I haven’t blogged for a while and I have good excuses.  In no particular order they are as follows:

I moved house from the south of France to Paris (very exciting)
I have since been flooded with visitors (very flattering and wonderful fun)
I have been exploring Paris with my visitors (enlightening and enjoyable)
My husband has been sick (no need to panic he’s getting better now)
My novel UnEarthed has just been released in paperback (WAY cool) so there was a bit of work associated with that.
I’ve been editing UnEarthly in preparation for its release as an ebook (YAY).
The Higgs Boson made the news so I had to research in order to be sure I was correct in my understanding of what it really is (nerdy but true)

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That's right, LEAVE your workspace!

While some writers will tell you that they couldn’t live without writing (and that might be true), I work in the opposite fashion.  I can’t write without living.  Were it not for the people I meet, the places I visit and the things I do, I would be lacking not only in material but also in motivation.  I need life to provide me with the energy and motivation to write.  Living probably slows down my productivity a little, but it definitely increases the quality.

So if you’re an emerging writer who feels stifled by the stereotype of antisocial, introverted author, BREAK OUT! If writing is your thing, do it your way.  If you’re an established writer who is staring at a blank page, aghast by the bleak knowledge that you’re stuck, stifled and flat out of words, then LEAVE THE ROOM.  Go meet some people, laugh until your face aches and explore your city.

When you’re done with that, sit down and pour life onto your pages.

That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it!