Writers

Written for https://fivedotoh.com/2024/02/03/fowc-with-fandango-unconventional/

Unconventional, and to describe writers in that instance, is mostly correct. We see the world differently. A colour, an object, a conversation, and it sparks our interest. I love participating in word prompts because it leads everyone in various directions.

Some write a poem, while for others it is a story. Today, it has caused me to ponder on an author’s quirks. Most of my friends at the school, go home and relax. I am on their website for hours. Yes, they have other hobbies, but I cannot talk about it without losing their interest.

Their favourite response is, ‘‘oh, that’s a lovely hobby.’’ You take a deep breath, smile and move on with your day. Being an author is about developing a plot, character, and pace. Not to mention grammar. If you self publish, there is marketing, and hoping someone will buy your book.

An unpaid job is more apt.

When I was writing my novel, ‘‘It Won’t Happen Again’’, Martha was as much a real person as the people I was interacting with, or when meeting with my family. I completed all the extra chapters in 2020. The government’s lockdown, and now there were no excuses to not finish it.

with an editor helped me transform a string of letters into a creation that I was proud of. It is not easy because most of us struggle with doubt. How many of you have spent years on a project? Me too. I am working on two; a romance and a thriller, and have been for the last four.

Unconventional, different, and crafting words, where your reader can follow your heroine on her journey. For me, that is amazing.