Hello my blog reading friends (yes, both of you)!



Firstly, an apology. I haven't blogged a short story for ages, and I feel terrible about it.I do have a good reason though.

I have been so caught up in my novel WIP that I haven't been able to write any short stories at all.  I have just hit 49,000 words, and the story is still flowing really well. The characters took me somewhere I didn't expect to go, but it worked out rather nicely and all of my different plot threads seem to be coming together neatly. I almost can't stop.


My WIP has in fact taken over my life somewhat. When I am cooking or eating or daydreaming or trying to sleep I am thinking about it. I know these characters better than I know some of my neighbours.  I daren't start thinking about a different type of character from a different type of world in case it pollutes the world of my WIP or makes it vanish like a dream on waking.



When I have got my first draft completed and it is resting before revisions I will return to blogging short stories but until then I'll be staying faithful to my WIP. No shorts on the side. Sorry.



Secondly, an opinion poll. What would you like to see appearing  here in the meantime? I could muse on my mundane life and writing process (though that may get a bit repetitive) or I could get  some other authors in here to guest post or be interviewed, or some combination of those. Or even something else entirely. We'll call the comments section of this post the suggestion box - I'd love your input on what you'd like to read. This blog is for you, after all.



Normal service will be resumed shortly. Thanks for hanging in there :~)



Victoria



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