I had a Bitzer day yesterday. Bits a this, bits a that…
I’ve been working on two writing projects and both are now with proofreaders, so that’s got them out of my way, leaving me free to start the next one, but first, I have to decide what the next one will be about. I find once I have a hook (a gimmick, an ending or a twist, something to hook the story on), the rest comes pretty easily. So, yesterday morning, I did some research as the following couple of images will show you.
All fascinating, but I then got distracted by a rare book I found about the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, and Maskelyne and Cooke’s magical entertainment, and as that was not only online but fully downloadable in PDF, I spent the rest of the morning reading that.
Until it was time to knock off for my two-hour lunch break (the joy of being semi-retired). Lunch while watching MasterChef, followed by the Great Irish Bake Off, followed by washing up, and I had a short period of time to play Sherlock on my tablet, then it was piano hour. That passed very pleasantly, and after it, came a drink at the bar before visiting a friend who is here, but who doesn’t like to leave his accommodation much in this heat. So, a very relaxing day was rounded off with a glass on their terrace before home, some salad, a little more TV, and bed. Somewhere in there I also managed to start on a jigsaw that Harry bought me for Christmas. I shan’t be able to use my desk for a while, maybe a long while as I realised, yesterday, this one has 1,500 pieces. That’ll keep me busy.
