I Have Arrived
To my new home in Greenville, South Carolina
Greetings from upstate South Carolina! All is well here. I’ve been unpacking all week after my move from Jonesborough, TN last Monday. I am setting up my office today and plan to get back to writing tomorrow morning. (Oh God, I’ve missed it!) I feel adrift when I’m not writing, but moving is nothing if not feeling adrift. Especially if searching for greater authenticity in terms of ‘place.’ I do believe that Greenville, SC makes more sense for me in terms of needs, friendships, and cultural stimulation.
The most exciting aspect to my new place is the fact that I will have a home office again, which I haven’t had for the last couple of years. I’ve said over the years that I can write anywhere: libraries, coffee shops, at a picnic table, sitting under a tree… which is true. But a home office is the ultimate luxury. I welcome becoming totally spoiled again. And while writing at a coffee shop is a nice change sometimes, you can’t beat having a place where you have access to everything you could possibly need, plus you can write in your house slippers.
In the morning, I will make myself a pot of English Breakfast tea, as I have for the thirty years that I’ve been writing. And then I will open my laptop and read over the current story I was working on before I got into move-mode.
My hope, as always, is that my best writing is ahead of me. My goal is to write a story that my sweet readers can’t put down. A story whose characters are so real you feel like you know them. Or they become friends that you want to have a cup of tea with.
Thank you for your patience with me while I took the time to get my life in order. Thank you, also, for reading my novels and my Substack. Without you I wouldn’t have a job.
In summary, I have arrived at a better place and am eager to get to work.
Love you!
Susan
I named the lions—which I’ve had for years—Ozzie and Harriet. As a girl, I had a recurring dream that there were two concrete lions near the front door of my childhood home that would come to life whenever I tried to go inside. I am happy to report that they have since become tamed and have become protectors of me!
Thanks so much, Christy! xo
YAY!!!!! I have been thinking about you all week, knowing what you were in the middle of...and hoping that everything went smoothly! We have been in our apt. for four years now, and I am going through each room, doing another purging and decluttering, now that I know what I actually need and use. It sometimes feels like this process is endless...but we get more clarity as we go along, and our life changes and take some new directions. Please know, in the midst of it all, that you have a mighty team of readers and friends who want the very best for you, and we send good wishes and long-distance hugs every time we think of you!