Abandonment
Dear Readers,
I am sure that many of you felt my blog posts have languished in recent months. I have posted fewer and fewer blogs, each one promising greater frequency. All the while, the threat of internet antiquity is looming over my virtual quiet country life.
Well my friends… please allow me to explain. In mid-December, I decided to write a book. It is an epic fiction novel spanning 1,600 years. Confident in my plot, I dove into character and story development and have been there ever since.
You see, what I did not realize when I decided to embark upon this fun and foolish task is that writing a novel is an extraordinary amount of work. It spills over into all aspects of the writer’s life. In my case, I think about it in every free moment. I come home from work and begin to write, or edit, or re-read… torturing my friends and family in the process.
I am convinced that my cousin Michele is a saint, in addition to her excellent skills as an editor, and enduring patience as a friend. My friend Ronnie also deserves tremendous kudos for listening to me drone on about an imaginary world and made up characters for months on end. Oh, and I cannot fail to mention my dear friend Rich, who has exactly zero interest in the fantasy genre, yet he patiently listens and guides me as a writer.
Needless to say, my friends, my poor blog has suffered. Please, dear readers, do not give up hope. I will keep posting, perhaps with less frequency, but I have not abandoned you! I hope that in time, I can tell you more about the progress of the novel, but for now, I beg your patience.
Love,
Deb
I am sure that many of you felt my blog posts have languished in recent months. I have posted fewer and fewer blogs, each one promising greater frequency. All the while, the threat of internet antiquity is looming over my virtual quiet country life.
Well my friends… please allow me to explain. In mid-December, I decided to write a book. It is an epic fiction novel spanning 1,600 years. Confident in my plot, I dove into character and story development and have been there ever since.
You see, what I did not realize when I decided to embark upon this fun and foolish task is that writing a novel is an extraordinary amount of work. It spills over into all aspects of the writer’s life. In my case, I think about it in every free moment. I come home from work and begin to write, or edit, or re-read… torturing my friends and family in the process.
I am convinced that my cousin Michele is a saint, in addition to her excellent skills as an editor, and enduring patience as a friend. My friend Ronnie also deserves tremendous kudos for listening to me drone on about an imaginary world and made up characters for months on end. Oh, and I cannot fail to mention my dear friend Rich, who has exactly zero interest in the fantasy genre, yet he patiently listens and guides me as a writer.
Needless to say, my friends, my poor blog has suffered. Please, dear readers, do not give up hope. I will keep posting, perhaps with less frequency, but I have not abandoned you! I hope that in time, I can tell you more about the progress of the novel, but for now, I beg your patience.
Love,
Deb
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