Busy time–and not so terrible given that it’s winter here in Wisconsin (albeit a mild one!) and what else do I have to do but go to my studio each day and WRITE!!! How lucky am I that in this crazy world of e-books and vanishing bookstores and publishers holding their breaths I have work to deliver!!! I well remember my years working in corporate America when I too often felt overwhelmed and put-upon — where my least favorite time of the week was Sunday night because it meant facing another week of work where I had little control over my assignments and had the added pressure of constantly needing to prove my worth to the powers that be. Writing can seem romantic to the unitiated but to anyone who has ever crafted a story or novel and tried to find a home for it, romantic it’s not!!
Okay, so I’m babbling on here–stream-of-consciousness as I try to make sense of the crazy world I find myself in these days. A world where my work has taken off in ways I could never have imagined while my personal life is wrapped in the tragedy that my husband is coming to the end of his journey with an illness called Pulmonary Hypertension (see my diary/blog at www.journeytowidowhood.wordpress.com). To say my days and nights are surreal at this time is the understatement of the year and yet I realize that in so very many ways I am truly blessed. My hope for all of you as we near Valentine’s Day is that somewhere in your life you have found love and laughter and the sheer adventure that is the one wild and wacky life you have been given. All best, Anna
