• Home
  • About
  • Something Missing
  • Reader Reviews
  • Recommended Sites
  • Publicity
  • Where to Buy
  • About Pickle to Pie
  • Contact Me
  • Home
  • About
  • Something Missing
  • Reader Reviews
  • Recommended Sites
  • Publicity
  • Where to Buy
  • About Pickle to Pie
  • Contact Me
What stopped this writer from writing?
June 8, 2015

Life in all its complexities.

flowed

The funeral of a friend, the blue screen of death on my beloved computer and the overwhelming urge to clean up years of clutter. All things that everyone experiences at some time or another. However, coming one on top of the other they were enough to make me stumble and forget to nurture myself. I fell off my trusty steed and needed to once again go confidently in the direction of my dreams.

This post is my way of getting back on the horse. To once again feel the wind in my face and the joy of writing.

When I sent Paul a photo of the blue message on my computer screen the text back read, ‘It doesn’t look good. I’ll call in after work’. It reminded me of years ago when he gave me my first computer. Several years later I rang him saying that the screen was blank etc. and asking what could I do. His reply was, ‘Have you got a shovel?’ ‘Yes’ Well dig a hole and bury it.’ I love his sense of humour. Repeating what he did then, he has once again replaced my laptop with this amazing new model plus a new matching printer. He also managed to save all my documents, files, folders and programs. I now have no excuse not to write.

computer

I love to write anything and everything, across genres and back again. but most of all I find myself writing autobiographical stories based on life experiences.

Recently a friend sent me a lovely card containing reflections by Emily Mathews

‘Like leaves upon a summer breeze, hearts are stirred by memories-those happy-to-remember things. like childhood friends and old porch swings. Family stories told for ages, daydreams tucked between life’s pages. Teardrops spent and laughter shared. Questions asked, adventures dared. Memories stir the heart because there’s joy found in ‘the way it was’.

I believe everyone who wants to tell a story can if they start by writing down one story and then keep going. It sounds simple but it’s far from easy. Maybe record stories in an exercise book, or if , like me, you like writing on a computer, keep a simple private blog.

What I love is the sheer joy of writing. the intimate relationship between me and the page. I treasure my family and writing friends and through writing I hold communion with my deepest self.

Writing fills my heart, my pages and my life.

class jpg

Share

creative writing  / memories  / writers block  / writing memories

gl3nic3

You might also like

And The Winner Is…
August 14, 2018
Only Two Days To Go
April 30, 2017
Welcome to My Blog
April 1, 2017

2 Comments


mairineilcreative writer
June 8, 2015 at 11:45 am
Reply

Beautiful post Glenice and so glad the blue screen of death has been revived, reborn and re-energised:) In this digital age of fickle technology we could all do with a saviour like Paul!



Nerina
June 11, 2015 at 4:45 am
Reply

The lilt of your prose evokes a presence so inimitably ‘you’. Pleased the quiet breath of ‘time out’ has allowed you to re-gather your forces. Look forward to the new works.



Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Recent Posts

    • Katherine Gorge and the Nitniluck Chalets
    • Yellow Waters Boat Trip, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
    • Darwin: Jabiru and Kakadu
    • Darwin: The Mary River Region
    • Hop on Hop off Bus
  • Categories

    • Art
    • authors
    • blogging
    • cathartic or retraumatised
    • challange
    • creative writing
    • empathy
    • Fantasy Fiction
    • Food
    • friendship
    • goals
    • goddess
    • Healing life stories
    • imagination
    • learning
    • life stories
    • Lifestyle
    • Melbourne university
    • memories
    • painters
    • Paranormal Romance
    • plays
    • poetry
    • publishing
    • Recipes
    • review
    • short stories
    • teaching
    • teaching writing
    • Travel
    • travel writing
    • Uncategorised
    • Uncategorized
    • writers block
    • Writing
    • writing memories
    • writing stories
    • Writing the unconscious
    • writing trauma
    • writing workshops


  • Authorgraph




  • Like Us On Facebook

  • Recent Posts

    • Katherine Gorge and the Nitniluck Chalets
    • Yellow Waters Boat Trip, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
    • Darwin: Jabiru and Kakadu
    • Darwin: The Mary River Region
    • Hop on Hop off Bus

© Copyright Glenice Whitting - Website by Webcare