A Busy Time

I missed last week for some reason. Maybe it was because I was due my chemo and had other things on my mind. I have made progress on the book front, and now have a paperback copy of my non-fiction title, A WORD IN YOUR EAR, in my hand. My son brought it over from UK. I have also ordered a copy from Amazon.com simply because I was intrigued by the fact that postage from USA is cheaper than from UK to Spain. How do they work that out? I will be ordering several copies to give away, but will have those delivered in UK, post free. I’ll be able to pick them up when we travel over there in May. I still have to make a change to the paperback because I included the table of contents (from the e-file), which is unnecessary. It’s not a major problem, but I should be able to get that sorted within a day or so.

I have also started getting to grips with my latest ms, THE GATEKEEPER (working title). As most writers will know, there is always a point in the creative process when you run out of ideas. I’m no different, and have struggled a little. I put that down to the fact that I put the book on the back burner last year while I completed PAST IMPERFECT, and also the diversion on to my religious book. Now I’m waiting for my publisher to send me the PDF proof of Past Imperfect so I can crack on with that. It will also tell me that they haven’t forgotten and have made progress with it. I’m looking forward to seeing that.

Another project I have in hand is a new, updated website. My son, Terry, is building it for me, and when he was over here for the weekend, we sat down and went through the WordPress file learning a little about building and editing. I’m hoping I can grasp the essentials of building a site, but I have a suspicion that I may be calling on my son more than once for help. Once the website has been updated, I will begin to move my titles over. Should be fun.

On the health front: I had my fifth chemo session last week and today I have hit the wall. I think it’s because I survived on adrenalin while our son and his daughter, Gemma were over here for a couple of days. Now the chickens have come home to roost. Not to worry though; only one more session and I will be out of the woods. Wish me luck!