I have only written about one page towards a novel this week, because of sickness, but also because I am reading a little more than normal – mainly magazines based on gardening and permaculture. I have no energy to garden yet and it is actually quite unlikely I will do much in the garden this year, but I am learning as much as I can whilst I am out of sorts. I have reinjured my leg twice in the past two weeks and so mobility is now getting affected, I have an old break that never healed properly and the two separate injuries were heavily on this old break.
I have written approximately 5 pages towards the plans of a new novel for April’s NaNoWriMo as I do intend to participate this year.
I have also started writing a non-fiction book based on my current knowledge of gardening and self-sufficiency, hence the extra research too, I want to be thorough as I realised there is not enough of the kinds of information I want out there readily available and I wanted to make it easier for others like me to find. So far I have written approximately 10 pages towards that.
All of this whilst sick with a chest infection, injured leg, ear infection and the extreme depression caused by the harassment I am getting from my neighbour, which is actually making me scared to go into my own back garden these days.
I am planning to start selling my artwork around the end of the year; there is a local opportunity for me to take up positions in the local art gallery and I am going to snap those up. I won’t be ready until autumn.
I have also done four half done pieces of artwork this week, there are plans for 6 more, I am trying to do them fast, but they require a lot of layers and drying time so that can be frustrating!
I am also starting a junk journal for the first time.
Whilst I am updating you all, I may as well tell you about some of the books I have read this month. I have read “Conversations with God” as a non-believer in mainstream religions; I found it refreshing, because to me, it proves all the instincts I had about God growing up are true and valid. But I had all those ideas beaten out of me because my family can be quite radical about this sort of thing.
I have also read “The library of the dead by T.L Huchu” which I absolutely loved, it was about ghosts and it is a mystery, a sort of detective for the dead sort of supernatural thriller/fantasy. I found some parts of the story very gory, but it was a fun read and I look forward to reading more from this series – as I think I heard it is a series now?
I read “The Spooks Apprentice” by Joseph Delaney, which I felt was not really suitable for children under the age of 14. I found it too disturbing in some parts and my son and his entire classroom had this read to him during school lockdown online and most of the children were asking the teacher not to read it to them because of nightmares! So there you go! I enjoyed it, but I found it too quick paced.
I am currently reading two other books I got from the library, so I will update you all on those soon. The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey and Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor!
So this is a condensed down and short as possible update for you all, hope you all are well and I will hope to post again in a few days’ time.