How lucky was I to get away for a couple of days this week to write! And the sun shone too!
Better even still, I managed to make good progress on a writing project during the week when I was away. Walks on the beach helped blow away cobwebs and gave me thinking time to mull over some plot lines and characters.
It's good taking time out to get headspace. While there's still much work to do on the project, I managed to make substantial progress.
Recipe for a perfect Saturday:
1. Start the day with some home baking. Add in meeting up with friends who'll appreciate them - ✔
Chocanana muffins baked and enjoyed with friends over coffee & creative chat.
2. Make the most of seaside sunshine - ✔
Coney was at it's best, beach activity taking place under brilliant blue skies while we did some writing exercises.
3. Take time to relax outdoors - ✔
Time spent in the garden catching up on reading while enjoying the sights, scents and sounds of spring.
4. Repeat as soon as possible!
I've learned I seem to be a seasonal writer, with more productive outputs over the longer, darker winter months. Once the sun begins to shine, I'm distracted by the garden. Over the long weekend the weather has been glorious and I've been tempted outside quite a lot. There has been some work done in the garden - by work, I mean gardening - strimming, weeding, mowing, planning and planting.
But I've also had the luxury of some time to rest and enjoy catching up on reading in the garden accompanied by bees buzzing and boastful birdsong.
Despite receiving a few rejections in recent weeks and some writing related plans not going quite as planned, I've been working on some new projects. Most of them will need strimming, weeding, mowing, planning and planting.
And inspired by gardeners with 'Writing Gardens' (especially Monty Don), I’ve recently introduced some writing inspiration to my garden. While you could fit my garden into Longmeadow several times over, I'm hoping that under the bard's watchful eye writer's block will become a thing of the past and that I'll be inspired to write outdoors more over the summer months.