Getting Things Write
For the writers out there you know the saying that “good writing is all about rewriting.” I’m currently on my tenth draft of my next book. This one’s not a big rewrite – just fine tuning the romantic bits and bobs. So much fun.
But writers also know that in between the rewrites you need to regenerate your imagination. I like to play my guitar—I’m working on building those old calluses again. And my piano too, even if it’s only to tickle the ivories for a few minutes.
I love tennis, so that’s something else I’m doing to reboot. Not playing. LOL. Although I played for many years and coached as well, now I enjoy just watching the tournaments on TV, while I write. And the biggest one going on for the next two weeks is the US Open. Tonight, Tuesday, 8/28, Federer will play, so I have to hurry back from my ballroom dance class to make sure I don’t miss a minute. Oh, yeah, I also ballroom dance, to stay in shape, well, you know!
Oh, was I talking about writing?
My work-in-progress or WIP, The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin has taken about two years (and counting). One day at a time, one scene at a time. I am also constantly reading one of my hundreds, but who’s counting, craft books, like all those Thesaurus books. Which sometimes sends me down a different path in my writing. I seem to get to where I need to be in the end.
Thank goodness, and doesn’t that feel good to write the end.
Gail Ingis Claus is an author, artist/painter and interior designer. Her upcoming romance The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin will be released in spring 2018. Her current historical romance, Indigo Sky can be purchased on amazon.
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