Writing

because, frankly I write on lunch and breaks at work, other chunks of interrupted time. It helps give the racing mind time to reflect until all the inspirations are complete. Then, if the book is fun enough, I merrily edit and re-edit and polish the ready to publish ms. Even running all those edits, like a new vacuum cleaner going over a "clean rug" is satisfying as craft. And yes, the nagging challenging books seem to write themselves, characters taking over, and resolutions just developing seemingly out of nowhere. I like the real satisfying ending. Sometimes the buzz stretches out over years, nothing like what a quick reader can ever experience.