It turned cold over night here. I made a chilly run down to the end of the driveway to get the paper, then hurried through windshield scraping while the car heater struggled to pump out warm air. Now I’m back at the computer, feeling toasty and writing about summer.
I started this new book in August when the livin’ was easy, but had to lay it aside to do copy editing and proofing of another book. Now I’m two thirds of the way through a new action adventure story that takes place in the Hamptons in July. (For you landlubbers, The Hamptons have the best beaches in Long Island.)
So this morning I’m writing about a midnight clam bake that goes really wrong. Never invite a psychopath to a cookout. My heroine is wearing short shorts and a tank top, I’m wearing jeans, two sweaters and my furry UGGs.
That’s the great thing about fiction. It can take you where ever you want to go. What do you like to read when it’s cold outside?
I love beach reads. When an author tells a good story, I’m lying on the beach with sand between my toes, so when it’s cold outside mentally I want to be where it’s warm. However during the entire month of December I only read Christmas stories. It just puts me in the mood for love and family.
I’m with Patty L. I like to read about warm climates when I’m up to my eyeballs in snow. It just warms you up from the inside. I also love to read Christmas stories starting after Thanksgiving to put me in the holiday spirit.
I have wood heat, so it doesn’t matter if it’s cold outside. I can grab my book and snuggle up by the stove and be any place I want to be.
I don’t mind reading about cold weather when it’s cold outside. *g* It just makes it easier to snuggle down with a good book and a warm cup of tea.