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Blog writing appears to come as naturally as speaking to some people. You would think a writer would find it easy. I don't.
This is evident from the huge time lapses between my posts. An image
of Phar Lap, neck gallantly extended between the posts arises...but of
course this is not a race. It is a supposedly pleasurable activity to
take the place of the newsletter I was writing for people who have
attended my workshops, or have worked with me in other ways.
And it is supposed to be more desirable, of the moment, and if done
daily supposedly boosts Google rankings for my web site. But I have no
desire to be on page 1 of Google or even 4 or 5 because I do not want
to be flooded with work. When would I write? To teach writing with
integrity I feel I myself must write every day. Besides, writing is the
most satisfying, totally absorbing activity allowing me to zip through
the gamut of emotions from joy to despair in the space of a few
moments, oh and back again, eventually dismounting from the emotional
roller coaster on the plateau of contentment.
Surely there is my answer. My Blog will suffice as a writing
activity. But it doesn't work that way. I'm finishing, or rather
rewriting, my novel Darkroom as a result of a persistent problem with
structure. And I find it difficult to tear myself away from the depth
of involvement this rewrite requires, currently four or five hours a
day and then there is the thinking...It is nagging away at me now like
a toddler at the checkout wanting a chocolate Freddo...and I am so
tempted to give in to this tantrum.
But first, on the teaching front: my Writing from the Heart Workshop the first weekend of May at Noosa is fully booked. However, if you wish to attend do get in touch in case I have a last minute cancellation...life, as they say, happens.
The Art of Story Telling Workshop also in Noosa, the first weekend of July is aready half booked.
My next Writing from the Heart workshop is in Maleny on
the last weekend of July 2011. If you would like to write with more
integrity and fire, get in touch.
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