As the horror of approaching the blank page drew nearer I found myself refusing a social invitation, on a bank holiday weekend no less; to keep my commitment to writing. Yes I will be missing out on a sausage and cider festival; better known as a match made in heaven for the foodies out there, […]
Shifting my thinking so that writing comes first has focussed the mind. As a result I’m writing more and naturally weaving the rest of my activities around it. Again I am putting advice into practice and it works. I had a good flow after the last instalment and was tempted to keep going, but became […]
Bad Angel: Crap! There’s more work to do here than I remember and I’ve also got to figure out exactly what the paranormal slant is for this story. Good Angel: Don’t worry just work on the outline, once that’s done it will be plain sailing. Bad Angel: When will I do the ironing if I […]
Driving home from work, remembering two easy peelers and a babybel are still in my desk drawer; mild panic descends as my thoughts turn to the next instalment. Procrastination has got me this far, now it is time for action. Cue some hair pulling and a few sleepless nights trying to schedule time to write […]
The real writing battle is not just about handling life on a normal day, but also when life is shitty. Being ignored by service staff twice in different places within half an hour and a day later mustering the energy to maintain complex work relationships; do not form any part of my master writing plan! […]
Saturday; named after the planet Saturn. Julie always wondered why that was, but who cares right now? This was the day; the one she’d been dreaming about, ticking off all the other days on the calendar for the last six months except this date. Today’s date had a great big red ring around it and […]
I received a great boost at the beginning of the week from my writing group. There’s nothing like a deadline to focus your attention and an exercise in timed writing gained unexpected applause. In ten minutes I produced Saturday. Along with the rain and the cold, this would also be the week when my old […]
After the giddy elation of starting something new and the sheer joy of ‘putting something out there’ I was unsure about how to move forward. Still I was happy and committed to be moving anywhere, however uncertain. The simple act of starting this process came with an immediate desired effect. I was thinking more about […]
Yesterday, more than a little late in the day after a restless sleep and the usual wake up stomp down the stairs from my neighbour; I decided to start blogging. I say decided, I mean firmly but gently nudged, cajoled and positively encouraged to start writing something. I’ve had this conversation many times with friends, […]
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
