Jo Leigh talks about the writer’s rush in her RTB column. I didn’t comment over there because how do you say “What, it isn’t like that for everybody all the time?” Writing is making magic. It’s the coolest thing there is, the most fun you can have. I was shocked when I first heard writers talking about how much they hated to write, the “just open a vein” spiel. I felt like I was doing something wrong and probably going to go blind, but hey, it feels good and it’s fun, so I just kept right on with my guilty little secret.

Besides, I have a bazillion stories to get written and they’re not going to go away and shut up, so I’ll just keep at it. If I do go blind, PBW can probably give me some hints on switching to Dragon Naturally Speaking.

The bazillion stories isn’t much of an exaggeration. I have 8 of ’em done (well, one almost done) not counting short stories because I can’t count that high, and yet a funny thing; I get one story done and in the process the ideas for several more pop up. I put them in the idea file and by the time I finish another story, more ideas to add. I am never going to get all these stories written. I write and write and the pile is not shrinking! Where do I get my ideas? Costco, apparently. I get ’em in bulk.

Anyway. MLH is in the final big push. After which I have two proposals to put the finishing touches on (in one case this means writing a synopsis, in the other case it means writing another chapter). After which I will figure out what’s next. I’ve been hesitant to start on the sequel to DG because all I’ve got is a car chase with a motorcycle jumping off a moving truck, but hey, I wrote the first book when all I had was two people meeting on a desert highway, a man on a motorcycle and a woman in a broken-down car. Most of my stories start with a central idea, but some start with a central image and that seems to work just fine, too.

At least, until I go blind. :mrgreen: