The Best of . . .

          I spent almost three hours on Saturday writing today’s blog. In fact, I had most of next week’s blog written, too. I only had to do some final polishing and format it for posting. I would have uploaded it then, but I was running late for an appointment. I shut down my computer and went to the appointment.

         That night, I turned on my computer, planning to upload the blog and do a few other writing-related tasks. The computer would not start! I got a “file corrupted” message and instructions on what to do. Didn’t work. My computer’s shot. According to my computer-guru (aka as Hubby), it’s the hard drive. I might be able to recover the data if I’m willing to pay some high-priced geek to try to retrieve it. Most likely, I’ll be buying a new hard drive or computer in a few days.

          I thought about trying to reproduce what I wrote. I could try, but it might not be as good. (Or it might be better.) Instead, I think I’ll just ask some questions. See what our readers think. (Nothing like getting someone else to do my work. )

          We just finished with our month-long Author Crush guest blogs. Which blogs were your favorite? Why?

          The authors I particularly related to were the ones who professed little or no routines. Zilpha Keatley Snyder, who writes when she wants; Tosca Lee, with her nocturnal writing habits; Sarah Prineas, who claims to binge-write after what she calls pre-writing; and Karen Cushman, who does the same pre-writing type activities, but confesses they are really procrastination routines. Every one of these authors affirmed my own style of procrastination/daydreaming/writing, giving me much-needed encouragement to trust my own process.

          That isn’t to say I didn’t like the others. I thoroughly enjoyed every guest blog we posted. Given enough space, I could say something about each post. My goal, though, is not to rehash all those blogs. My goal is to start a conversation. Let us know which authors stirred a chord in your heart, taught you something you didn’t know (thanks Pamela, for the link to FreelanceWritingGigs.com) or just plain entertained you. (Next time I need to figure out a plot point, I’m going to go bake some cookies, like Julie Garwood.)

          Your thoughts?