A Pretty Cool Distraction + Good Behavior
At the end of July, I took off to Cusco, Peru to meet up with my daughter who'd spent the summer there. After enjoying a few days in Incan splendor, we took off to explore more corners of that wonderful country (you can see pictures of these other destinations in my latest author newsletter - I've left the free book download open until September 30, if you'd like to partake). I returned to the States on the August date of the IWSG...and proceeded to sleep for 14 hours straight.
I've been whining at IWSG about not making any progress on my writing, and that's because instead of plotting and researching my manuscript, I was consumed with plotting and researching this trip. I'm more than happy to take a break from writing for such a fun and amazing distraction, but now that my life is boring again, it's back to work!
Because of all this distraction, I'm delayed in giving a shout out to the fabulous Jennifer Lane and her re-release of WITH GOOD BEHAVIOR. With seven published novels under her belt, Jennifer ventured back into her debut novel and scrubbed and polished it so that it's better than ever. I enjoyed its first iteration, so I'm excited to read this new & improved version. Congrats, Jen!
Here's a short excerpt from WITH GOOD BEHAVIOR:
Sometimes Jerry and his fellow parole officers joked about starting their own dating service, matching up the hapless cons who crossed their doorsteps. When they were feeling feisty, they’d brainstorm potential names. Instead of Perfect Match, Jerry suggested Perfect CONnection. Al came up with a substitute for It’s Just Lunch, offering It’s Just Cuffs. And Sheila perverted match.com to myladyleftmewhenIwenttoprison.com.
In the midst of organized crime and dim hopes of redemption, can love persevere? For Sophie Taylor, a psychologist who lost everything when she violated an ethical boundary, and Grant Madsen, a naval officer who sacrificed himself to protect his uncle, finding that love seems unlikely.
As they start their lives over in Chicago, both fight family influences and run as fast as they can to escape the past. When their paths cross outside their parole officer’s door, attraction sparks. Too bad a hidden connection may not only shatter their fledgling love, but prove deadly to them both.
Tell me, what's your favorite distraction?
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Comments
Is that a llama behind you?
Now that's a cool place to explore.
I too have to fight against my favourite distraction which is playing solitaire on my iPhone, or chess, or bridge.
I hope you enjoyed the time with your daughter.
Shalom aleichem,
Patricia Everything Must Change
At the moment, my favorite distraction from my fiction is some poetry I've decided to work on.
In the dark and cold of winter, when I need a distraction, it's usually Netflix or a video game. Occasionally it's a trip. Processing firewood can easily take up a weekend.
I love traveling, but haven't been anywhere notable except in my day job lately. Use some of your traveling experiences in your writing and you can consider that trip "research" :)
Jennifer's book sounds interesting. I'll have to check out her blog as well.
The Pedestrian Writer