Waiting

A clock tower in Amsterdam

Have you ever noticed that a good portion of life consists of waiting? That’s in addition to the time you spend sleeping where very little gets done either. 

This month has seen its fair share of waiting for me:

Waiting for the school strike to be over so my offspring can start his senior year of High School.

Waiting for agents to get back to me after submitting my manuscript to them.

Waiting for my publisher to get back to me with edits on my novel which comes out Dec. 15th.

Waiting for my new passport - not that I’m planning any big trips, but I like to be ready just in case. 

Waiting for friends to be free for a coffee date.

Waiting for the cat to finally come in off the front mat.

Waiting for Netflix to get season 10 of Supernatural.

Waiting for the delicious cake I just baked to cooled off enough to slice.

Waiting for my elbow to heal up after spraining it so I can write at full speed again.

Waiting for Mercury to go direct again … those retrogrades can really mess you up…. 

As frustrating as waiting can be, it does give me time to reflect, to think through the next step. To get some much-needed rest and plan. 

While I wait, stories develop and play, like movies, in the back of my mind. Characters come to the forefront and fade away again if they don’t fit the story. All in preparation of the next books. 

So I will reluctantly admit that waiting isn’t all bad because it gives me time to step back and prepare for the next big thing ... which hopefully doesn't keep me waiting too long.