Try This

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

-Chinese proverb-

When I was a child, I was gifted with an extremely fervid imagination. I would make up stories and I would sketch them, write them, then get my Barbies to enact them. Really, I was a bit of a storyboard artist in the making. Then I grew up and the more formal my education became, the more limited my imagination felt. To this day, I struggle to let go of my preconceptions and my writing anxieties; although I have toyed with one storyline for almost four years, I haven't progressed past the first few paragraphs which I re-tell myself almost every night, before falling asleep. Try to begin in a place that challenges your acquired ideas of what you are most able to write about. Begin with:

It was a dark and funny night.

Comments

[Paty]

Steph, congratualtions on this new venture. My guess is that we will have the chance to see pieces of your soul in each post, that will be such a gift for your readers!

I look forward to read more. And of course, I have to get Snoopy's guide to the writing life!

A big hug for you my friend.

From Mexico,

Paty

[Amelia Critchlow]

Hi there,

well done! This is great. You have set up so much here - I want to read all the books!!

Well you did do a lot as a child and so you shall continue now it seems! So much good luck to you, you deserve it.

I have just taken the plunge to write about something close to my heart and it's a bit longer than usual. If you have a mo, do have a look.

I will be back, and thank you for such a lovely supportive comment on my previous post!

Amelia.xx

[Alana]

What a beautiful site! You've got a follower in me...

[Lily]

I love that writing prompt!