Always working

Despite the idea of taking off today after my little scare this morning, I ended up coming up with an idea for a scene. I’m actually wondering if it would work on a real investigation. It would be interesting to find out sometime.

I don’t think it is possible for a writer to fully disconnect from the process of writing. I know I am constantly thinking, twisting, reworking things in my head. Sort of that earlier complaint of a writer not looking busy, when in reality, the hamster is in the wheel running and running and running. (In my case, this is sometimes a literal hamster as there is one in my office. I’m serious.)

Anyway, I can’t turn off the thoughts sometimes. Like the other day when I finished another chapter, I thought about the ending to that several times. Ugh. Nothing was working. I am very happy I didn’t settle for the original idea. It works out so much better now.