Ask Elnora--About The End??? Lenora Worth

There are two little words that Elnora loves. (Besides "Shoe Sale"). Those two words are "The End." Yes, I have reached the end of another work-in-progress for Love Inspired Suspense. Normally, I'm not this gleeful when I finish a contracted book, but this year has been a long one. Work-wise, it was a great year. I think I wrote about four books. I've lost count. I had a seven book contract and my editors graciously threw in a continuity story that was hard to refuse. (K-9 story!!! With three K-9 dogs in it!!!! I mean, Elnora loves me some K-9 officer dogs!) So that's eight books in about a year and a half. Seven down, one to go. I think I'm happy about this one being done because I had to push it back in order to write the continuity. Not complaining, just explaining. I will make my deadline (Monday) by the skin of my teeth. Oh, and I need to write three chapters for the next proposal by then, too. I am going undeground this weekend to do that.

Okay, all right, I'm not really going to a cave with my little friend Boudreaux but I will have to buckle in and write three chapters. I only tell you this to show just some of the fun writers have. Especially writers of commercial fiction. Commercial fiction is fast-paced and well ... commercial. We write a lot of books because we have a lot of impatient but lovable readers. This is not about a ten year literary event. This is about a love story that involves two people--that would be me and my computer. But it also involves telling a fast-paced, interesting story with a happy ending and then ... we get to do it all over again. I ask you, could there be a better job on earth? (Besides working in a shoe store that has a huge employee discount?) I think not. So for me, my little literary giants, the end is really about the beginning. When I finish a book, I take about a day to frolic and then I rub my hands together in glee and ... start all over again with the next one. (My frolic today--I got to run errands and have lunch with Big Daddy.) Could life be any better??? This begs the question--what to you love to do? If you had your dream job, what would it be? Let's discuss!