As a reader I used to get really fed up when an author used to keep you waiting for months for the next part in their story. You know, it’s got to an interesting bit and they either stop writing or start something else. In some cases they get abducted by aliens and are never heard of again. It didn’t dawn on me back then just how difficult writing could be, that the words don’t always just flow. In fact sometimes it’s in line with pulling teeth. I’ve developed a great deal of respect for the authors that manage to up date on a fairly regular basis.
Pooks has been very busy too – showing off. Not that’s she’s been rubbing it in that she’s been writing, nooooo, she’d never do that – and of course pigs fly. It look a quiet word from Scally in her shell like before she bloody well left me alone. As you already know I’m a very sensitive and gentle soul; I found all the sniping very distracting. I was that upset at one point that I had to read a few stories to calm my nerves.
Pooks has two new chapters under her belt which she's been waving at Scally, the last being her first tentative steps into the world of smut. Of course, we’ll no doubt not see her for a while after that; she’ll be hiding behind the sofa. It’s always a bit of a shock to the system to discover that you can actually write that stuff. And she’ll then have to admit that her good girl status is a bit smeared in places.
It’s a similar thing when reading it. I think one of the reasons that authors don’t receive a lot of feed back, when the stats counter shows that people are visiting the site, is that most people are a little bit embarrassed to admit that they may have a kink or two of their own. By e-mailing the author to say I like your story – you are in fact taking your 1st step out of the closet. I know that was the reason I didn’t write to anyone; you have to admit it to yourself first before you can admit it to your partner, let alone write to some stranger whose stories you’ve been reading for years.
You know what I'm taking about; you become very jumpy when you're on the computer and someone enters the room, you also become an expect at minimizing screens and you always clear the history tab before closing down. No way can you write to these people, what would you say for a start? And they must be a bit weird. These authors can’t be normal people, with normal lives, holding down normal jobs and bringing up a normal family. Just Mr or Mrs Average. Now can they?
++++
Montgomery and his partner in crime, Madam Sulya, have moved house. Lots of new stories and snippets to be found at http://smartingstories.blogspot.com/
And it’s a blog site, so you can leave comments. Yes, you can. You can, honestly you can. They don’t bite you know. Well Sulya doesn’t bite being a lady, and in fairness Montgomery doesn’t either. He pinches.
++++
I found this little fellow on the doorstep yesterday. He’s obviously the beetle world’s equivalent to Denis Healey. Isn't he sweet?
