Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Earthquake and Writing
Right after I woke up on Monday morning we had an earthquake in L.A.
Once I got up and dressed, things were pretty much back to normal, if you
don't count all the news reports and Facebook and other accounts of what
happened. And things around my house
aren't exactly normal anyway since the city is currently repaving our narrow
street--long overdue, but still hard to deal with. Both of our cars fit in the garage, but a lot
of neighbors had to find parking spaces on other streets. And I still have to
figure out whether I can get out of the garage and use the street if I have someplace
to go.
I of course had to use the earthquake in some writing. I also blog on
Killer Characters, on the 18th of the month--yesterday--so I made sure that the
protagonist of my Pet Rescue Mysteries, Lauren Vancouver, blogged about how the
earthquake affected the wonderful pet shelter she runs, HotRescues, in L.A.'s
San Fernando Valley. Of course
everything there worked out fine.
I did leave the house for a little while and was glad I could get back
and pull my car into the garage on my return.
Then I sat down at the computer and began acting as if this was a
regular day--answering emails, writing blogs, and, of course, writing. Because it was, in fact, a regular day--even
if it started off a bit too exciting!
How about you--have you been jolted awake recently by quakes or weather
or anything else?
Once I got up and dressed, things were pretty much back to normal, if you
don't count all the news reports and Facebook and other accounts of what
happened. And things around my house
aren't exactly normal anyway since the city is currently repaving our narrow
street--long overdue, but still hard to deal with. Both of our cars fit in the garage, but a lot
of neighbors had to find parking spaces on other streets. And I still have to
figure out whether I can get out of the garage and use the street if I have someplace
to go.
I of course had to use the earthquake in some writing. I also blog on
Killer Characters, on the 18th of the month--yesterday--so I made sure that the
protagonist of my Pet Rescue Mysteries, Lauren Vancouver, blogged about how the
earthquake affected the wonderful pet shelter she runs, HotRescues, in L.A.'s
San Fernando Valley. Of course
everything there worked out fine.
I did leave the house for a little while and was glad I could get back
and pull my car into the garage on my return.
Then I sat down at the computer and began acting as if this was a
regular day--answering emails, writing blogs, and, of course, writing. Because it was, in fact, a regular day--even
if it started off a bit too exciting!
How about you--have you been jolted awake recently by quakes or weather
or anything else?
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2 comments:
Linda, I was right there with you being jolted awake. Not my favorite kind of alarm clock.
It sounds like your street repaving is making things inconvenient. But the end result will probably be worth it.
I agree with you, Betty! And, yes, our street has needed to be repaved for a long time, so as difficult as it is living with it for the moment I'm glad it's finally being done.
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