Lovelyn Bettison

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Let It Snow

The United Kingdom is covered with snow or at least that’s what I’ve heard. There is actually no snow where I live. One of the major airports that is not very far from my home was even closed today. I saw pictures of it on the news and there was a heck of a lot of snow there, but still there is no snow here.

If I were a kid in school I’d be pretty mad about this situation. I remember getting up in the morning and turning on channel 2 to watch the list of school closings scroll by on snowy days when I was in elementary school. My school was never closed. Our school superintendent was from a crazy snowy state where they never closed schools. It always seemed like every school district would close their schools except mine. Every kid wants extra days off from school. Those unexpected days at home seem to be so much more fun than the ones you know about in advance.

I just looked out the window and it’s snowing. I know a few kids who will be very happy tomorrow morning.

My Husband’s Video

My husband made a music video that’s pretty funny. It’s more appropriate for Halloween than Thanksgiving, but I thought I’d post it anyway.

Ira Glass on Storytelling

I listen to This American Life on NPR every week without fail. Recently, I found these videos on YouTube where Ira Glass, the host of This American Life, talks about the art of storytelling. I think they’re fascinating so I thought I’d share them.

Starting Another Novel

I woke up the other day with the first chapter of my latest novel swirling in my head. True, I’m editing one already, but this new one has been on the back burner for years now. It needs to be started. So it looks like my story about the woman with no reflection and the man with no shadow will be put off for a little bit.

I love writing novels. It’s one of my favorite things to do. I love developing character and weaving the plot. I love having all that time and space to do it in. I think of it as a luxury.

I’m not going to tell you what this latest book is about. You’ll have to wait and see. I’m still editing Flying Lessons. That won’t be put on hold just because I’ve started a new book. My goal is to have Flying Lessons out by Christmas. That time schedule is dependent on how fast my first and second readers and my editor are. Now that I think about it maybe Christmas is a bit too ambitious. One of my readers is notoriously slow and he has another novel he’s supposed to be looking over soon. I should hurry my editing along so I can get my manuscript to him first.