Well, the results of the editorial jury are now in and for today’s adventure, I spent a bit of time reading through all the feedback and deciding how I would make use of it.
I feel as if I’m standing on a threshold today ~ a new point of departure 🙂 . By the way, the running adventure I described in today’s video actually happened in 2010. You can read all about it here.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
I’m secretly pleased to report that I am still awaiting feedback from one of my editorial team about my book. This has given me a great excuse to go tree hunting again!
Today, I’m out on the farm having a “field day” 😛 .
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Yesterday’s tree identification adventure was actually quite challenging ~ I felt like a bit of a sleuth and got great satisfaction from unravelling the mystery of the leaf 🙂 . This morning on my walk with my dog, my attention was grabbed by all the trees I hadn’t really noticed before. It was as if they were shouting  “Hey you! Why don’t you identify me?”
As I’m still waiting for some final pieces of feedback about my book, I’ve decided to follow the call of the trees and undertake a second tree identification mission. You can see how I got on in today’s video. (Images of the trees I identified can be found below the video.
Laburnum
Ash
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
The world of romantic fiction can get pretty intense, so today I’m taking a bit of a break and trying something new. With the aid of a pocket guide to trees, I’m going to attempt to identify 3 different species of tree in a nearby street.
The aim wasn’t to identify a species I already know (to be honest, I don’t know that many!) but rather to venture into unknown territory. The experience has shown me how little I know about my immediate surroundings and I think I’d like to know more. I’ve place images of the trees I identified below today’s video.
Here’s how I got on ~
Hawthorn
Larch
Lime
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Today I have two adventures to tell you about! Last night I had a really helpful chat with writing coach, and published author, Katherine Bolton. She helped me to make a final decision about whether the Mills & Boon route was right for me, and she gave me some top tips about how to find the right publisher. You can find links to the book and website I mention in todays video here [ Writers’ And Artist’s Yearbook] Â and here [Romantic Novelists’ Association.]
Today, I took some of Katherine’s advice . I also talked to a complete stranger about my book and their response was rather promising 🙂 .
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Over the last three days, I’ve enjoyed the gifts of dissociation, gained insight into my own need for internal peace and quiet, and gained a greater understanding of  the workings of the main female character . More importantly, the main female character has now made it up to Inverness (she was stranded in Peterborough for rather a long time!) The big “meet” is about to take place 🙂 .
Today’s video is an amalgamation of the last 3 days of writing adventures ~
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
In the last three days of my romantic fiction writing adventure, I have  :
Today’s film is an amalgamation of the last three entries to my video diary.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
In the last 4 days of my romantic fiction writing adventure, I have discovered that if you write for long enough, you eventually bump into yourself! Today’s video, which merges the last 4 video diary entries, sees me ~
Receiving a direct personal message
Beginning to experience creative writing as a rapid route to personal discovery
Stumbling across a powerful and “moving” literary device 🙂
Outlining the entire plot of my book
I’ve been busy 😉
I am just going outside and I may be some time.
JT
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he last four days have been packed with writing, learning and adventure! I’ve had my first dose of “Writers’ Doubt” , I’ve learned how to slide into writing mode without causing my fictional characters too much distress and I’ve received my first piece of feedback.
Two more tragic deaths have occurred (I know – alot can happen in four days) and I’m learning to get comfortable with writing even in conditions of “poor visibility”.
I’m editing like Stephen King and gaining confidence in the natural direction of my story.
In short, I am beginning to feel like a real writer 🙂 .
You can watch the highlights of the last 4 days here ~
I am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
For today’s adventure, I am visiting a local area of interest for the very first time : the Dark Hedges.  The weather wasn’t ideal for filming and my video camera couldn’t really pick up the eerie beauty and unusual atmosphere.
I did manage to take some pictures though and , whilst I was taking them, I realised how much I have slowed down over the last 4 months of adventuring. There is something very slow and present about the writing I am doing at the moment ; there is something very slow and present about taking photographs. I seem to be noticing much more … about much more 🙂 .
I have posted some of my photographs, which I took with my phone, below the video. (I am really enjoying “playing” with Instagram at the moment too!) The main image was taken by my son : he’s a keen photographer.
I Â am just going outside and may be some time.
JT
Humans Resourced 