Flowers and stories
The weather continues to grow warmer, reaching above 20 degrees by mid-morning and much hotter in the sun. The town hall water supply continues to come in on its specific days, so we have been able to water the pots, and the rose has suddenly burst into bloom. I will take a photo for you soon. The other courtyard plants are coming back to life after the winter, and the vine has started to do its thing. The ‘front garden’ has been mown by the mule now tethered there, and there is an unmistakable smell of spring in the air.
That’s outside. Inside and at the desk, the publication of my next Clearwater mystery has been put back by a few weeks while my proofreader recovers and catches up on work, but that’s fine by me. It allows me some time to take another read-through and fiddle with the manuscript. With that series now complete, it’s time to decide what to work on next. I simply enjoy telling myself stories, and I am never out of ideas, but now I have a choice. Without giving too much away to those who have read the Clearwater series, I am left with the opportunity to use some of the same characters differently, though in the same time and setting, or I could start something new. After finishing one book, there’s always a temptation to write a part two for it, a sequel if you like, but that’s usually because I want to know what happens to the characters next. However, Clearwater is the only time I’ve done that successfully, and I’ve often started on a follow-up to something, but never finished it. The Saddling books are an exception, but that started out as one book only, and it wasn’t until later that I decided on adding the Witchling and Eastling stories. I’ve now left tinkering with a part four to round things off, and I have the idea, but it’s strangely similar to another story I just wrote and… Well, and so it goes on. As do I, and I have gone on long enough, so here are a couple more spring related images to see you through the day.
