First of all, let’s start with the new. Last week, I told you I’d enrolled on a new course, and I had a few people contact me guessing what that might be. No-one did, which is not surprising because I went for something a bit out of my wheelhouse.
Trapeze.
Now, this is the kind of course I would never have considered before my holiday. It wouldn’t even have crossed my mind that I could do it, or should do it, or that it was an option. It just goes so show that sometimes you can get something totally unexpected from life, if you’re open to it. I began this year with the idea that I would try to do new things, and get the most from life. I would tackle my fears and not let them stop me as they have before. I would make the most of being alive.
I can’t say I live every moment like that – I’m not a motivational poster! I have to go to work and do the laundry and clean the bathroom like before. But my outlook has definitely changed, and I am hoping this new way of experiencing life will bring a new dimension to my writing.
Which leads me on to my old challenge: the whodunnit (nice segue there, EJ…). This week I finally got back to it – woo hoo! I started off by reading a little bit to remind me where I was and despite its limitations, I was actually really pleased with the content. The phrasing works well, the characters are coming together and the style gives the book some gravitas without being over-dramatic. I didn’t get another 3000 words completed, in fact I doubt I made 1000, but I’m back on it. If I can build in an hour 3 times a week, I’ll be able to do that as well as work on the poetry and reading for my writing life, in the time I have available.
As it’s nearing midnight and I need to depart for my bed I’ll leave it there and catch up on the rest of life next time!
Until then – happy writing,
EJ
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Becoming a writer 
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