So I’ve been reading Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys and drinking delicious Czech style Far North Queensland beery goodness. He somehow makes a story about a spider god’s dumpy son into a fate-of-the-world battle of wits. Made me wonder if I could up the stakes a bit in Last Resort, and yup: sure can. Don’t need to change much, just tweak it slightly, and suddenly the Big-Bad just got a lot more believable AND scary. It also ties this book into the over-arching series a bit more.
So, my point: not being able to do a lot of writing for a few days can sometimes be a good thing… provided that you still have your brain on the job. And tasty tropical beer.
Best regards,
D.R.Sylvester
D.R.SYLVESTER FICTION 
Hear hear! A holiday can give you a new perspective on a lot of things in a work-in-progress novel. Some of which can be used. : )
Thanks! And seeing things in this positive light also lets me off the hook for all that unfulfilled word-count guilt 😉
I think it was Hemingway that said something like, “Write drunk, edit sober.” XD I think being away from your story a bit can give you some new perspective because you aren’t as close to it. And the beer may have helped, lol.
One of my favourite quotes, and occasionally very helpful. I say occasionally because sometimes editing and sobriety together can be too much to bear…
Lol, maybe it should be revised to, “Write drunk, edit buzzed.”
That’s brilliant! And what I shall live by henceforth.