It's exactly a year ago today that Younger Son and family set off for their new life in Italy. Even writing it still makes me sad.
I think the anniversary is why I've been feeling a bit low of late, however, today I have a genuine sore throat and an achy leg. I am blaming Husband for both. He had a bad throat earlier in the week and I put my achy leg down to sympathy pains for his gout - which incidentally is much improved, thank you.
Sore throat and Husband's general apathy mean we're not going to the Gower Gluttony Festival with everyone else today. It's a food, craft and music festival - "Boring" says Husband - but one of the stalls was named for me: The Wobbly Bottom Cheese Stall.
It's been too hot to clean for a couple of weeks and now it's cloudy but I'm feeling too sorry for myself to clean. Hey ho. So I've been working on my novel. You'll be pleased to hear I have concocted a murder plan. It's secondary to the action so I'm hoping people won't dissect my logic too closely as it may not be infallible.
I think I may have to curl up with a good book this afternoon. I'm reading one of my library books, a James Patterson novel, The First Lady. In fact it's written with a co-author, which always makes me suspicious but it's an entertaining yarn so far.
I've not read any James Paterson before, which considering the records he holds must make me unusual. Have you read any? What do you think?
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It's been six years since I've read any James Patterson, so I fail to recall his writing.
I read one James Patterson novel a gazillion years ago and never read another. It was okay for typical thriller stuff written by a guy. Apparently, he's been "writing" with co-authors for quite awhile now. Doesn't that basically mean some sweatshop factory writer is pumping out paint-by-numbers books in his style and the publisher is sticking Patterson's name on them so they'll sell better? Pardon me for my cynicism.
I think you're probably right, Debra. I don't read many thrillers and this is more of the political drama type so it suits me fine.
After I read the second Patterson which was exactly like the other, I concluded that low paid ghost writers were being issued with plot outlines and instructions to turn in a completed work asap. I'm sorry writing pays so poorly that people are reduced to accepting this sweatshop labor.
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