2020

Apart from being the beginning of a new year and a new decade 2020 is definitely the year I will finish my fourth novel in the Lassiter series. Not intend, not hope to nor plan to but quite definitely will. Given of course that I have not yet kicked the bucket. Ain`t too young anymore you know. Given that that gratefully is the case I use the word "will" because I know within myself I have recently not been writing enough. Of course writers have to network, seek more exposure and attend the necessary library, writers`union and guild events -after all what I`m writing now is another example of that- however crime fiction writing is my business and I have been neglecting it very badly recently. The annoying thing is this. Crime fiction writing IS what I set out to do in the first place because I absolutely love doing so , therefore it is really upsetting when other things get in the way of that. The problem is that all these other things are essential for a writer also. I know that all other writers experience the same dilemma and therefore I am going over old ground with most of you but isn`t it the same old thing that keeps us all going? No not that I`ll waken up tomorrow to having sold countless millions of my books.
No it`s simply the fact that I will awaken tomorrow to find out some reader out there has taken the time to tell me just how much they enjoyed reading one of my books!
That is worth more to me than anything else!