A little R&R…

The art of doing absolutely nothing at all is not something that comes naturally to me, but since arriving in Portugal I’ve been practising. I confess that, especially when I’m writing, I tend not to rest or be social or take time off until it’s done. But these few days of doing nothing much of anything reminds me how essential rest and relaxation is to creating. It makes me think of music, how the spaces between the notes are as essential as the notes themselves, otherwise it’d just be a riot of noise. This week I’d intended to edit the Witches – one more time – but I won’t. I’m taking the week off. And, I’m sure, as well as having a wonderful time here, when I get back to work, my writing will be all the better for the rest.

Pic: the view out of my window right now