walking, writing, stuff

I’ve finally gone out and gone for a little walk, despite the slipperiness. I really need to do this every day; it brightens my mood to no end, even when it’s treacherous out. And, of course, it makes Chanti happy, too. :)34444444444 (That last bit brought to you by Lucy, who is now head-diving into my armpit.)

I’ve been sitting around the last day or two feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of doing rewrites and edits and writing new books. Going for a walk has helped clear that up enormously. Even plodding along slowly, it just really makes me feel better. I almost always think about writing when I’m out walking, and I always come back astonished at how lucky I’ve been (except when Chanti’s been very bad, in which case I’m grumpy, but that’s not most of the time). I mean, 5 books and a novella sold in 1 year is one hell of a step on the road of Dreams Coming True, you know? Walking makes me realize just how good I’ve got it, and how happy I am.

And today I came back to email from Matrice with cover copy for “Banshee Cries”, so that boosted me some, too. :)

This has been the week for comments letters. :) Got, ok, TB was on the 5th, but still. Got O:C notes last week, got BC notes, um, yesterday, I think (so the version my test readers have won’t be the final version, but feedback is still appreciated), got cover copy today…it’s all good.