The sun is shining. I will be going out for a countryside walk of an undetermined distance this afternoon, This morning, I took down the Christmas decorations. It is a tradition to take down the decorations before New Year’s Day so that we drag as little of the old year, as possible, into the new year. It doesn’t have to make logical sense. It is the way it is. Where there is light, there is hope and life.
The walk happened. Sunshine, -12 Celsius, a pleasant breeze made it feel like – 18. We walked 8 kilometres with two of them through soft snow [think walking in loose sand by the sea] making it a good workout. Now, pleasantly tired and parked beside my laptop with a good, hot cup of Earl Gray tea, ready to relax. Leftovers for supper means that there is not much left to do for the rest of the day.
Yesterday, I finished the third rewrite of my second book in a series of historical fiction. Now, I just have to do a final spell-check before I get someone [any volunteers] to read it before I risk publishing it. The book has about twenty-one thousand words, just like the first book, A Tale of Two Vikings. The working title of the book is The Crusade of Princes. Part of the reason I want a few volunteer readers is to perhaps find a better title for the book. The First Crusade only forms part of the book, albeit a significant part. There is no hint of naturism in the book, though there is an element of speculative fiction with the appearance of a couple of Celtic deities to serve as links between parts.
While that process is underway, I will return to a naturist novel that has been sitting in limbo for several months. Also needing my attention is a naturist space opera of sorts. It will likely be several more months before I can return to the space opera. When and where I get time to work on book three of the historical series which could end up with five to seven books in the series is hard to tell.
I think I’ll need to live to be more than a hundred if I am ever going to finish the stories that are yet lurking beneath the level of consciousness. And then there is a book that is being requested that will be the hardest task – the survival guide to navigating through midlife while holding a relationship together. Perhaps, if I can do that topic justice, it will end up being my legacy. Sigh, I get tired just thinking about all of this.
Now, if you would consider reading a small book, a historical novella, please leave a comment here, drop me an email or Twitter direct message, and I will get back to you. Thanks in advance.