In A Life of a Writer

Yesterday was a good day. Don't be fooled I have had bad days in my life, like we all have, but when it is good day, I acknowledge and praise that I feel someone is watching over me. I accept that everyone's views are different, but for me I am going for Simplicity this year. My word that I stand for and my word for the year is "Grow" and want to spend time helping myself and my sons education and needs, so a day indoors was just what I needed. capture of our back garden Well we both needed. We today are out but it is good to not have somewhere, where we need to be and so it is good to just chill and I didn't sit down all day. I cleaned the kitchen, dusted and did a workout and did lunch, dinner and then went to bed early and feel good that I had that time. It is good to catch up on chores. We had a simple dinner and relaxed. We watched some football and we played football during the day and I am grateful for what I have and so is good to stop in and make the most...

Well since my son has now been learning in our local library until he gets a secondary school place, I have been writing a lot. It is writing by hand, but it really is helping me to get in touch with my feelings and been such a realisation that there are things I am doing that I am not really enjoying, when I should be.  It is mainly fear. Doubting my capabilities and is how I feel this time of year that my endorphins are low. I fear what if it all goes wrong? But then I realised and Mel Robbins is right. The mind gets confused with excitement and fear. You do get the same feelings and I fear commitments. Part of that is because I am a homebody and fear the expectation.  It has also helped with my creativity and writing my first Christmas book, which I have kept saying I want to write and not getting round to it. So the wet and windy days have helped and it has saved me money. It has made me read a lot more and doing another BBC Maestro course which I am really enjoying. Fully...

I do like to write in the Autumn with a cozy jumper, a cup of tea and the heating on as it can get cold indoors. I find it hard getting things done when I am cold. Watching other writers on Youtube many have  candles lit and their favourite writing clothes. I love being in my PJ's and writing, mainly in the evenings . When I do some walking I like coming back, had a Earl Grey tea and write. I like to take a break when it is lunchtime and at dinner time. I am not always a lunch person, but when I do it is comforting meals, like hot sandwiches or soup and a roll.  Listening to slow and chill out music sometimes when writing a blog or working on a book. Having a baked good. This is not all the time, in a coffee shop and I have a scribble book and to jot down ideas as I do have three youtube channels and 13 blog sites. Please check out these links where I post them: http://www.pinterest.com/typicalLondongal.com I also post on Instagram, X and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/ty...

I have come to realize a lot as a writer. I find it difficult to write with noise and I prefer silence. I remember listening to Larry Lamb who, when on Sunday Branch. A UK show on channel 4, saying he has to sit in a room on his own, no noise to write and I thought "Oh no I couldn't write like that" but yes I can and yes, I have realised, I need less noise and no TV or Video.  The other thing is I like to look out of the window or outside.  It is so nice with a cup of tea and take my time.  I like to do other things, like going on days outs, exercise and cleaning and tidying. The normal everyday things too. I then gain focus and also help build ideas for my books and use what is around me, to work them, into my books. It is good to do sprints with fellow writers on YouTube and spending time thinking of ideas. I like to have as many ideas as possible and thinking of the direction of the story. I am rewriting one of my books, because it was proof read and was found to be to...

It is half term and I have a book that I'm rewriting and editing another, but when I spend time having a clear up it helps to remove things that have become a burden a disruption. Clothes that cause itching, worn and dust everywhere.  I hate it when I have a lot of emails and getting a messages about my Storage being full. So I will spend time clearing and getting rid of the clutter in my inbox, unsubscribing from sites that I never read or going to read and retailers to help reduce impulse shopping and invest in my writing.  I am well known for my bad habits. Having piles of stuff, no home for anything and trying to ignore it. That never works. So I will now like to have a tidy and clean dining table where I spend most of my time writing or my desk when I'm at home in Wimbledon and I tidy up my bits once completed my writing for the day and also planning dinners and getting other bits done, like doing the laundry, washing up and reading. This week as it is half term and my so...

Today it is World Book day and my son has gone school dressed as a chef because he has a book called Chef Henry which my mum made for him. I can't remember having World Book day when I was at school, I remember at Nursery School dressing up as Aladdin and at school doing fancy dress and it such a fun day, but not based on books. Book given to my son for his birthday about Space  It is great to find a book you love and can pass down to the next generation and this week I plan on going through my sons books and glad books like the Famous Five are still being read and the book I bought for my son once he is older is Charlottes Web. I love that story and why I still read today.  Reading is so important and read different type of books and as a writer is important that I do read. Not to copy but look at the style and the words used and inspiration that a book can give. I am at the moment reading one of the books called The Walking Dead. It is a bit gory and not my usual sort of boo...