But not on a typewriter because that would be silly.

Could you imagine the carpal tunnel I’d have working on that thing? My arms, hands and wrists are in bad enough shape as it is. But that’s no excuse to stop writing. Because there’s dictation. The learning curve is atrocious and I’m at the bottom end of it but I’m not quite ready to give up. Well, I did give up for a while and reverted to typing but once we settle in a bit more I might get the trusty Blue Snowball microphone back out and give it another shot.

Let’s back up a bit.

I’m working on the sequel to Like a Bird. When I began the original book it was intended to be a stand alone because I detest series. As the story was nearing the three-quarter complete mark I began compulsively daydreaming (i.e. creating storylines instead of sleeping) an extended future for the characters. I told myself it was all in good fun and that nothing would come of it. Only the story was good, juicy good with lots of twists, new love interests and a cat-and-mouse element. Once the first book was complete and the dust had settled with the initial promotion (which took forever!) I started hacking together an outline and then dove right in.

However, we randomly bought a house in another city recently so I’ve had to put anything non-essential on the back-burner. And by non-essential I mean anything that didn’t fit under the category: Food/water/shelter.

My computer is finally up. I’ve also made my first journal entry (this one!) in almost 8 months and updated my website content. It was long overdue and as necessary as actually writing the damn story.

So here we are, ready to begin a new chapter in so many ways.

I will post more about the first book, the characters, the metaphors and the thinking behind it in future posts. For now I’m really just testing out content to see how it displays before I more seriously commit to posting more often in my journal. I do hope you subscribe below in the footer so we can keep in touch. Please send me any questions or comments you have, I do love hearing from people, even if you haven’t read the book.

Best wishes,

Laurie