Lost for Words!

I haven't been writing much of late. It's probably because I have been so tired after teaching each day that I just don't have the energy for it. I've also lost the laptop I've been using and I find it difficult to sit for long at our other computer. Finally, I find that my cognitive powers are even more reduced after this chemo than before. Perhaps it is cumulative. I often find myself lost in revelry...about what I'm not sure.

Though I may not be writing I have started to read again. Since last Thursday I have read 3 books and I'm on my 4th at this moment. I am filling my head with other people's words since I can't seem to come up with any of my own. I haven't read anything particularly stimulating but they're kept me entertained. Intellectual satisfaction can come at a later date. So, if you are interested in mysteries and the Roman empire, they are well combined in the books of Steven Saylor. I also have 2 John Le Carré's waiting on the shelf (The Mission Song and The Constant Gardener) and another mystery that Emma raves about called The Athenian Murders by José Carlos Somoza (translated from Spanish). I can't leave out the novels of Fred Vargas (woman who took her pen name from a character played by Ava Gardener). They are the best novels (also detective fiction) I have read in many years. Try starting with 'Have mercy on us all'.

I've always enjoyed reading mystery novels which probably explains why I'm trying to write one. Easier said than done, of course. I have a third written now and have thought of looking for a publisher but how do you go about doing that? Any ideas from anyone?