Melinda Morley

So, not to make you feel bad or anything–especially if you are in frigid Idaho at this exact moment, because I’m in sunny St. George. Did I mention that the skies are clear and blue and it’s relatively warm and that means, oh yeah,  sun.(70+ degrees!)

I’m here at The Death By Writing Camp put on by the fantabulous Dave Farland/Wolverton (for those who would rather be dead than unread–that’s me). I have another seven days to go, so this will be my only post until it’s over since the whole point of the camp is immersion. I must resist the call of the Internet. And the lure of my dear readers. And the general distractions of the world overall.

Still, I love you all.

Oh, and did I mention that St. George has great running trails? Yesterday I booked six miles and most of it along the Virgin River trail. Beautiful and not too cold. And did I mention that the sun was shining? I heart the sun.

And I stayed with Grandma Morley and she is a great lady. She is a professional at taking care of people. And she likes the temperature at 72 all night long. Sweet! (Especially since I didn’t have Ken with his uber hot calves to keep my feet warm.) Last night I stayed at Dave’s house and I had to sleep with my window open in order not to succumb to paint fumes. Room temp was…about normal for me at home and I really missed Ken’s calves.

Oh, I did get a call that my kitty had passed on to the other side. She had been acting a little under the weather and we wondered if she caught something while in the pen because other animals could be carrying stuff. But, we weren’t alarmed by her symptoms, in fact she was starting to act like she was feeling better.

Then she died. (Feel free to pause here for a moment of silence.)

She was a good kitty. We are sad to lose her. Why is the good die young and the old ornery ones live forever?

And, I do have a scary Halloween story to share about my lonely car ride from home to St George in the dark, but I’ll save that for another day and strange voices.

So, I am off to brainstorm and do some character and world building and then, oh, I don’t know, think of some additional conflicts for my characters and look for ways to fill my plot holes because me story is a stinking sieve at the moment. You get the picture.

Oh, and I must write a scene. And other and another and another and, well, you get the picture.

Have a great week!