For those of you who don’t know, my wife and I raise quail.
We recently had a new hatch in the incubators, 120 of the little darlings popping out of their eggs over the span of three days.
Quail incubate for about seventeen days. Some will be born at Day Sixteen; most on Day Seventeen; and then there are the stragglers on Day Eighteen.
I love the anticipation of the new hatches. I’ll stand for fifteen, twenty, thirty minutes sometimes, on Day Sixteen, waiting to see a little beak punch through the shell. Funny thing, though, it never happens when I’m watching. I’ll stand there and stand there, watching, waiting, and invariably the moment I walk away and start doing something else, I’ll hear the little peep telling me I once again missed an arrival.
Ideas for writing happen the same way for me.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go… The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!” Judy Collins
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Like my baby quail, my muse shows up when she is damned good and ready, and trying to force her appearance is a fool’s task. Luckily, I have more than enough things to do, like farming and making coloring books, so I don’t have to stare at the keyboard waiting for an idea to appear. I just go live life and wait for inspiration.
It usually comes quickly!
UPDATE ON COLORING BOOKS
My “Urban Farming Coloring Book” has officially outsold my last two novels, and it did so in a mere three weeks.
I’m not going to allow myself negative thoughts about my serious writing. I’m just going to be grateful for the sales and move forward.
But I do find it amusing, for whatever reason.
THAT’S IT FOR THIS WEEK
You’ve got things to do and I’ve got things to do, so let’s go do them. Thanks for the visit. I hope you found something of interest.
Bill
“Helping writers to spread their wings and fly.”
Billybuc
Artistry With Words 