More hen than human

One of the most reassuring things we were told at our twelve week scan was that there was only one baby. Twins are very special, but for my first go at motherhood I know one will be challenge enough.

In this way, trying to become a published author is more like being a hen than a human. Even if we were to be having twins, they would be born at the same time and be at the same stage of development. A hen, on the other hand, lays a clutch of eggs at intervals and works on keeping them all warm while she waits for them to hatch.

I have a clutch of three at the moment. I heard yesterday that my first novel for children, Wild Rose has been submitted to publishers by my agent, Eve White. Today, I finished proof-reading the first draft of my novel for adults, A Good Death, the story of the revenge a woman takes when her husband fakes his own death. And on Monday I will get to work on my second book for children, New World. All the while, new ideas are developing and join the list of books I want to write.

I’m looking forward to getting back to the beginning stages of the writing process with New World. Editing and proof-reading have a certain satisfaction. But for me there is nothing like writing the story for the first time. However, I know that there will be more work to do on Wild Rose and A Good Death in the future.

For now, I am grateful to be working on just one book and that there’ll only be one baby this time.