Living the Fictional Dream

Happy April 1st! Nope… no April Fool’s jokes from me. I think I’ve outgrown the pranking phase of my life. I was never very good at it anyway, LOL!

I like April, because it feels as if the new year is finally here. It’s hard to get excited about a new year when it is cold, drizzly, and gray outside. By the time April gets here, the weather is finally turning toward spring. We’ve had a few great days so far this year, but it keeps cooling off again. I see every cool snap, though, as a slight delay for the oppressive Texas summer.

There is something about the crisp air warmed by the spring sun and the sparkling days of this time of year that tends to inspire my muse. I hope the same will be true this year, as it has been in year’s past. My poor muse needs a kickstart — she has been very absentee thus far in 2009. I also need to kickstart my motivation to get my butt in the chair and write. That is a big part of productivity, as well. I can’t blame it all on my long-suffering muse.

Happy April, everyone. I wishyou all great weather and inspiring story ideas.