Hi there. It’s me journalling online and sharing a little more about who I am and why I do the things that I do.
I like to think I am tech savvy, but my children would disagree, however I think I’m better than my parents.
So I’m supposed to working on my draft in preparation for submitting to publishers, and I decided that I would need to update and improve my website. This website. And now I’m having online chats with hosting companies about domain transfers, whilst making it all look pretty in anticipation of a soft launch. I’ve read that having an online presence is vital so here I am, looking at brand colours, writing journal posts and trying to remain calm and graceful, whilst underneath my feet are flapping like a swan, or in my case a rather rotund duck!
However, all these distractions mean I’m not writing that difficult chapter which could make or break the story. In the past few weeks I have relocated my desk to another part of the house that has more light and a connection with the garden. I have grappled with setting up two monitors to help with writing and research. And still those pages remain blank. It’s not writer’s block or burnout as I have had that in the past, this is just waiting for the right time, as I have a feeling that once I start the words will flow out and I will forget about time until it is finished.
So for the next few days I will play with branding, hosting companies and populating this site with ‘interesting’ content. Then, hopefully, I will channel my internal writer, and allow the story to write itself. In reality, I’ll make some time to sit down and get it done.
And hope one of the cats’ does not walk over the keyboard and delete anything!
I’m looking at you Rosie!
Tara for now
Helen
