Today I sat down to write and realized I hadn’t done a blog post in a few weeks.

Or written in general.

Or read.

Ugh.

Every writer’s worst nightmare is not writing, and the worst part is we alone are to blame. My weekend started off with a simple errand turning into me figuring out how to change my tire. Never done it before and now it’s off the bucket list. Then I spent the remainder of my daytime hours detailing the bathroom. Then I just turned into a potato and kept the lounge company with the TV on.

The next day was work, but then I was looking forward to two days off. Yesterday was Game of Thrones day (we watched the latest episode at eleven and then again at seven) and tried to accomplish something before the day drew to a close. I accomplished a fantastic nap (I’m starting to feel old) and then came my second day off.

Boring right? Same thing for today. Just getting new tires, cleaning, preparing dinner and walking dogs. Now while they’re passed out behind me on the lounge, I finally feel like writing. That being said I still have my partner’s birthday to finish planning and my family’s visit to plan as well. Hard to believe I’m on holidays in less than three weeks, but I’m excited to show them around Australia!

As for my novels, there are tons of ideas I’ve jotted down and begun organizing. The thing I’m struggling with at the moment (aside from actual writing) is keeping my history bits short and sweet. I’m trying to build a world as deep as Middle Earth or Westeros and in doing so, creating many short stories and characters that have no weight in the main story but affect the world to what it is today. This world building is important for both the Jefferson Trilogy and its successor. Jefferson also helps flesh out many of the basic workings of magic for the sequel trilogy and my favorite part is how the magic evolves from the simple to the complexity I’ve begun exploring in the future.

I know this post may be boring to those of you out there writing your own novels, getting published and finding success, but I must say I appreciate those of you out there who are listening and take the time to stop by. I also write these posts to get my own writing engine started and warmed up for the ride ahead. Hopefully your projects are going well and I wish you all the best!