I love it when my husband and I come to the city for meetings! For numerous reasons, one being that I can enjoy the many shops that we don’t have in our small, northern town, but the biggest reason is that I get to enjoy the best fish and chips!
Given my celiac disease, I don’t often get to eat out so when I do have the chance, I jump at it and am like a kid in the candy store!
I also find coming to the city helps my writing. The new sights and sounds, the excitement and change of pace, all stimulate a different part of me, which translates into my writing. The conversations that you overhear in the city are so different from small-town conversations, and I definitely wouldn’t hear them sitting in my home office with my snuggly writing buddies. These conversations are often excellent fodder for character dialogue or simply to spiral a scene forward. It also pushes me out of my comfort zone, which opens parts of my brain that may be complacent.
So, while my husband is at his early morning meeting, I am enjoying the busy harbour and writing this blog before jumping into my next round of edits. Even with the construction, the view was glorious last night. This morning the fog is slow to clear, but it’s going to be an excellent day to get out of the hotel and go for a walk.
Tanya Packer 