After the sudden and unexpected death of my husband on Monther's Day in May of 2021 I was creatively blocked due to grief and being overwhelmed by loss, and then the slow process of getting my life back on track.
In February 2022 an idea sparked in my head and I began writing. After two attempts I stopped and regrouped, took a deep breath, and started the new novel for the third time and am now 47,000+ words into it. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it this month or next month and self-publish it at the end of April or early in May.
Curiously, my art didn't suffer like my writing did...maybe because writing takes more cerebral activity than drawing does for me. Drawing is also a comforting activity whereas writing can lead to places down dark alleys you don't want to travel to, and bring thoughts into your head you don't want to deal with.
I'm relieved that after 9 months the writer's block let up and I'm able to write for a few hours at a time.
The new novel is the fifth in the novel series set at or near bodies of water (Whisper Lake, Bolt's Landing, Camden Lake, Dalton Cove being the first four books in the series.) The tentative title is Rosemont Reservoir. This novel follows the romance/suspense/crime path of the previous four but is darker as a serial killer stalks a peaceful small town in the hills of the Berkshires, targeting virginal young women.
