Hmmm...I don't seem to have done anything this week with regards to my writing - shocking! I have, however, been a good girl and started on my anthropology essay for uni, so I'm sure I can be excused!
I think the trouble is, is that I'm trying to do too many things at once. It's as if I'm trying to sprint a marathon without having learnt how to walk. I have so many ideas that sometimes I feel a bit over-awed by all the things I want to write, and I just don't know where to start.Therefore I think I need to take a step back and breathe!
I think I'll approach my writing systematically, which does go against creative flourishes, I know; but if I jot down the ideas as they come to me, then I can go back to them at a later date. I think it's essential that I work my my way through the Writers Bureau course. I'm still awaiting my first feedback from my tutor, as I need to see where to go with my writing and what - if anything - needs changing.
Still trying to banish my self doubts that seem to creep up every now and again. Little voices questioning me 'what are you doing this for...you'll never make it as a writer'. Well I'll never know unless I put myself out there, so thats what I'm doing.
Completely unrelated but I thought I'd share it with you anyhow. I went jogging a couple of days a go. Jogging?! Who am I trying to kid - it was actually walking fast, with quick, 10 seconds bursts of jogs, which left me absolutely knackered. I found it so frustrating, as I used to run quite a lot before I had the kids (approx 10 years ago...I had the kids when I was 11...only joking!), so I'm still thinking I can run like I used to, and still experience the runners high that I used to love. Alas the runner's high didn't happen last week but I'm determined to find it again. I'm sure it's out there somewhere, probably hiding with all those odd socks that seem to go missing every week! So, if anyone sees my runner's high chatting up some odd socks...give me a shout!
Melanie x
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I have the same problem. I want to do everything at once. But I think you are taking a good approach. The writing itself is creative, but the way you approach it, should be with discipline. That way you will be more productive. I am still working on my discipline skills. It's bloody hard.
ReplyDeleteHi melanie, I agree that a systematic approach is needed & don't think you need to worry that it isn't creative enough. Unfortunately even art & creativity seems to need a bit of structure in the world we live in. Have you received your feedback from assignment one yet?
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