Quick Writing Update
Where the pen is taking me (I think…)
Thank you so much for taking time to read my first few posts - I so appreciate you and your support.
I wanted to share where my writing is headed - well, as much as I currently know. I used my first four posts on my move to New Mexico as a way to jump back into writing on a regular basis - it was fairly focused and easy enough to do (though I can already see areas I need to work on, which is a good thing).
My purpose in starting the Whole Health Journal and ramping up my writing on Medium is to grease my squeaky writing wheels and look seriously into making writing a second career. I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was 15 years old, but I was convinced that it’s too hard to make a living at something creative.
I’ll still work on Change Food® to some degree, and I’ll most likely continue consulting to bring in rent money, but now is the time. I have more than enough experiences and stories to pull ideas from, and time isn’t unlimited any longer.
What I feel I need now is to discover my writing voice today - it took years for me to settle into the voice I used in my book Rock Gods of Acht (still available online if you haven’t read it!), and I need time to settle into who I am today as a writer.
My ultimate goal is to write a book that will probably be fiction, but factualized fiction - maybe several of them! Not quite a memoir, but experiences as I remember them and what I learned from them. That, I expect, will take several years. I want to develop more depth to my writing and the ability to flavor serious work with humor and gratitude. I can tell I’m still stiff. Not bad, just out of writing shape.
And I’m in no hurry. Right now, my goal is to settle back into a writing life, rediscover my written voice, and go wherever the pen takes me. That means future posts might not be linear or singularly focused. I will try to keep my work to my three passions - spirituality/self development, writing and food.
Even though I might jump around in coming posts from topic to topic or thought to thought - and from one decade to another - I have faith it will all somehow come together when it’s meant to.
Thank you for joining me on this journey. Now it’s time to get back to work - my regular post will still be out tomorrow (Monday).
Have a most incredible day!
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Join me each week in the Whole Health Journal as I write about experiences lived and dreamed, and as I explore my spiritual side. You can also check out the Change Food Dispatch to explore the world of healthy food for all.