Inspired Action: Where Will It Take Me Next?

My recent weekend of seclusion in CT to finish my young adult fantasy novel was mostly successful.  I got a lot of writing done and cleaned up some parts that were a little fuzzy.  I still have some holes to fill, though, and am looking forward to getting those taken care of this weekend.

I’m still looking for a literary agent and a publisher, but I’m not discouraged.  I know that it will all come to me when the time is right and I’m paying attention to those little synchronicities that seem to happen very often. 

Once I get the inspiration to act, I jump for it!  I recently got a brochure from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for their conference in New York City, and immediately felt a little spark of energy, so I signed up for it.  I’m going all alone and won’t know a single person at the conference, but what the heck, I’ll go wherever the sylphs take me.

I’m looking forward to spending the holiday with my wonderful family next week.  I’m so blessed.

Happy Holidays to All!

Lea

Going Into Seclusion...Will I Come Out With A Conclusion?

After months of complaining that I have no time to write, I've finally decided to plan a long weekend to go into seclusion and get The Society of Sylphs finished (until an editor gets a hold of it, that is).

I'll be spending a long weekend in November at a quaint inn in Connecticut.  No phones, no email, and minimal conversation with the inn staff. 

Will I be able to handle going incommunicado for three days?  I'm starting to wonder. 

A friend of mine does semi-frequent "silent retreats" for 24 hours at a time and reports that they're good cleansing and purging experiences.  She describes the process as fun at first, then frustrating, then anger sets in with the "why did I want to do this?" question until, after several hours, something lets go and she welcomes the freshness of new perspective.

I'm an introvert, but the thought of being alone for three days is kind of freaking me out.  Although, now that I think of it, the inn was built in the 1700s and will certainly have a few ghosts hanging around.  Maybe they'll keep me company. 

Either way, I'm setting aside the time to go into seclusion and come out with a conclusion once and for all.  Now I just need to stick to my word and get the job done.