It's so Green ~ by Maressa Mortimer
I was driving along with a friend, who commented on the beauty of the English countryside. “It’s so green everywhere!” I had to agree with her, for many of the local roads are like green tunnels. Often, the road gives you a stunning view of green valleys, dotted with sheep and cattle, bordered by wildflowers. The thing is, as I explained to my friend, the reason it’s so green is because of the rain. I’m not a fan of rain, my children aren’t fans either, and being unable to get out makes my children very restless indeed. Cabin Fever, but with lots of capitals and exclamation marks. Once the rain has stopped, and the sun is out, however, it all looks amazing. It’s very much like writing. It’s hard work some days to find enough energy to sit down and think in a straight line. Other days, when I sit down with a corrected manuscript, working through each page and deleting entire paragraphs, I worry that there will be nothing left to publish. Or I moan at my grammar App, “What do y...