Fascinating. That's going to be some reply. Love hearing about writers' processes. Thanks for sharing. Certainly resonate with the frustration sometimes of the demands of the real world.
Interestingly, follow your postcard project, a friend and I (we live in the same town but don't get to see each other as often as we'd like) have started writing to each other.
Love reading about this process. I’ve never written fiction other than as part of an exercise on a writing course. I actually loved it but it terrified me. I felt a responsibility to the characters I’d started to form in my mind.
You’ve also inspired me to write to a dear friend of mine who is quite unwell. I thought about it but haven’t actioned it yet. I will do it today 🙏🏻
Hooray! My favourite SS thread is back. Just as compelling and enjoyable as the other eight too. Of course, keen to namely hear what Lily thinks but honestly, the way you speak so confidently about writing fiction makes me shudder. It’s a ‘fear’ shudder, you see - I’m riddled with it when it comes to create writing. I honestly don’t know why. Poems, yup - I can do that but just the thought of writing past a hundred words just baffles me. The way you talk about how much freedom you feel from it makes me feel so envious - I’d love to feel that way. Up until I was about 18, I could write fiction no problem but with age has come a real blank on it and a ton of anxiety that anything I write would be massively boring. I don’t really know start to coax me out but listening to you speak about it - and anticipating Lily’s thoughts is cracking open a little door for me. Maybe! From what I’ve read so far of your newest fiction, it’s just divine. I keep thinking of the word, ‘lüks’ that you introduced me to it in. All of it feels pretty lüks to me. Can’t wait to read more.
Fascinating. That's going to be some reply. Love hearing about writers' processes. Thanks for sharing. Certainly resonate with the frustration sometimes of the demands of the real world.
Interestingly, follow your postcard project, a friend and I (we live in the same town but don't get to see each other as often as we'd like) have started writing to each other.
Love reading about this process. I’ve never written fiction other than as part of an exercise on a writing course. I actually loved it but it terrified me. I felt a responsibility to the characters I’d started to form in my mind.
You’ve also inspired me to write to a dear friend of mine who is quite unwell. I thought about it but haven’t actioned it yet. I will do it today 🙏🏻
Hooray! My favourite SS thread is back. Just as compelling and enjoyable as the other eight too. Of course, keen to namely hear what Lily thinks but honestly, the way you speak so confidently about writing fiction makes me shudder. It’s a ‘fear’ shudder, you see - I’m riddled with it when it comes to create writing. I honestly don’t know why. Poems, yup - I can do that but just the thought of writing past a hundred words just baffles me. The way you talk about how much freedom you feel from it makes me feel so envious - I’d love to feel that way. Up until I was about 18, I could write fiction no problem but with age has come a real blank on it and a ton of anxiety that anything I write would be massively boring. I don’t really know start to coax me out but listening to you speak about it - and anticipating Lily’s thoughts is cracking open a little door for me. Maybe! From what I’ve read so far of your newest fiction, it’s just divine. I keep thinking of the word, ‘lüks’ that you introduced me to it in. All of it feels pretty lüks to me. Can’t wait to read more.