Today is the day we officially celebrate how much we love to read books! I think I can safely say we all do a little happy dance when we open a book and fan the pages, inhaling the intoxicating aroma that begs us to get lost inside the story the author spins for us. I also read on a Kindle. I get just as excited knowing I can stay up past when the bedside lights have gone out and read until my eyelids are too heavy to read anymore.
Either way you choose to read, it’s escapism at its best. I’ve learned about things I never knew existed. I’ve broadened my horizon with self-help books. But what I love doing the most is letting my imagination set free in the world an author creates.
I read every day. Rare is it that I don’t find time to dive back into a book. It’s a pleasure I look forward to whether it’s while I’m eating lunch or before I go to sleep. I can read anywhere and I take full advantage of it.
When I decided to write the Guardians of Orion series, I didn’t have an office. I started writing on my laptop on a folding table in our bedroom. We moved shortly after, and I was blessed enough to have an office. I put up a vision board, set up a quarterly calendar, and created scenes on a poster board to lay out what would happen in each act. I’m a visual learner, so I need these reminders around me to inspire my muse. I also created many boards on Pinterest. You can find me at authorslrichardson if you want to take a look.
In honor of today, I thought I’d share a sneak peek into my office… my world where I spend most of the day shifting and translating what is happening in my mind. It’s like seeing a movie in my head and figuring out the best way to share it on paper.
Some days, it flows freely.
Some days, it’s a log jam.
Either way, it’s amazing or as my character Olivia is told about her journey…
Your burden, your blessing.
So, thank you for sharing in my world, for enjoying my books, and for being a lover of all books!
That’s all for now. I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Please reach out if you have any questions or comments you would like to share with me.
So now… please do me a favor. Go celebrate #NationalBookLoversDay by treating yourself by getting lost in a book!
Happy reading!
S.L.
