Sailing

I went sailing this weekend. Well, not really. We went to the boat but the weather wasn't condusive to sailing as a front had moved in, but the weather proved perfect for writing. I went into the cabin, curled onto the couch, plugged in my laptop and finished polishing Sarah's Brass Token. Today we planned to sail in the morning, but no wind made us change our minds. Still, it was a fun weekend at the lake. Very relaxing -- and I got a lot done on my wip.

Not only that, but my neighbor graciously posed for pictures so I could paint the cover. I'm stoked. I hope to have the cover done by next weekend. Once that happens, I can format the book and upload to amazon.

I'm waiting to have this one done before I upload, Texas Forged. In the meantime, I'm reading back through to polish more. I can't wait to share this story with you.

Nothing to do with writing

But everything to do with the state of my mind. For me I have to be relaxed and not stressed to be able to write and plot. Makes sense, right? I do write when I'm stressed but I find the words are more forced, but I can always edit later. I'd just rather be in the right frame of mind. So - today, I thought I'd share something a bit more personal. The boat.

The boat is actually my husband's pride and joy, a project that has taken seven years to complete. We bought the 30' sailboat the week before my son was born. He's 22 now. And we had to pull her for repairs seven years ago. We had every intention of returning her to the water in a timely fashion, but life got in the way so she sat in our drive forever.

Well, she's back in the water and looking fine. And - I went sailing for the first time in about 8 years. The day couldn't have been prettier. That night, the moon was full. I came home with all sorts of ideas. Sailing is a great way to relax and let your imagination flow. Of course, it helped that the boys did all the work. My only job was handing DH the wench handle after a tack. So the first picture was the in-progress-before shot.  Here's the finished shot. Well, sorta finished. This was before we got the sails for her. She's a 30' 1976 Albin Ballad with a fixed keel.