Tiger Lily Ponders The Universe
April 20, 2020

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Volume 5: A Rock And A Hard Place

Everyone in Chelsea is between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

The town plays host to the First Annual Chelsea Rock And Gem Show. Some of the exhibitors turn out to be scoundrels, cheats and scam artists. It’s hard to tell the good guys from the bad.

Annie is beset by a group of people who want to take over her operations and seem to stoop to a new definition of low to succeed. Of course, this group includes her not-so-very-good-friend Geraldine.

Ray’s first cruise for the season is scheduled and The Escape may not be able to leave the harbor. He manages to get it out, but in an unusually rugged state. Will it return intact?

A mysterious man comes to town in the midst of a rash of high-end burglaries. Pete, beset by the burglaries, then an arson with injury, then a murder, has only a day or two to solve the cases before everyone is scheduled to leave town.

A tragedy occurs at one of Annie’s businesses, and while dealing with this, Annie finds out she’s not who she thinks she is.

And through it all, the moon waxes gibbous and comes full. Is it the moon, or is The Avenue falling apart for real?
Writing Tip #7

Just write to write

Forget about your goals. Forget about how anyone else will interpret what you’ve wrote and  just write. Do it for you. Write what you like and what makes you happy.

Don’t think about the future or publishing or where you’re going from here. Just grab that outline, sit down, and write because it’s  fun . Believe it or not, this frees up a lot of mental space and allows you to write without thinking too much, which often helps you write better.

Always have a side project going on, something you have no intention of ever publishing. This is where your  real  writing happens.

It’s a place for you to experiment, discover your writing voice, and learn what you truly love to write while still working on your main project and accomplishing those goals.

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