Indigo is keeping me company, enjoying a relax beside me as I have a big, post Christmas read in.

What are you reading?
I just finished reading "How to write Mystery and the roller coaster of suspense". I have a greater understanding of the genre now.
I love an after Christmas long reading session :-).

"How to write Mystery and the roller coaster of suspense" is the second of the Mystery books I've read recently. I found it hard to even find any in Kindle.
I think what helps me with my writing more than any books, is my previous art career of over 50 years. I just apply the same degree pf professionalism to it - I know you have to study, practice and just do it, listen and learn and the inspiration only flows after you have made the plan and gotten stuck into doing the work - on a daily basis. Just set a date - soon and decide how much time you have to work at it , how much time you can give to training for it (reading ) and then do it.

I love it so much I have to do the opposite. I have to plan what time I must spend away from my creative passion and just do it, regardless of injury or desire to break from what i love, excuses. Observation and correction tools, are your best teacher. I wouldn't spend $9.95 (Kindle price) on that book again for what I learned from it, but it would be worth borrowing from a library. I'm into the book on avoiding book rejections now. :-). Enjoying a good read in today and this evening. :-)