Getting back to real life

[pegkerr]

is difficult. The house (*coughs*), let's say, was not exactly in spit-shine condition when I got back, which has added to the post-vacation let-down.

Am starting The Private World of Georgette Heyer, which kijjohnson is lending to me. What's interesting is that she never granted an interview her entire life; she apparently guarded her privacy fiercely. I can't help but think that I'm lucky that not all authors feel that way. In the course of learning how to write, I buttonholed and informally interviewed many authors about the process of writing, and I am always interested in reading printed interviews, too. I found that learning about other authors' experiences was helpful, mostly in showing me that there are as many different ways to write as there are authors. I suppose that besides having a desire for privacy, she must have possessed a great degree of self-confidence that I lack. It just didn't occur to her to ask others "how do you do this writing thing?" She just went out and did it.

Peg