The (Twilight) Writing Zone

So, it's in.  I hadn't realised before writing this book how addictive working on it would become.  Worrying signs have included:

• writing in pyjamas or the nearest thing which came to hand
• omitting to clean teeth all day
• getting irritated for having to break off when you need the loo or to have a bath
• not noticing the weather or it growing dark outside
• wanting to get up early at weekends to continue
• sighing at having to go to previously-arranged social occasions with family or friends (and thinking about the book all the while when with them)
• being grumpy about clearing the table of papers and books when you need to lay up for a dinner party
• losing all track of time - what seems like 30 minutes has in fact been four hours
• willingness to subsist on endless snacks and breaking off to cook meals becomes an irritant
• seeing connections to your book everywhere you go, in the most obscure places.

To my long-suffering family and friends, all I can say is: thanks for your understanding and see you at the book launch!