I thought you might be interested to know what a typical weekend in a writer’s life is like. I’m not really the best person to tell you, as I don’t have a routine, but here’s what the last two days have been like…
Saturday 5.15 Get up, make tea and put in insulated mugs. Drive to location to photograph ships with, and for, my husband. Realise I left the tea at home. Take many pictures.
8ish Get home, drink the tea. Spend hours updating all the broken links and other information on the site (please tell me if you spot anything I’ve missed.) Much tea consumed. Also ice cream.
1.30 go to another shipping location. Drink tea, take many photos on narrow spit of land.
7.00 Almost get swept away by huge tide! (OK, was mildly surprised how fast the tide came in and nearly got one foot a bit damp.)
Go to secret overnight parking spot. Drink tea. Make dinner. Look at photos. Spend the night in the van. Dream people buy my books to fund my tea habit.
Sunday 6.30 Make tea. Write synopsis of my latest novel. Have more tea, which by then is much needed.
10.00 We go to Mottisfont Abbey. Drink tea. Photograph roses (for me, for fun)
. Have a tea break. Photograph more roses (see slideshow below). Leave two minutes before the rain starts.
3.00 Get home. Drink tea. Have ice cream. Discover the synopsis needs to be half the word count I had so edit it. Drink tea. Write elevator pitch. More tea.
6.00 Start editing photos. Have tea, and then food. Read. Lie in darkened room.
What a great insight into a writer’s weekend:-) Tea seems to figure a lot! I admire your energy. Yesterday, I was up at 6, then at church by 8.15 (I serve there, so get there an hour before the service), then home and spent the rest of the day resting. Mind you I have a poorly ankle that needs to heal.
Sorry about the ankle. Being in pain is very draining.
Fortunately it’s more discomfort than pain now after four weeks. And I’ve been advised today that I can’t speak to a doctor until next Monday (cause it’s not urgent)😐
What a busy weekend Patsy, no wonder you needed a lie down and tea. Well worth it though for those lovely photographs. Great excuse to drink tea and eat ice cream!
Thanks, Elizabeth.
‘Research’ is my great excuse for pretty much anything. I’ve already written two stories set at Mottisfont, and it’s entirely possible I’ll write another one day.