Going round in circles

Do you ever do that? Go round in circles? I suppose you never quite get back to the same place.

This is all about The Dani & Esme stories.

I started rewriting Book 1. Abandoned it. Got it out again. Retitled it. It's now called - Esme's Bundle of Joy. It will be a short novel about 30,000 words. I was going to call it a novella but apparently, novellas are unfashionable nowadays and are seen as substandard novels. Oh well.

• Book 2 will also be retitled - Be quiet now - currently just over 70,000 words. This one only needs checking ..... (ha ha)
• Book 3 will have the same title as previously - Daniela Hoffman is not stupid  (about 86,000 words) - but I'm going to rewrite Dani from 1st person into 3rd person (phew!).
• Book 4 will keep the same title - The Third Father (about 90,000 words). I'm going to rewrite Dani from 1st person to 3rd person if it works for Book 3.
• Book 5 - still in the planning stage. Tropical Heat (and for the time being it can stay there ).

How long will all this take? I'm now anxious to get back to Don't you remember me? and the sequel to The Sauly Bird. I wish I were faster, faster, faster....

I've written this so that I can see where I'm going. Do you make lists? Do you think it helps? I read yesterday that with the introduction of written language, people's power of memory has massively diminished. I don't quite believe it. It sounds logical but I still don't believe it. I'll have to investigate.

I've spent all day doing 3 posts for HOT (Hastings Online Times) - one published, the other two still not quite ready. It's nearly 7 pm.

And I need to send off The Sauly Bird to look for a publisher. But before that, I need to proofread it one last time. At least I've written the synopsis and the cover letter. I'm rambling on. Sorry, this is a very rambly post. Look at all these novels - if I ever get anything published, it will be a miracle. But I'm trying. Should get some marks for persistence.....

As I write this, I have to say that I've got a very comfortable chair to write in - but if I sit here much longer I shall be moulded into place. I shall be chair-shaped.

Had better get up and play the fiddle. Hope you are all good, all you friends out there.