So much so that while I was away (and last night before going to bed) I wrote more than I have in quite some time. I am 100% certain of this and I’m entirely confident in the new direction. The town remains the same – but much else has and will be different. I don’t know what it will be called, but it’s not “A Thousand Years.” My protagonist is the same, the name of her love interest may remain the same but it’s an entirely new character. So much so that by the time I got to the event on Tuesday evening, the book didn’t even have the same name. On my drive up to the mountains, I began to re-work my now finished novel “A Thousand Years.” As I drove and the closer I got to the mountains (where the book is set), the more clear it became – I had much to slash and re-write from this book. I look forward to checking out his books, too. Wiley Cash, who teaches fiction and literature at UNC Asheville, is now on my “TBR list” too. I was surrounded by huge Allen fans – who were just as happy as I was, to be there. The event, “Sarah Addison Allen in conversation with Wiley Cash” was a joy to be at. I’m looking forward to reading it this weekend (I started it before driving home yesterday). Her settings become a character themselves. The way she writes the settings of her books is one such example. Sarah’s writing is (though I don’t write magical realism) the kind of writing I aspire to. This is her first book in 7 years and I’m thrilled she’s back! If you want a chance to win her book (not an autographed copy), you can enter a contest, here. On Tuesday evening, I headed to UNC Asheville for the book launch of Sarah Addison Allen‘s latest book, Other Birds. I literally ate what I could eat from my little log cabin. It rained and it was a glorious nap – one of the best I’ve had in ages. I didn’t turn on the TV or music (the entire time). I rested in the cabin, wrote (more on that later) and napped. Though my intention had been to spend Tuesday sight seeing & eating out at some restaurants I’ve been looking forward to trying, turns out I didn’t feel so great. So pretty! Abby was a little unsure of our adventure. I previously stayed at the property next door ( The Pines Cottages) and ADORE that place too, by the way. These rustic cabins were a delight and if I go again, I might want to stay in one of the cabins with a kitchen. ![]() If I remember correctly, the cabins were built in the 1930s. The Log Cabin Motor Court is a National Historic Landmark – originally opened in 1917. ![]() I stayed at the Log Cabin Motor Court – between Asheville and Weaverville. But it was nothing like I planned or expected. I spent two nights & three days in Asheville (and made a pit stop in Hendersonville). I didn’t end up in Charlotte as had been originally planned. that sums up the first part of my week! Craggy Gardens area of the Blue Ridge Parkway – Blue Ridge Mountains – outside of Asheville, North Carolina Road Trips to Asheville & finding a new path.
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