Hi everyone,

Sorry for the gap in posts.  My day job has had me travelling around the world for the last two weeks, and try as I might I can't write while I'm jet lagged and stuck on a plane.

This whole querying thing is hard - mainly because of the waiting.  I imagine it's because it's summer, and everyone is on vacation, but from the dozen or so queries that I've sent out, I've only heard responses to three of them.  (At least I hope that it's because everyone's away, and not because they don't like my writing!)

So, I'm trying to keep writing to distract myself.  I find myself wondering if I should keep tweaking my manuscript, hoping to make it a little better, or if I should start on the next writing project.  Although that only opens more questions; Should I write a sequel or a brand new book?  Difficult to decide!  Any suggestions?

Being down in Sydney, the weather is finally starting to warm up and the days are getting longer, which makes it easier to find writing time.  I tend to write first thing in the morning, before the rest of the family wakes up, and before my day job starts to intrude too much.  Waking to a warm house (no central heating in Sydney!) and birdsong as the sun rises is a lot more pleasant than the cold, dark house I've been in for the last few months.

I've got a couple of opportunities for professional feedback on my writing coming up, so I think I'll wait on some of the hard choices until I see what the experts say.  Then who knows?  Either some serious editing, a whole new project, or start querying again in earnest.