The Need to Write
With many apologies to my readers who have been patiently waiting for more posts on my travels in Australia, I just have to squeeze in this little one on a totally different subject. As any writer will know, procrastination is our Achilles heel. There is always a distraction, another job to do, which prevents so many writers from cracking on. This is even worse if you have a busy family life and a house to run, as I do - and now a retired husband! It requires immense discipline to write and you really do have to carve out time dedicated to it as many days of the week as possible. Getting into a writing routine is so very important - and what I have always failed to do. As a mother and wife I always tend to put others first. I just can’t help it. I also find it very difficult to write if there are other people in the house - it’s another distraction (excuse?) just knowing they’re around… However, occasionally, even I have an urgent need to write down the words that are passing thro...
