Writing

I can't believe it but I have actually started writing again :) I have recently started following a couple of writers on twitter (follow me at @weightlossonww) and this has pushed me. I have felt an uncontrollable pang of jealousy every time they mentioned they were writing or even more so when the lovely Maria Duffy (@mduffywriter) posts photos of her launch day and photos of her book on sale. I am over the moon for anyone who has the fortune to be published but my jealousy pangs have finally got my butt into gear. I realised that if I want it then I have to go and get it, no-ones going to give it to me! I started writing on Friday and so far I have 1500 words done and the first chapter finished. I am very chuffed with myself but obviously there is a lot more to do yet. It feels good though, I feel like I have really achieved something. Most of the plot is in my head so I am hoping to get the first draft on paper without too much hassle. The problems will come when I come up short on words. This is something I have had to deal with on several occasions but instead of worrying I am just going to focus on the job in hand. Hubby's out tonight for a couple of hours so I am hoping to get cracking on with chapter two. I have the ideas all ready for it so hopefully it'll flow as easily as the first one did.
 I first wrote this novel when I was at uni, it took me about 3 years but I did finish it and I did even send it out to a few agents but there was no hope for it so I put it to bed. And there it has stayed until now. The idea of this book and the characters have been with me now for 10 years, nagging me every so often for not doing anything with them. About 6 months ago I looked over the 'novel' I had written and realised how awful most of it really was. I had tried to write it with a very studious voice, parts of it were actually written like one of my essays! I realised then that I would have to re-write the whole thing. Don't get me wrong, there are parts of the descriptive work that I may very well take out and re-use, but the 'novel' in general is just not good enough. When I realised this I once again put it to bed. I couldn't get my head into the right frame of mind to tackle such a big job. In my defence though, I was pregnant at the time. This time round I feel ready to write it again. I started writing the first chapter in the same setting as the first 'novel' but then something clicked and I just changed it. I had no problems writing it in the new setting, it just feels like that it is where it is supposed to be. I know that probably sounds daft to a lot of people but to those who have ever written, you know exactly what I mean. I just hope it is destined to be published, although if no-one wants to publish it I will put it on Kindle myself.

Off to start writing the second chapter now, I can hear Darwin & Raven calling me. Have a good one everyone x