Today is Friday the 13th (we had one in February, too...'09 is a two-fer!), and to be honest, I don't have a problem with the day. I have never had anything worse than normal happen on a Friday the Thirteenth (FTT). I've never had any particular problem with black cats, ladders or spilled salt. I was trying to think of any superstitions that I have, and I can't think of any. I do have a lot of little rituals, though.
For instance, I clean my desk (file what needs files, shred what needs shredded, chart what needs charted) when I finish a book. I enter all the data into my Character Charts (a notebook that contains all kinds of info on all my books to date)...basically, I clean up after one book so I can start fresh on the next. It's more of a ritual than a superstition. But hey after another dozen books or so, it could become a superstition! LOL Maybe that's how superstitions start...little rituals that make sense, and somewhere along the line the 'sense' part is forgotten and all that's left is a superstition.
I mean, not walking under a ladder makes sense...something on it could fall off and hit you, or the ladder could wobble and...squish. Not breaking mirrors makes sense, too. I mean, who wants stitches from a cut?
So, maybe somewhere along the line, my little ritual will become...a superstition. Something I feel I HAVE to do before I can start the next book. I'm on the wrap up side of this book, a SuperRomance for next spring. In a few weeks, I'll be cleaning off my desk, filing and tidying. It just wouldn't feel right to start the next book if I didn't do it.
What about you all? Do you have little rituals that could morph into a superstition? Or hey, do you already have your own handy-dandy superstition??
Happy FTT everyone! Hope it's a great day for everyone!
Holly
Holly JacobsHarlequin American's American Dad trilogyOnce Upon a ThankgivingOnce Upon a ChristmasOnce Upon a Valentine's
For instance, I clean my desk (file what needs files, shred what needs shredded, chart what needs charted) when I finish a book. I enter all the data into my Character Charts (a notebook that contains all kinds of info on all my books to date)...basically, I clean up after one book so I can start fresh on the next. It's more of a ritual than a superstition. But hey after another dozen books or so, it could become a superstition! LOL Maybe that's how superstitions start...little rituals that make sense, and somewhere along the line the 'sense' part is forgotten and all that's left is a superstition.
I mean, not walking under a ladder makes sense...something on it could fall off and hit you, or the ladder could wobble and...squish. Not breaking mirrors makes sense, too. I mean, who wants stitches from a cut?
So, maybe somewhere along the line, my little ritual will become...a superstition. Something I feel I HAVE to do before I can start the next book. I'm on the wrap up side of this book, a SuperRomance for next spring. In a few weeks, I'll be cleaning off my desk, filing and tidying. It just wouldn't feel right to start the next book if I didn't do it.
What about you all? Do you have little rituals that could morph into a superstition? Or hey, do you already have your own handy-dandy superstition??
Happy FTT everyone! Hope it's a great day for everyone!
Holly
Holly JacobsHarlequin American's American Dad trilogyOnce Upon a ThankgivingOnce Upon a ChristmasOnce Upon a Valentine's
