ok so i'm a writer...:ruts part 1

i didn't exactly travel to get back into writing. i love writing. all the time. of course, i am a regular person, a wife, a mother (to my dog, but hey i'm still fully responsible for him) with a house that needs to be clean, laundry that needs to be done, dishes that need to be put away. anyway,  i have other things in my life too... not just household stuff, and sometimes it can get in front of my work. when you work for yourself, on your own time, it's hard to clock in and clock out.

king street

why? because you're the coolest boss in the world. and the coolest boss in the world doesn't want you to have household chores to do late at night. she wants you to get it done throughout the day so it's done. but then you see a shiny thing in the kitchen (aka a pan that's been sitting in the sink or the stainless steel trashcan that needs to be changed) or a dog that needs to be walked while the rain stopped...and before you know it, you (and the boss) are doing a million other things besides writing.

quad at college of charleston (i would have actually fit into this school crowd)

mase and i decided on a trip to charleston for our first anniversary. (yes, it's was 2 weeks ago, but we had other things going on like beautiful weddings and a dinner date with sarah--my agent-- and her sister marissa!) we wanted to go somewhere we'd never been together, somewhere that we could explore and enjoy. charleston was the perfect choice.

bring a hot boy with you on your trip if you can:)

there, i observed new places, compare & contrast nashville to south carolina, found a new place for my characters to be from or visit...and there i could write in new coffee shops with no familiar faces or responsibilities around the corner...

at kudu coffee shop

church renovation outside my window at kudu



it was a place i could get back into it. i had just started the manuscript for the sequel and to that point, at home in nashville, it had been difficult to get into a flow. but don't worry--it started rollin' right along.

sometimes coffee doesn't work

at leaf cafe for some good pinot and writing

how does this pertain to you, especially if you don't have any trips coming up? well, i would say that you need to find somewhere to go, whether it be a coffee shop you've always wanted to try but never have, the library, a park bench, your porch, your stairs, your bed even! just get out of your office (or wherever you normally work) it's about jumpstarting your brain.

found this on a bench in a park :) 

the point of taking trips is to get out of your head...so you can get back into it and not feel like you're wheels are rusted over. whatever that means to you, do it. 

namaste. ( i just did yoga, go with it.)