No rest for the writer
Posted by Tricia on 16 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Chit Chat, Writing Life
How I love my holidays. Travelling is one of my big passions. The weeks before are spent planning what to pack, where I want to visit while I’m there and how I’m going to walk and swim and generally come back feeling fitter than when I left.
While I adore my day job, I have absolutely no problem switching off while I’m away from it. Apart from thinking about what to bring back for my buddies, I don’t give work a thought. I just step off into wonderland for a couple of weeks. It’s a different matter with writing though. I can’t switch off and if anything those couple of weeks away really get all my juices flowing. There’s inspiration for settings, plots, not to mention heroes 
So, having just arrived back from a couple of weeks in the South of France, I am inspired! I’ve got sneaky photos of inspirational men, lovely villas set amidst pine trees and lavender groves, glamorous yachts and glitzy restaurants. My writing pad is jam-packed with plot ideas, some of which are scribbled on napkins or restaurant menus as hubby and I indulge our “what-if” games.
My head is buzzing with ideas …
Ah, indeed, there’s no rest for the writer ….
Tricia
http://www.tricia-jones.com
What a lovely sounding vacation!!!! And how great to come back inspired. I’ll have to hope that RWA in San Francisco does the same thing for me, although I rather doubt it will compare favorable to France:))))))
July 17th, 2008 at 4:47 amOh, I don’t know, Gail … I certainly wouldn’t sniff at a visit to San Francisco. Sounds wonderful!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:08 am