What's on in August

It's August and the summer is in full swing in Britain. Traditionally it is a quiet
month for talks and radio interviews so it is a good time to take a
break, except I find that very hard to do because I am always working on
the next crime novel and thinking through plots and characters. 



I can leave off pounding the keyboard though on those very hot days and
sit in the shade of the garden or the summerhouse with paper and pencil
in my hand to sketch out my characters or draw up plot lines, and
sometimes just to sit, knit and think. Writing involves a great deal of
thinking.



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