T.S Eliot once said that "The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink" - he knew he was talking about. There is something truly masochistic about being a writer at times. You could sit down, all pumped up about having enough free time to bang out a few chapters - but then your brain switches off and all you hear is white noise inside your head. NO power on earth could give you an idea right now. You're more likely to have a spider monkey jump out of your nose and slap you round the face.
Experience has taught me that inspiration does not take kindly to command performances, so instead I try to pretend I don’t need it. I try to trick my brain into thinking that things are going really well and I don't at all regret adding that transvestite private detective in chapter four. This unfortunately never works. This is because inspiration can also smell fear. Plus, I'm a really bad liar.
HAVING the time to write is a miracle in itself. So I write wherever I can. On toilet paper, napkins, my phone, notepads, on my palm and I bunch it all together and offer it up to the literary gods. My desk is a veritable shrine. I burn incense, I light candles, I all but smear on war paint and dance naked under a full moon. But when all the planets are in the right alignment I can lose a whole day glued to my keyboard.This feels much like finally dislodging a bit of apple from between your teeth using nothing but the power of your own tongue. Glorious.
I'm trying to get a few decent chapters published here by the end of next week. Something meaty that potential readers can get there teeth into until I manage a few more. I have a handful of followers already and I love each and every one of you.
Point is - I hope to be posting more soon, and thanks for reading.