And here we are. As I am writing this, it’s January 27th. I must have blinked and missed it all! To be honest, I’m not a winter fan anyway, even though I am Canadian, and I tend to hibernate whenever I can until spring rolls around again.

On the plus side, it means that I can concentrate on my writing a lot more. I’ve personally found that being stuck indoors is a great motivator when it comes to focusing on what’s important to me.

Speaking of writing, I’m well into my second novel in my series: The War of Light and Shadow. It’s moving along quite well, especially since I’ve learned that taking over four years to write a novel means that your audience tends to wander off in search of new authors and books to read. That was my mistake and I’m paying for it. Lesson learned. So I’ve had to start from scratch, trying to rebuild my readership. It’s tough, but if I did it once, I can do it again!

Frankly, I don’t get a lot of views on this site, but that’s okay. I like to share my thoughts, even if I’m simply speaking to the void. For those of you that stop by from time to time…thank you. It’s a simple connection really, but isn’t that what writing is? A connection with people you don’t know and will probably never meet? I think so.

And now it’s back to work. February, the shortest month that often feels like the longest, is almost upon us. And once we’ve made it through, Spring is on the horizon. I can hardly wait!

Take care. I’ll talk to you soon.

J. J.