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
Since finishing the last read through of Glyn’s book I have been giving myself a rest from producing any kind of writing. I felt like I needed a break to recalibrate.
On a recent trip, near Albury, we came across something that got me thinking about the influence writers and illustrators have. Writing is often a solitary vocation. I think I have aspired to be a writer most of my life. I was one of those children who always had my head in a book or … Continue reading Why Writers Matter: The Influence of Storytelling
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
Sometimes Auntie Pat would paint our nails and do our hair, that was the best. I loved the ticklish feeling as she painted the stinky nail polish carefully on each of my well-bitten nails.
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.
