Musings :: Moments :: Memories
Yesterday was the first day of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and for the first time in years, I plan on starting a new novel. Kind of. Since I have stalled so many times with my current work in progress, I have decided to change things up. I am going to be using a couple… Continue reading A New Project
I really believe that creativity is an essential aspect of human life. I didn't used to think so. In fact, for many years I told myself the story that I wasn't remotely creative. All through school, I didn't believe I could be creative because I didn't really understand what creativity was. Now I think that… Continue reading Fearing Creative Failure
I spent almost the whole day today working on my novel but I barely wrote any new words. What I did manage to do was wrangle my complicated multiple points of view, dual timeline, non-linear incomplete draft into a structure which finally makes sense. Whenever I stall with my writing, there is always an underlying… Continue reading Order from chaos
As a serial procrastinating writer, I naturally have a lot of reading to distract me from the the task of actually writing. Here are some of my favourites which have helped and inspired me. The Right to Write and The Artist's Way, both by Julia Cameron. Her belief that we are all writers and we… Continue reading My Favourite Writing Books
From my writing journal - 7.4.2017 A twig snaps, cracking the air and breaking the silence. The warmth has brought the wood to life with scents of rotten leaves mingling with the fresh growth of spring. The leaves are spreading out in the trees, shielding the russet floor from the high noon sun. The light… Continue reading Fragments
A while back, I signed up for a Year of Reflection with Erin Loechner. She sent a weekly email with curated quotations or extracts and invite us to read, think and respond. I just stumbled across my journalling from this and thought I would share some of my writing. The first was an extract from… Continue reading Dismiss whatever insults your soul
I am not going to be writing every day on here but I do want to maintain a somewhat regular writing habit as I have really enjoyed engaging with my blog again and I hope you have enjoyed it too. When I started blogging way back in 2008, I use my blog as a memory-keeping… Continue reading Five Goals for February
I welcomed the new year with my oldest dear friends as we all squished into our house for a New Year weekend of fun; I connected with friends for dinner, and coffee and I even managed to FaceTime with my brother! My word of the year has already made an impact. I made a list… Continue reading Five Lovely Things about January
I add 500-odd words to my novel for the first time in months and I think I am on a roll! In any case, I thought it might be interesting for those non-writerly folks to see into my writing process, such as it is at the moment. Sit down to write The biggest challenge is… Continue reading How I Write
One of the 23 in 2023 things (which was also on my 22 in 2022 list) is to find a writing accountability partner. I still very much want to do this as I am most certainly an Obliger by Gretchen Rubin's tendencies and work much better if I need to meet outer expectations. However, rather… Continue reading Some Accountability
Notes From My Day 