To say that a writer's
hold on reality is tenuous is an understatement — it's like saying the Titanic
had a rough crossing. Writers build their own realities, move into them, and
occasionally send letters home.
DAVID GERROLD
My friends and family can attest to the truth of the above
quotation, because they have occasionally had to send out search parties to
hunt me down and drag me away from my keyboard and back to reality. But even
then, part of me is still with my characters, listening them converse with each
other, myself and occasionally even arguing with me over the way the story is
going to go. Did you have an imaginary friend when you were a child? Me too,
but mine never left. With each new story
I simply add more to the legion that exist within the confines of my mind, and
in the books I write. I’ve come to accept that having the mind of a writer is
simply another form in insanity. Fortunately for me it’s a type of crazy that’s
more or less socially acceptable.
As I type this I’m actually playing hooky from my current
manuscript. My muse vanished in a puff of smoke somewhere around 1 am on Friday
night and hasn’t been seen since, so I’ve been taking advantage of her absence
to write this entry, prepare some work for my own blog, and re-work part of my
current work in progress to fix some minor issues that popped into my head
while I was driving home from the hair dresser. Even when my muse is in a snit,
apparently she’s still willing to send me memos on where I’m going wrong. This is what it means to be a writer, that no
matter where I am or what I’m doing, part of my brain is still wandering on
another plane: plotting, planning and building imaginary worlds while
invariably getting ambushed by cute, fuzzy little plot bunnies who do their
best to distract me with yet more ideas for new worlds and new characters.
Some scientists theorize that there are an infinite number
of realities in existence, and new ones are being created all the time. Every
writer I know is living proof this is true, because we spend part of our lives
forever inhabiting the realities we create. The rest of the time, we’re trying
to write about these places so that we can invite our readers to come and
explore them with us.
Consider this your invitation: Come and escape with me.
Susan Hayes
Bio: Susan Hayes lives on the Canadian west coast.
Determined to keep hunter Valentina safe from the vampire’s vengeance, Aedan appoints
himself as Val’s personal bodyguard. Then he makes sure he’s guarding
her beautiful body up close and personal, every chance he gets.
As the body count rises, Valentina and Aedan’s new bond is tested to the
breaking point. Trusting each other with their lives is one thing, but
can two solitary warriors find the courage to trust each other with
their hearts?
Rory Frazier is destined to be the next leader of Kismet Cove, a secret
colony of seal shapeshifters known as selkies. The catch? Rory can only
claim his birthright if he and his blood brother Evan Sinclair find a
suitable mate.
Contact and Book Buying Info
Susan's Website: http://susanhayesromance.blogspot.ca/
Susan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-Hayes/551945384831723
Susan on Twitter: @capricia13
Find Susan Hayes' books at BookStrand/Siren and Amazon
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Discussion Topic: In honor of paranormal author Susan Hayes: If your plot bunny was a patronus, what animal would it be?
