It's been three weeks of mess, shifting things around and no quiet.
During the second week my Internet router died, and then my keyboard- fortunately I had a spare that came with my computer- and yes a third thing happened but I can't remember what it was!
It was wonderful to get a couple of nights in a local hotel as there was no heating or water while the house was re-plumbed (new boiler, new radiators and new pipework). It was a cold mid-January weekend and we had snow!
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| Sunday morning snow... |
I spent Wednesday trying to adjust to the lack of disruption- along with the worry about the continuing silence from my characters...
With everything going on their disappearance hadn't bothered me too much, but when Wednesday morning came round and they were all still missing... it was just blackness on the periphery of my mind where they usually lurk.
It was very scary. But thankfully just as I was settling to sleep that night, my current pair of characters returned with a revealing scene...
The house is still disorganised as we've been stripping old wallpaper off (and some of it was very willing to be removed) while there's nothing obstructing the walls. But of course it does mean redecorating. I'm pushing for paste the wall wallpaper...
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| Drying plaster on my office wall... |
Most of my framed pictures are still in storage, but I do still have my coaching print to look at...
Sadly my office wallpaper will be remaining in pieces for a while. But I don't mind as it doesn't stop me from writing.
I've planned a new routine to try and make the most of my time this year, and hit a new word count.
How's your new year gone so far?
2 comments:
I reckon your characters simply decided that since you were busy they'd sneak away for a bit of a holiday. When you sit down to write, they'll come trotting back.
Julia- you're right, once I got more settled my characters started talking to me again. :-)
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