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It's the beginning of 2021 and Melbourne is in a lull between two COVID lockdowns. I have been writing a blog for six years and decide I would like to improve my writing. I happen across a Reflective Writing Course on a local Facebook group. It is partly funded by a government grant and sounds … Continue reading Impostor Syndrome
I think I’ve always been cognisant of the life learning available through reading. Reading books about people’s experiences of adversity and challenge can offer opportunity to understand hardship and to discover empathy and compassion. It allows the reader to take emotional risks without any actual risk. Recently I’ve been reading quite a lot of historical … Continue reading The Gift of Books
Tomorrow is the 10 year anniversary of my late-husband, Michael's, death. Anniversaries of this kind are often really difficult times to 'survive.' They can bring to the surface feelings which we are too busy in our day-to-day lives to acknowledge. The first few years of birthdays, anniversaries, and other times of celebration were dire. The … Continue reading The Anniversary
When I started writing my book, I had a very definite idea, or ideas, regarding what is would be about. However, as I write it is morphing and growing into something I did not expect. Apparently this is not only common, it is to be expected. My course, Writing the Narrative Non-Fiction Book, at Faber … Continue reading So…what is your book about?
Stephen King warns of waiting for your muse to present themselves when you are ready to sit down and write. According to him..."he's a hardheaded guy who's not susceptible to a lot of creative fluttering...Your job is to make sure the muse knows where you're going to be every day from nine 'til noon. Or … Continue reading The Elusive Muse
Writing a book is an interesting challenge. Some of the difficulties were expected. Some not at all. Overall, I am relishing in the task. It is pushing me out of my comfort zone and demanding of my focus. My brain is enjoying the everyday arduous workout. Being stretched around concepts, being forced to look critically … Continue reading This Writing Life
When I decided to take a year off work to write a book, it felt like a leap of faith. It still does. It's a risk, but one that, so far, I am so happy I took. I am relishing sitting in the space of my memories. Surprised by what is coming up and wants … Continue reading The Story So Far…
Sitting in my space I have made to write in this year, I am filled with excitement, anxiety and anticipation. This is the year I have carved out to write. Something I have dreamed of doing since I was a child. Having recently turned 50, I have finally decided to shrug off the self-doubt, the … Continue reading 2023 A Year of Writing
