Spring Break for Writers

There are a lot of students and families on spring break in March. Lucky! Though my thoughts may take brief creative vacations from the day job, I am still sitting at my desk. 

Plus, I want to be ready if/when the muse shows up. Although, maybe SHE is at the beach waiting for me to show up? Gulp!

Do you have traditional family activities or plan fun vacations for spring break? 

Write about them! They could be just the unique idea or slant that a publisher is looking for. 

Good luck! -Q

Ray Bradbury - Lover of Life

National Endowment for the Arts video

Science fiction/fantasy legend, Ray Bradbury, died June 5, 2012. Like many, many other writers/readers, Mr. Bradbury influenced how I saw life and fiction as a young adult. This endearing video should be required viewing for all fiction writers. Check out Ray Bradbury on his childhood love of reading, how he rented a library basement typewriter for 10 cents/half hour and wrote Farenheit 451, and how he has written every day for the past 75 years.

"The things that you do should be things that you love, and things that you love should be things that you do." - Ray Bradbury
I may watch this every day for a while, just to sync Bradbury's counsel with my creative wiring.
-Q