Hi writers/readers

Is there anybody here who has written/published a novel and for some reason has troubles writing a second one?
That's the case with me. I published my first novel in June, started writing a second novel, but for the life of me, I can't get into the story or the characters. I deeply involved with the characters in my first novel, you could say, I got up with them, and I went to bed with them, they became part of me and my life.
That is not the case with the second book.
Can anybody offer me some advice?


Conny Manero
author of
Waiting for Silverbird