A particularly happy day today. Gina is an intensely focused writer, often working from the moment she wakes up until 4 or 5 in the morning. As anyone who follows my blogs knows, I am very proud of her and certainly do not begrudge her working practices. It’s always been my opinion that any creative person should never be interrupted when they are in the zone, as I call it, even if it means they are in that place for months. Today, Gina took a rare break from her work, so, to celebrate, we went to the Mall, near Bristol, and splashed out a little on a very special box of chocolates and had a mooch around the shops. We found a wonderful ratty brooch and a beautiful butterfly necklace for her to wear at her next book signing, both wonderful bonuses as we weren’t looking for anything in particular, it’s just great to come across something special like that.
After our little shopping treat, we went to Costa Coffee for a couple of giant cups of cappuccino, toasted paninis, cake and plenty of good conversation.
When Gina is not working, we are almost always chin-wagging, but, for some reason, it’s just more fun when we sit down in a cafe for a chat and a drink. Today’s conversation was about writing. Well, when I say a conversation, when it comes to plots, characters, twists and turns, new ideas, new stories and new adventures, I tend to listen more than talk. I watch them evolve in front of my eyes as Gina’s words and ideas flow, growing with every word that comes out. It’s amazing. I have never met anyone with so much to write and so much to share. Today, she even talked of writing two completely different books at the same time, just because she cannot wait to get one or the other book onto paper! That’s Gina. Hehe.
I wondered, as we sat there having a great time, how many writers have similar conversations all around the world. I wondered how many plots and characters have evolved over a cup of coffee, growing, solidifying, becoming reality. To a non-writer like me, it’s like magic being weaved before my eyes, the miracle and genius of a creative mind and heart. Beautiful.
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