Yes - it's true - I am finally back after an absence of a three months or so. But - the good news is that as promised (and this is a writing blob), I did write a novel in that time. Well, I am two chapters short of the end, but who's counting? "Changing Altitude" is a novel about coming to terms with grief and finding friendship in the process. I am so glad it is finally a piece of finished work and not just ideas floating about in my head.
So by the 10th December, I got up to 65,000 words with six or so chapters to go, and then the thing called Christmas kind of got in the way. And then came the snow... Sure everyone was back at work and school and I could have holed myself up and finished the book, but sadly the January blues attacked. This is probably the worst thing for a writer. So by the end of January, the book was still six chapters short of being finished. And then, in early February, inspiration struck (or maybe it was the mental kick I gave myself).
Anyway, half term was looming so I gave myself the deadline of Valentine's Day to finish the damn book.
15,000 words later it was done - well, except for the last three chapters which are planned and ready to write.
So dear reader - despite my apparent lack of blogging stamina, I was doing something useful.
And as for camels in the desert - well:
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