As readers of my blog know, I am currently on vacation in
the Florida Keys while my step-kids are at our house up north. The Keys is and
was home to many famous artists and writers including its most notable
resident, Earnest Hemmingway. Hemmingway lived and fished here, and wrote some
of his most memorable novels in this tropical paradise. So, how has my own
writing been going? I must admit the scenery is breathtaking and watching the
sunsets really does get the creative juices flowing. But I haven’t been as
productive as I had hoped to be. Since I’ve been here, (a little over a week) I
have almost finished with the final read of my new novel, DREAM TRAVELER; about
a fifteen-year-old girl who travels to other times and dimensions whenever she
falls asleep. I have also skimmed through my next novel, WASTED, about a group
of crazy, drug-addicted friends, which is complete and ready for a final read.
The clean air and abundant sunshine has helped make the process of revision
easier, but it’s still hard to concentrate with so much beauty around me. I
haven’t had any new ideas for books or started any new projects while I’ve been
down here, but that’s okay. I have all winter and the coming ice and snow to
isolate myself and start a new book. Also, I can’t spend too much time on my
writing at the moment or my wife will get mad. Her not being a writer, I can
imagine that it’s pretty frustrating that I’m sitting at my computer for hours
at a time when the day outside is extraordinary. I just enjoy writing stories
so damn much! Anyway, the ocean calls and the sun beckons. Gotta go.
For inspiration in those parts, I heard futzing around with the six-toed cats on those hot tin roofs does wonders.
ReplyDeleteIf I were in the Keys I'd be on the beach with a drink and would worry about writing later. To much fun to be had there!
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