It's been a while

It is true I've been distracted by other parts of life. Or at least trying to create one outside of writing the book.....but that's not all. I've been stuck on exactly how to talk about Bosnia. I have lots of snippits of stories but have been struggling to bring them together. Then I read Anthony Loyds book "My War Gone By, I Miss It So". Anthony was a journalist when I was in Bosnia and features in one of my "tales". His book talks about his time in Bosnia et al. Reading his book cracked open the egg. His stories brought memories flooding back and, importantly, reminded me of some stories I had missed. Incidents that were minor in his world are big in mine - largely because he has much bigger stories to tell, being in the war at its height and, importantly based in the area we ended up in. I've just written a whole chapter prompted by these memories. It seems to be how it works......nothing, bored, think there's nothing more to say.......wham prompted to new insights and reminded that context is all. It's not just about me it's also about the war itself. Today is a good day to be a writer.