Book Update: British Music & Salted Caramel Cookies

It's 1:02 AM in the morning and I decided to write to update my blog after a month and a half long absence. As you all know, I've been working on The Ghost of Robert Brown, my latest mystery novel. The editor is finally done and I got the manuscript back last weekend. I've been working on it (albeit infrequently). So, you can all expect a late-December or early-January release, depending on how it goes. 
I must say, I really enjoyed writing this book. That is not something that's easy to do when you've got so many words and drafts to write. I feel writing this book has set me free in a strange sort of way. There were a lot of scenes which I felt, helped me express feelings about the subject matter, that were always at the back of my mind but never written down.  It has also helped me relax into writing without pressurising myself to write a certain number of words over a certain period of time. I wrote the first draft of this book in January but it didn't feel right so I sat on it. I finally re-wrote it in September. I needed the eight months to be able to come the full circle. The book is still far from done. I have a lot of changes to make. 
So, I hope you all enjoy reading this book. 
I listened to a lot of songs during the writing process. During the first draft, I listened to a lot of U2. I'm a big fan of U2 and I'm totally in love with their Songs of Innocence album. I especially recommend Every Breaking Wave and Iris from the album. U2's With or Without You is also a classic song that never gets old and I've been listening to that one to push my editing process along. 
Other than that I listened to Jessie Ware's Wildest Moments, Champagne Kisses, Say You Love me and the Snow Patrol classic Chasing Cars. As you all know I'm partial to British music.
I also enjoyed eating a lot of salted caramel cookies (though my waistline didn't enjoy it as much!).  With the holiday season around the corner, there is much to celebrate. It also brings me to a wistful realization that this year is about to end. Last year was a rough one, and I wrote about that. But this year was a bud in the barren ground after winter- it was hope. I'll go on about that when I write my concluding post for the year. 
​See you soon!