Getting back to It!

Reflections of the Moon2012I took this pic the other night after glancing out the window and seeing the reflection of the moon on the little pond of water that sits in front of our place. It was so pretty I had to grab my camera. I've been quite inspired by the change of seasons. Okay, we've sort of had a change of seasons. It's really not spring. Not compared to the rest of the US. lol

But, it has been warmer. We've had some sun and the grass in greening up. The lake is open and beautiful. Soon, we'll have bugs, but right now you can go outside in a t-shirt and just take in the sun.

I've been working on revamping the book in which I had the rights reverted. I've had some great ideas and have been inspired. This will be more suspense driven, so I'm having fun with that.

I was worried that after working in the paranormal realm, that I'd lost the desire or ability to get back to reality. Police procedure, etc. But, I was reminded how much I love that world when I tagged along to the police station with the scout troop the other night.

I watched the kids play in the fingerprint dust, taking each other's prints, and remembered my own experience in Kindergarten. Back in the day, Officer Friendly still visited schools and met with kids. I'll never forget. They asked for a volunteer to be printed and I raised my hand. To my surprise, I was chosen. I'd pressed my fingers in the black ink, dampening them on the pad, the officer carefully rolling them on a white card. I'd gotten to sit in the front seat of the police car as well, and well, I was bitten.

The one and only thing I'd ever wanted to be was a cop.

My life has turned out quite different, but there's still that fire and I think I'm lucky, actually. Creating characters, writing from multiple points of view, the killers, the victims and the police, well, that's pretty damn amazing.

Hopefully that love, the awe I felt as a child for the men and women in blue, the desire to enforce the law, carry a gun and help others in the process, well if things work out, it should make it to the page. At least, that's the plan!

Thanks for stopping by.
Taylor