My top ten list of ways to procrastinate when writing a book.

I'm about 1000 words off finishing the third installment of my Fated series, the first of which is out in January next year.

I started writing it one month ago to the day. It's been the fastest book I've ever written and my best friend who reads all my books as I write them (chapter by chapter) tells me it's the best book of mine she's read so far. And I think she might be right. I love it. But for some reason I'm dragging my heels on the last chapters.

Last chapters are always hard to write - final dramatic show downs, wrapping up story lines, making sure all the characters get some kind of ending or reference - it's a challenge. But this ending is even harder to write than normal. I think maybe it's because I don't want to leave these characters because secretly I'm in love with them. Well not so secretly. But yes, I am actually in love with figments of my imagination.

But when you meet them hopefully you'll see why.

Anyway, today I have astounded myself with the lengths I will go to to procrastinate. I think I should win a medal or something.

Check this out. My top ten list of ways to procrastinate when writing a book.

1. Watch Battlestar galactica


2. Make coffee even though don’t drink coffee

3.Contemplate doing the laundry (don’t actually do it but do clear up daughter’s discarded pyjamas and put in laundry bin)

4. Try to convince dog to write the chapters for me

5. Take photographs for posterity of the post-its stuck above my desk.

6. Tweet

7. Upload photos

8. Write this blog post

9. Check facebook five million and ninety one times

10. Play around with spotify playlist for book.

Fated