The HEA Cafe

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I’m  thinking about the weather today because I live in Florida, and right now it feels like the low 30sF with the wind chill.  And that ain’t right.  But if I wasn’t writing this, I’d be hard at work on my novel because I find the weather affects my mood.

When it’s cold, I hunker down and write because the only heat in the house during the day is the space heater in my office.  When it’s rainy I get gloomy, so that’s a good time to write angsty scenes.  When it’s sunny and warm, I sit out on the porch with my laptop, and that helps me add color to my scenes, ’cause I’m surrounded by blooming flowers and trees.

Hot, humid days are for steamy scenes, of course. A low pressure system is for hurricanes, and for writing depressing characters. A high pressure system is for the hero and heroine adventuring.  Fog spurs on mystery, hot and dry conditions–wait a minute, this is Florida.  We don’t get to have hot and dry.

So that’s what it’s like where I live.  What are your best weather conditions for writing?