And suddenly

I knew where I was going.

What am I talking about. My book, my novel, my masterpiece that has languished on the shelves for a few years now. The one that some have read part of and enjoyed, or at least have said they've enjoyed, the one an editor read part of and told me what was wrong with it and I totally agreed with her but didn't know how to tackle it. Well that problem has finally been solved. I know what the story is, I know where it is going and I've started rewriting it. Joy of joys!

So when and where the 'and suddenly' bit came from. Thursday evening 4th June 2009 I sat in Church Stretton library listening to the crime novelist Gillian Linscott. She was entertaining, amusing and I was quite happy listening to her. People were asking questions and my novel was the furthest thing from my mind. Someone made a

comment and Gillian replied 'I'm old fashioned, I like a story to have a beginning a middle and an end. And suddenly (now you know when and where the and suddenly came from) from nowhere came the solution to my novel. Driving home my mind was a whirl. A story idea that came to me a long time ago suddenly made sense. That night as I tried to sleep, people I've known for a long time, started talking to me and Friday switching on my computer, I felt as if I'd returned home. Now the rewriting has started, it's slow and painful but that's down to my arthritis nothing else.

So watch this space and I'll let you know what happens....