Escaping: A way to heal

I've been gone a while. A few months actually. I haven't been near my writing laptop, barely even looked at it. Why? Because life changed and I needed a break from marketing and writing. I got a full-time job to clear up debts from a failed, much loved business and I just found I lacked the energy to dive into the writing world. To be honest, I was bitter, pissed off and decided to turn my back on writing to sort out my life.

I have now returned, marketing my Little Wings series and have a new series under a pen name in the works. But while I was gone I read. I read an awful lot, one book per week and was inspired, haunted and at times wept at the masterful beauty within those pages.

Was this an escape? Of course. Did I bury myself within these stories because I wanted to leave my reality behind. Hell yes! And it worked. It was great therapy and I don't regret it one bit. I mean..why would I regret it.

Some books that inspired me while escaping were:

Lee Childs: Jack Reacher. I read several. The first book I read of Lee Childs was 61 Hours and that was a fabulous thriller. Even though I didn't like Jack Reacher at first, I thought he was a bonehead, I learnt to like him a lot. Now I wish he was a real live person who'd steal from drug dealers and save the good guys/gals with one blow of his fist. Oh well.

Rachel Joyce: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and its companion book, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy. A gorgeous read.

Joanna Nadin: The Queen of Bloody Everything. I loved, loved loved this book. My absolute favorite for the year so far.

Ellen Herrick: The Forbidden Garden. This is the sequel to The Sparrow sisters. I read Forbidden Garden first and really loved it. Then I moved on to The Sparrows Sisters hoping to enjoy it just as much. Sadly, I couldn't get into it. I found it a tad tedious. But the Forbidden Garden was great.

J.R.R Tolkien: The Hobbit. An absolute delight to read. Written in a wonderfully whimsical way that made me laugh out loud.

There were more books, many more, but these were the most memorable.

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