If it wasn't for the sucky middle we would all be authors and it wouldn't be valued. This is what makes it worth while, and why people listen to authors.

Relief! 😉

I felt the cobblestone move under my foot and a smile appeared on my lips before I even registered what it meant. I bent and levered the stone up, sure enough the key was underneath. Gran had left it here for me to let myself in after school. She often had an afternoon task to do, driving one of the elderly back from a doctors appointment, she was never too long, and she always had some fresh baked cookies or muffins waiting for me with a note. I enjoyed those afternoons when both my parents were working late, and Gran and I would make jokes out of my homework, we would get it done, but take the mickey out of the school system, the teachers or the subject. I realise now it was her way to get me to actually focus on the work. I slipped the key into my pocket with a smile. This is a memory I would keep. The new owners of her house would likely never know the significance of this particular cobblestone.

@Dani Rosenblad James unsure if that is what you mean by an object that remembers... 🤷🏼

I had started on a book a while back. But it wasn't a priority and I had a lot of other things to do. I have recently had my role disestablished. And my side hustle has become my main gig... and having that book would probably be a really good thing now. 🤔 I mention this to motivate you, but also because I need to get back to the work I was doing on my book, and move it forward. 😃

@Shirley-Louise Daniels I think you have it nailed there. Readers want to feel they have some connection to you. It can make reading your books feel more special. I was excited to see Terry Pratchett when he was touring New Zealand for "Nightwatch". A cherished memory. 🤩