Writing because it’s who I am


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So I have recently decided to get back into writing books. I took a 7 year break and now I’m back! 

Just like any or many crocheting projects I have on, it hasn’t stopped me from also have many writing projects on the go. But let’s talk about me for a moment:

I used to write professional for 7 years and then I had a 7 year break. Burn out was real and then I believed that may be writing wasn’t for me. I focused on craft to help me relax. 

After the break, I started writing once a week to communicate to people. I started to go into the depths of my soul and bare things that were deep, in order to help others who were going through similar circumstances. It was the topic that I thought I wanted a career in. Then about a year in, I started blogging. I started with 10 blogs and wrote these blog posts each fortnight. 

Two years in, I realised I didn’t want a career in said subject. I want a life in writing. I want to breathe it every second of the day. I never see myself retiring from writing. But I also feel like, I don’t have enough time to just write. I crave it. I want more of it. I purely enjoy it. 

As I said earlier, it’s like my crocheting projects. I have lots of writing projects on the go as well. I have three novels I am working on. Plus, I recently signed up to the Australian Writer’s Centre for a punctuation and grammar course in fiction writing and then I have my blogs. It has dropped from 10 to the blog subjects I want to write about. 

Writing fills me with joy. It makes me excited for what is written on the page and even I’m surprised at how creative my mind can be. 

One of my projects is a past draft book I wrote. So now I am editing it for publication. It’s an historical romance. It’s so emotionally charged it makes my heart sit on the edge in participation of what will happen next and no, I don’t remember what happens in the book. So it has become a delight while editing to read something I created. 

I also have a fantasy novel on vampires to say the least. It’s definitely magical and I let my mind just build and create scenarios and characters that I never dreamed of. I was definitely nervous to even dare write a vampire book. Life is too short. I want to write this so why hesitate? 

And then I have a dance book in the works. Also right at the beginning stages. I have a dance blog, so it makes sense I write a fictional book on the subject. 

Some people would say and have said to me, why not just focus on one blog or one book? Well, why can’t I focus on many genres and projects? Why can’t I write a bit on each topic and genre and let my soul feel free? 

That’s what writing does for me. It makes me feel free. I literally have no limits when creating stories and that is freeing. 

Are you a writer or wanting to be? Please comment below your journey so far and where you want to be. 

For me, I have to get these words out and create stories that hopefully readers will enjoy. 

Enjoy my new writing blog. 

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