Taste of Kiwi: Blog of Author Shelley Munro

Why is it on days that you’re really busy everyone decides they simply have to talk to you? I had one of those days today. My edits arrived from Carina Press. No problem. They were expected. I had breakfast and sat down to work.

Bang! Bang! Someone was at the door. Sighing, I answered it and came face to face with a woman who wanted to convert me to religion. I politely said I wasn’t interested, but she was a tenacious one. I finally informed her I was busy and shut the door. I sat down and half an hour later, the phone went. It was my sister. I know if I’d had said I was busy, she wouldn’t have minded, but she’s been going through chemo, and I wanted details. (She had an MRI yesterday and will know in a week if the treatment has helped or if she requires more radical treatment) Fingers crossed! Anyway, I finished talking to her, and decided I’d quickly check my email. That was a mistake because there was another set of edits waiting for me, this one from Ellora’s Cave.

Somehow, I think it’s going to be a busy weekend. I leave you with a relaxing holiday shot, meanwhile I’m off to attack more edits.

The person surrounded by fish is me. Mr. Munro and I did a helmet dive while we were in Bora Bora, Tahiti. It was so much fun and definitely makes my list of most memorable experiences. Note the stingray on the left of the photo.

I’m doing a guest post at Coffee Time Romance today on Friends with Benefits and The Bottom Line.

And, if you haven’t already, check out my guest post at Manic Readers about The Other Side of the Fence.

I’m busy with edits at the moment and have worked all weekend on writing. It’s keeping me out of trouble, that’s for sure! I have edits on two manuscripts. One down, and I’m thirty pages into the second.

Tomorrow I have a special guest. JK Coi is visiting and talking about her latest release. I hope you’ll pop by to visit.

Despite being busy I still have a book on the go. I’ve just finished Only Pleasure by Lora Leigh. This one wasn’t one of my favorites of hers, and I actually found myself skimming. Next off the pile is Body Language by Suzanne Brockmann.

If you’re in the Northern hemisphere, enjoy the rest of your weekend. Southern hemisphere – welcome to Monday!

What are you reading at the moment?

Things are pretty busy in the Munro household at the moment. I’m busy with writing–someone please tell me why I thought it was a good idea to sell three books before I left on holiday, because after sales, the edits arrive. I worked on edits for most of the weekend. Mr. Munro had to work for part of one day and went off to play golf for the other day. He arrived back home with a meat pack and was very pleased with himself. Today I worked on my current work-in-progress. I’m not following any of the “so-called” writing rules, and I’m having a ball. Writing for the sheer joy of it is so liberating, although it’s not always practical when it comes to selling the manuscript. Sales equals income. I always need to factor that into the equation.

This year I’ve done a lot of soul-searching when it comes to my writing. I’ve analyzed my strengths, my weaknesses (I swear my commas move around like loose cannons every time I hit send), and I’m working to a plan of attack. I’ll let you know this time next year if it works.

I’ll leave you with a video of an ad, which I love. It’s about success and was filmed in New Zealand. The beach in the first and last frames is in Auckland and looks out over Rangitoto Island. It’s one of my favorite views.