A sheepish confession: I’m not the biggest fan of summer. My not-so-secret theory is that there are redheads in my family, so I’m unlikely to be best friends with combined sun and high temperatures. Heat is totally not my thing, and I live in a temperate climate. (Places that have really hot summers scare me.) Autumn unofficially begins in a few hours, and I can’t wait.
Autumn (to me, anyway) means new sweaters, writing in dark evenings, and the return of the Starbucks Red Cups (frantic writing with Eggnog Lattes, mmm. Always a good combination); scarfs and crisp mornings. It also means the approach of Christmas (not so good when you work in book retail, until it’s 6:01pm on Christmas Eve and you’re freeeeee. Ahem). Sometimes it even means snow–though I can do without the chronic craziness we had last year, which involved my clinging to lamp posts and unintentionally breaking out some Saturday Night Fever moves, thanks.
My autumn plans involve rewriting the steampunk Alice book (temporarily on hold while I finish rewriting the werewolves) and writing the first draft of a YA contemporary idea that’s been slyly beckoning to me for a few months. (Why is is that Shiny New Ideas always strut up when you’re knee-high in revising and contemplating the distance between your laptop and the window?) As always, there is a teetering to-read pile(s) to work through, and I have some review posts in the pipe line.
What are you looking forward to this autumn? Any plans, small or not-so-small?
Helen Corcoran 
I love autumn/winter, and beautiful crisp days.
I can’t wait to light the fire and snuggle up on the sofa with a book. I’m really happy summer is almost over.
I love the crisp mornings, too, though struggling out of bed in the mornings isn’t so easy…
One of the things I miss so much about living with my father is the fireplace. Our house is obviously toasty during autumn and winter, but it’s just not the same as real flames. 😦
I’m looking forward to autumn fashion! Tights and jumpers and boots and coats! Lovely post.
Yes! New sweaters and wearing tights and leggings with skirts again! I can’t wait to buy a new hat, oddly enough.
Thanks for commenting! 🙂
I miss the change of seasons. All I get is very hot summer, somewhat hot summer and a bit cool summer.
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*shudders* I think that’s one of my worst nightmares…!
Your post complaining about the August heat now seems ironic, given that Dublin is buried under about eight feet of snow. 😉
Haha, I’m about to go out for a walk to take some pictures for a “Yay Winter!” post. 😉