Writing in Troubled Times

This audio book is on super sale until the end of the month on Chirp.
I'm never sure how it is for non-writers, but for writers, turning to our books is an escape, a haven, a release.

An escape because the writing pulls you in. Forces you to direct your thoughts to the story you're unfolding.


A haven because it's taken you away from whatever trouble roils around you. When I'm writing about three women on a mountaintop top one hundred and fifty years ago, I can't be thinking much about a virus. Or the fact that I can't visit my grandchildren. That I worry just getting groceries. Okay, gonna stop listing things to worry about. I'm sure you can all supply your own.


A release because honestly, nothing lifts the valve on the pressure cooker of my stress, my tension, my very non-confrontational lifestyle, than shooting someone.
I don't know how you people who write sweet contemporary romances do it.
And Amish? When was the last time there was a shoot-out in an Amish romance. This is reason number one why I should try to ever write one.

How are you holding up? Do you have enough worries that writing is hard? Or is it good that you can exit reality for a while and be someone else, somewhere else, doing something else?

Sweet baby girl, missing her grandma!!Or does this invade your creativity and leave you struggling? If so, it might help to let off some steam and talk about it.

Let's talk Escape, Havens and Release today on Seekerville.

I'm giving away a $25 Amazon gift card to one lucky commenter.
And maybe some books, too. One for sure, but we'll see how the day goes!


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Just to be gratuitously cute, a picture of my six week old granddaughter that I CAN'T SEE BECAUSE OF THIS STUPID VIRUS.