, isn’t there?
Anyway, that’s what’s been going
on with me for the past few weeks. I am reading (although not so fast)
and I am writing (which is picking up steam). I am also crocheting. I
will be at a book signing in Bluffton, SC on August 29, 2026, and figure I might
be able to sell some hot pads/pot holders along with my books. It certainly can’t
hurt. Plus, I like making hot pads/pot holders. They’re quick and I feel like I
accomplished SOMETHING!
Happy Reading!
Stacy
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