Reflections on a Week Past

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May 27

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I missed my Wednesday Wander this week. It wasn't because I'd run out of places, though - I've quite a few locations still to share, and more to visit, so will keep the series going as long as I can. No, it was for a couple of other reasons - one, I was part of a blog tour for a new book, The Finding Of Martha Lost, and my slot was Wednesday. The other was that it's been a strange sort of week. Understatement, I guess. The tragic incident in Manchester affected me (as it affected a lot of people worldwide), and, once I'd posted about it, I just felt like hanging with family, especially my gorgeous girl, so blogging got put on the back burner for a few days.I've done some walking, too, along my favourite canal route and past the river, taking photos of green calm and reflection. The swans I saw nesting the other week now have cygnets, three little balls of grey fluff following their parents across the water.I did do some writing this week though, managing to sort out a few plot tangles in Silver and Black, my vampire novel. I know, right? I never thought I'd write a vampire novel, but a writing prompt almost two years ago via Ali Isaac brought me the character of Emelia Raven, and her story was too insistent to ignore. So, I'm pretty close to a finished first draft, which I'll put away for a couple of months before coming back to, as I find that's the best way to see what changes need to be made for draft two.It's a Bank Holiday weekend here as well, meaning Monday is a day off work and school (plus it's the start of half-term). There's work to do around the house, plus a bit of family fun, so I have fingers crossed the lovely sunshine we've had this past week sticks around.Wishing you all a peaceful and happy weekend. Back to writing and wandering next week xx