Over Christmas I broke my right wrist rather badly. Emergency surgery and a metal plate later, I am unable to type with both hands. So, my writing has suffered a lot. I find it slow to type with my left hand and by the time I have written the word in my head, I’ve forgotten the rest of them. Yes, I tried dictation, but it’s not for me. I find my muse by staring at a blank page and letting the words fall from my fingertips.
Still, this glitch is giving me the time to do research for a new genre I wan to try out, psychological crime thriller. I’m rather enjoying discovering about how to manipulate people to get them to do your bidding for evil purposes. Also, I am editing and getting ideas together for more stories, so it’s not all doom and gloom. I just need to bide my time, let my wrist heal and get back to the job of writing when I’m better.
Squid hand haiku
Dark hides broken bones
Of finger cephalopod
No ink to write with
In the mean time, here is a short video and Haiku in honour of my injury.
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Hope the wrist heals well, Nikki. Thrillers is where it’s at. If you can crack that one, you’ll be away 🙂
It’s worth a try Jane. Nice to be doing something different that’s for sure.