Hi Everyone, Sandra Orchard here, and I’m so excited to be back. I've missed all of you.
I took a cyberspace break for the past two months to give my full concentration to my writing, and have time to spare to refill my creative well.
And wow, what an experience that has been!
Not always in the ways you might think, either...
Would you believe I became suddenly ill just before bed the night before our flight? And our cab was due at 4 am!
Let me tell you, watching people from a lying positioning in the airport offers a whole new perspective.
Thankfully by the time our flight arrived for its connection in Vancouver, I felt much better. In fact, by the time we boarded the plane to Alaska, I was well enough to pick the brain of the passenger beside me who happened to be a pilot.
The pilot laughed. I had, after all, told him I was a romantic suspense writer!
He graciously pulled out his cell phone and showed me pics of his DC10 and what I’d have to do to down it. Hee! Hee!
This was our first time on a cruise, and that in itself was an amazing experience. Since I was working on a story proposal set on a cruise ship, I spent a great deal of time chatting with staff, from waiters to cabin stewards. We even had a behind-the-scenes tour of the ship.
Admittedly, the captain looked a tad nervous when I asked what he’d do if someone went overboard. Hubby assured him I didn't plan to jump. Although there was that occasional gleam in hubby's eye that he might be tempted to push me if I didn't stop asking so many questions.
I arrived home brimming with renewed writing energy and... to a new contract!!! Such a lovely anniversary gift from my editor, don’t you think? <grin>
The first is a trade-length romantic suspense/mystery for Revell Publishing that features a herbal researcher as the heroine and a cop as the hero. The novel is the second book in a three-book series called Port Aster Secrets, and I’ve learned that writing a book where the romance arcs three books is VERY different than writing a single book romance.
The other book I'm working on is my new Love Inspired Suspense, in which an antique Cadillac figures prominently. So of course, it was essential that I experience what riding in one would be like. <grin>
Hmmm, I wonder where I should set my next novel… My daughter is planning a trip to Australia next fall… <wink>
Your Turn: Where would you like to see a novel set?
P.S. Please join me tomorrow at my blog, Conversations about Characters, where Love Inspired author Lisa Jordan will share the inspiring story behind her characters in her new release, Lakeside Family
Garden Path image courtesy of Simon Howden/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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