I’m taking a break from writer’s block to write.
If you follow this blog you know it is a chronicle of the process of writing a book and pursuing my other visions i.e. helping others to clarify and achieve their visions of success. Since beginning this process about two years ago my vision has taken many twists and turns. I am still working on the non-fiction book on women living their visions and still collecting data. If you would like to be included in that project and possibly have your story told please click The Vision Quest Project.
One of the turns this process has taken is a foray into writing fiction. This unexpected turn came about when I was asked to submit a piece for the anthology Many Paths, Many Feet, which is due in March . For some reason a sort of fairy tale emerged. I had never really intended to write fiction but here it was. I found out that I had a story, one that has pretty much been writing itself. This unexpected turn has led me to take a writing class. I figure if I am going to do this I better learn something about it. So, I had my first class today at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD. I think I am going to like the class. Our teacher Ann McLaughlin has published five novels and taught at American University so I feel pretty sure she will be helpful.
What about the writer’s block you say? Well I’m in Book II of The Adventures of Isabelle and last night I kinda hit a snag and didn’t feel like writing…I am not panicked just yet. My instinct says to skip around and work on a scene that has some energy behind it and don’t force scenes that do not. What scene that is going to be I’m not sure. Right now it feels like a scene of a girl sitting in front of her fireplace on a cold snowy day taking a nap after working on her blog, but we shall see.
As always I will keep you posted and of course invite you to do the same…drop me a line and let me know how the pursuit of your visions. dreams, or goals is coming along.
Much continued success!
(first posted 1.30.10)
