Devlin Chase's Blog
March 26, 2012
It's A Fine, Fine Day.
Has anyone noticed that on the days when we plan to do so much we actually do the least? Now, what if you had weeks and weeks of those kind of days?
Almost two months ago I was hit by a car. (I love those bold statements, don't you?)
The driver was, I think, timing his way through the lights at the intersection. Either way, he came cruising through at top speed. He went past the two cars turning in front of him but failed to see little old me on my scooter in the same turning lane behind them. For a brief moment I became an SUV hood ornament before taking my first "Look Ma! No Wings!" flying lesson.
I can joke about it now but it wasn't so funny being carted off to the hospital to have a handful of titanium pins attached to my femur. The six weeks of bed rest were also beyond the realm of my humour level.
Wow, I thought, what am I going to do for six weeks at home? Hubby and I live on a farm so there's no popping out to see friends or to grab a quick lunch at the local coffee shop. No, this was going to be six weeks of solitude, calm and...wait for it...what I thought was going to be the perfect opportunity to finish Claimed In Sin, the seventh and final novel of my Vengeful Elements series.
What on earth was I thinking?
Six weeks later the book was still not finished and I started to panic over deadlines. With the speed at which I write normally I should have been finished with Claimed and well into the first book of the new series I'm planning.
So, what happened? Where did I fall short on my expectations?
Or did I?
Sadly I've come to realise that, as young as I feel, reality and my own perceptions are not always mutually exclusive to each other. Yes, I might feel twenty years old mentally, but the reality is that I'm past forty and my body wants its late mornings and afternoon naps while it heals.
I've caught up on my TBR pile, made hundreds of new friends on Facebook and launched the Vengeful Elements internationally through ebooks.
I've also rediscovered the joy of blogging and hopefully you'll see plenty more of me here.
So, while I might not have done the things I'd expected to while I've been recovering, I certainly didn't waste my time staring at the wall. And, while I cannot recommend being hit by a car to gain some down-time, it has been an interesting time nonetheless.
Now I'm back at my day job - doing what I love - selling books to happy readers...with my crutches and a smile.
So, if you're in the area, pop in for a coffee and a chat about the things we always say we'll do on those days we plan to do so much and end up doing so little.
These are the days that are so precious and which can bring us so much joy. Ask me...I've just had forty nine of them and I'm looking forward to the next.
Tell me about the lazy days that are so important to you and you could win a set of the Vengeful Elements ebooks. I'm running the competition throughout April and all replies will go into the hat to be drawn.
Until then, let the page tell your story.
Devlin - South Africa, March 26
Captured In Sin
Almost two months ago I was hit by a car. (I love those bold statements, don't you?)
The driver was, I think, timing his way through the lights at the intersection. Either way, he came cruising through at top speed. He went past the two cars turning in front of him but failed to see little old me on my scooter in the same turning lane behind them. For a brief moment I became an SUV hood ornament before taking my first "Look Ma! No Wings!" flying lesson.
I can joke about it now but it wasn't so funny being carted off to the hospital to have a handful of titanium pins attached to my femur. The six weeks of bed rest were also beyond the realm of my humour level.
Wow, I thought, what am I going to do for six weeks at home? Hubby and I live on a farm so there's no popping out to see friends or to grab a quick lunch at the local coffee shop. No, this was going to be six weeks of solitude, calm and...wait for it...what I thought was going to be the perfect opportunity to finish Claimed In Sin, the seventh and final novel of my Vengeful Elements series.
What on earth was I thinking?
Six weeks later the book was still not finished and I started to panic over deadlines. With the speed at which I write normally I should have been finished with Claimed and well into the first book of the new series I'm planning.
So, what happened? Where did I fall short on my expectations?
Or did I?
Sadly I've come to realise that, as young as I feel, reality and my own perceptions are not always mutually exclusive to each other. Yes, I might feel twenty years old mentally, but the reality is that I'm past forty and my body wants its late mornings and afternoon naps while it heals.
I've caught up on my TBR pile, made hundreds of new friends on Facebook and launched the Vengeful Elements internationally through ebooks.
I've also rediscovered the joy of blogging and hopefully you'll see plenty more of me here.
So, while I might not have done the things I'd expected to while I've been recovering, I certainly didn't waste my time staring at the wall. And, while I cannot recommend being hit by a car to gain some down-time, it has been an interesting time nonetheless.
Now I'm back at my day job - doing what I love - selling books to happy readers...with my crutches and a smile.
So, if you're in the area, pop in for a coffee and a chat about the things we always say we'll do on those days we plan to do so much and end up doing so little.
These are the days that are so precious and which can bring us so much joy. Ask me...I've just had forty nine of them and I'm looking forward to the next.
Tell me about the lazy days that are so important to you and you could win a set of the Vengeful Elements ebooks. I'm running the competition throughout April and all replies will go into the hat to be drawn.
Until then, let the page tell your story.
Devlin - South Africa, March 26
Captured In Sin
