The end of the month

Tomorrow is April Fools Day. I'll have to research that
and find out how it started. It's been around for a long
time which suggests there might be a historical reason
for it. Ah ha! A plot idea. We'll have to see.

In the meantime, I just finished the Contemporary I
was working on. Wrote the end at twelve o'clock last night.
It's always a great feeling to write 'the end'. Now off
to my first reader - editor for analysis and questions.
I'm sure there will be a few.

While he reads, I get to start on the last song book.
I have some nasty plans for Arvel. Just wait and see.

Allison
www.AllisonKnight.com
Heart-warming Romance with a Sensual Touch

Ideas, ideas, ideas

It fascinates me and probably always will, but ideas for stories
come from the most interesting places. A trip to the grocery,
a comment from a doctor, an article in a magazine.

I've started another book, this one a contemporary, about a
woman who is hurt and suffers a brain injury. I never heard
of Post-Traumatic Amnesia, but a comment by a doctor started
the ball rolling on this one.

After I finish the edits to Windsong, I'll go back to my poor
woman, who can't remember incidents that happened two years
before the accident. Hummmmm I wonder when or if she'll ever
remember. I'll just have to wait and see. That's part of the
fun of writing. You have a general idea, and it grows and grows
until your have the plot, or at least a partial plot. Then, as
the story developes, your characters will help the plot along.
Can you tell I love what I do?

Allison
www.AllisonKnight.com
Watch for Windsong, the third 'song' book
Coming in November from Champagne Books.

More on May Day

On the first of May I mentioned I would have more to say on
May Day. But as usual, life got in the way. However,
I used some of the information I learned in Battlesong,
the second medieval romance and I want to share.

The "may pole" was used about the time of my novel.
It consisted of a large log, trimmed of branches, and
bark, lugged into the village, because by the 13th century
villages were growing all over England. The log, now an
official pole, was set in the village square.

Next it was decorated with ribbons and flowers. Dancing,
singing, eating and drinking took place in the square,
all around this May pole. On this day the girls of the
village were allowed to sing and beg for coin. The flowers
were blooming, new ale was ready, spring was in the air.
It was a time for celebration.

Next we'll look at the religious celebrations and what May
Day means to some people today.

Allison
www.AllisonKnight.com
Heart-warming Romance with a Sensual Touch