The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust, 1871-1922
…The story in my head is getting louder…
…So why am I still looking for the right way to let it out?…
…Words are coming that do not please me, where are the ones I feel in my heart?…
…Head down, keeping at it, hoping to see the light…
Far Away In The Sunshine 
[…] the beginning of the month of November I wrote and kept on writing until one day I got stuck…nowhere to go…nothing left to say. That evening as usual I went to take my shower, and within minutes I […]
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[…] you see it too? The face in this tree trunk? It got me thinking about my novel wondering if there was a way I could fit a friendly giant tree trunk into it Funny how small […]
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That’s a beautiful quote! 🙂 Thank you for dropping by my blog and liking my post 🙂
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You are most welcome it’s a very inspiring site 🙂
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Thank you
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hope the writing is going well and that you have a wonderful weekend!
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The writing is going…so much harder than I originally thought…it is quite painful…I am so confused
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Thank you for the shout out
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So glad you can hear your story’s voice. And that is a stunning shot!
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The shot was taken from within the car while going to a friend’s house. I loved the light peeking through the trees
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my words are all over the place, dodging and running away one another, refusing to play nice enough for me to share them….xo
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I can relate I have words coming in my head yet I can not let them go…I am the one refusing to play nice…this exercise is quite surprising
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I would think that the way to go is to let the words run free, and then look and see what you have. Head and heart often tell very different stories, and only you know which one you are ready to tell now.
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I am having a bit of an issue with the running free of the words…I have to let go of control and it is harder than I thought
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Letting go is somethiing I have troubles with myself. A control freak? A perfectionist? Lacking in self confidence? Some days, all of the above. Perhaps it is a question of trusting yourself – again easier said than done. I hope that you find a way forward. I believe that you will – perhaps more than you yourself believe.
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Hmmm, trusting myself I think you might have found part of my problem, Soosie…I’ll have to think a bit more about this 🙂
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Words that don’t please you — they are there for a reason…let them out and then decipher them later when you are editing…even the ones that don’t please you have merit! keep going! xo
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I love the way to look at it…those words are there for a reason…that might be the secret I needed to unveil. Thank you Sherry xo
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welcome to your new digs!
blessings and grace to every bit of aliveness
knocking to get out:)
peace in the days,
Jennifer
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Beautiful words Jennifer Thank you 🙂
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I just finished reading Ann Lamott’s Bird by Bird and she says she is often surprised by her characters. That she discovers things as she writes and the story doesn’t always unfold the way she thought it would. Maybe you just have to write your way through it? Keep believing- keep writing!
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Bird by Bird is one of my all time favourites books on writing, Vicky. Writing my way through it is a bit daunting at times, yet I want to keep at it. Thank you for your being here xo
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That quote is one that has been a favorite of mine for a long time.
I totally understand trying to find the right way to let that story out. The best advice I’ve been given is to just keep on writing and put all those words down, because, as my friend tells me, that’s the way writing really is. Messy and kind of disheveled and not what we think it’s supposed to look like.
Good for you for keeping at it! There are bound to be moments of light…stunning in their beauty.. just as your photo reveals.
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Messy and disheveled is how it look, your friends know what they are talking about, Deborah. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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your story will come…get down what you have….you can pretty it up later when the pressure to produce is not there….best wishes as you continue….
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Thank you for your kind words Brian. it means a lot 🙂
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