Check out this fabulous Secret Santa I got during my last week at work. Nothing beats a good horror novel and some Lindor chocolates.
Did I mention that my day job is in secondary education? Maybe at some point in a long buried blog post I mentioned it. If not, then now you know that working in a grammar school pays my bills and not my writing, apart from in a far-flung dream. Now that it’s the end of term at work, I have two weeks to catch up on reading and writing time. I’m outlining my next novel while waiting for the printed final draft of novel WIP#4 to arrive from Lulu for another read through and some red pen treatment.
Aside from working on my own novels and poetry books this year, I’ve managed to make a dent in my reading list too. On Kindle alone, I beat my reading streak of 16 books last year, with 21 this year. If I factor in the paperbacks I’ve read that would push the total number of new books I’ve read to over 30 (and closer to 40 if I count favourite rereads). Not too shabby.
Literary plans aside, it’ll be a low key Christmas with a few chores thrown in. The washing machine picked a prime moment to break a few days ago, so a trip to the laundromat will be in order before the replacement comes. Not what I needed, but it’s sod’s law I suppose. Some early spring cleaning is on my list too, including a big de-clutter of books, toys and clothes to go to the charity shops.
Other than that, not too much on my end. Hope you have some good Yuletide fun this season!
Leilanie Stewart 