Geek with Tools

Remember in yesterday’s blog when I compared starting back up on The Hushing Days to a kid standing at the entrance of the world’s best amusement park trying to decide which ride to hop on first?

(If not, don’t worry about it. That about sums the whole thing up without all the extraneous metaphors. *sighs* I do tend to clog things up sometimes. Kind of like now. Sorry. Moving on now.) 

Anyhow, instead of heading to the rollercoasters, water rides or even the lazy choo-choo train, the nerd still taking up residence in my soul sent me straight to the technician’s room.

With toolbox full of old, new and possibly useless research in hand, I settled in for some quality time with the one part of the novel requiring the most graphic, historical accuracy.

Geek.

But a happy geek.

So, bottom line is this. I got no actual writing done yesterday but I did manage a truckload of the all-important framework.

Geek making progress.

Who knows what today will bring in Hushing Days Fun Land!

Until tomorrow…

Chloe

Color Me Plaid

In a move that will surely flaunt my most geeky attributes, I ordered 3 books from Amazon yesterday about American Revolution Prisoners of War.

Since I am writing a novel centered around the fallout one family faces when one of their own is captured in battle and imprisoned on the infamous “Jersey,” purchasing such resources is understandable and not entirely “geeky” on its own.

However…

The level of excitement pumping through my veins as I await the books’ arrivals is truly geeky. Nerdy, even. Dare I say, dorky?

Oh yeah, that’s a big yeppers for all three supposedly less than sparkling attributes.

Color me plaid, boys.

However…

I kind of like plaid.

A little geekiness never hurt anybody with half a brain cell in their head, so I can deal.

And being somewhat of a nerd is nearly a prerequisite for writing an historical novel.

The “dork” bit I could do without but I’ve been called far worse in my day.

So, here your blogger sits anxiously awaiting the mail, sporting a grin of simply ridiculous wattage… but pity me not, dear friends. I wear my plaid proudly.

Until tomorrow…

Chloe

SIDE NOTE: I’m an old timer who likes her books wearing paper and ink.