This November I am attending a writing retreat. I'm looking forward to it and I'm not looking forward to it. I know, I'm a walking oxymoron. I'm looking forward to having time and space to focus on the story I've been writing for the last hundred years. Ok, six or seven years. It only feels … Continue reading Sometimes a nudge is all it takes
In the writing world they ask if you are a plotter or a pantser. Do you plan out, or plot, your book in advance or do you fly by the seat of your pants. I’m more of a humming bird with some plotting and pantsing thrown in. My mentor, Jen Storer, calls it the Swedish … Continue reading Turning Ideas into Books: The Writing Journey
I don't remember writing being anything other than my happy place. The flow, the zone, the place I love to go to, evaporated. I'm pleased to say I have continued to write this blog. Not a complete failure then.
I have allowed myself to be held back by a lot of things over the years. Usually a lack of one thing and another. You know how it is. Not enough money, lack of confidence, poor self esteem or self belief. Is that the same thing? There are too many to mention. I could play … Continue reading It’s never too late
