Finally finished edits for this one this morning. I had to write in another sex scene which I did, in a shower – a milieu I enjoy writing about in my books, and then sent it in to my editor.
I plan to pick up with Fallon’s Jewel now. It’s impossible for me to pick up a work-in-progress while I’m in edit land. They’re completely different modes of thought. Still, however, in spite of the spurt of inspiration for storylines, the writing is much slower than I’m used to. It just seems I don’t have as much energy for it and I often have to rely on discipline to get myself to sit down and type. Not that I don’t love writing. It has nothing to do with that. I love writing and I love my characters and stories. I guess things happen in life that divert the energy elsewhere. I used to be quite the workhorse, pumping out one book after the next. Who knows? Maybe that will happen again.
As a nice diversion, however, I’m reading the next installment of the Inspector Chen series I love so much by Qiu Xiaolong. The Mao Case. I’m sure it’s wonderful, I’ve only just begun. I only have one other book left of this series after this, so I’m making it last.
Other than that, I eagerly await the cover for Flying Fish which comes out in early July. I can’t wait to see what the cover artist – whoever it is – comes up with. Of course, I’ll post it as soon as it’s available.