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It’s the middle of April and the Texas weather has gone from warm spring to cold. Yesterday, a cold front blew in with gusty winds, rain, and temperatures that dropped 60s in the morning to the low 40s last night. So far today, it has warmed up into the 60s, but I’m sitting in my office and wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. The wind is still blowing, and I can feel the colder air around my feet, but I still prefer the colder weather to hot Texas summers. Definitely going to do some sealing of gaps around the windows and where the house meets the cement slab.
This weekend, I’ve been rewriting a chapter in Diablo to make it flow better. When I finish that, I’ll be about 1/3 of the way through the story, and I’ll start writing the next chapters. I’m a little behind where I wanted to be this weekend, but I’m still within the deadline goal I set for myself.
The muse has also gone into overdrive this weekend. I have general story ideas for two more books in the Starlight Bar series. These ideas are on top of Josie and Elliot’s story. I also have an idea for a new series that is not part of the Brimstone ideas I have. It’s not a matter of not having ideas for stories; it’s claiming more time to write.
For a couple of months, I’ve thought about purchasing a “cheap” laptop that would be just for writing. The MacBook Pro I’ve been writing on is now 6 years old, and it’s been used for everything. I wanted to separate the actual writing from all the production and formatting side of writing. I looked at several brands, but was “wishy-washy” as the mister likes to tell me, but I didn’t want to buy something just for the sake of buying something. Last month, I bought a MacBook Neo. So far, it’s working great for just writing. I know when I open it, I’m just writing on it. No browsing or doing anything else.
Until next time,
Rayne Rachels
