Today I have been well aware of the novel I am wanting to write. The book is sitting in a part of my brain, waiting to leap into action, as soon as I settle down to write it. I want to write the book, I feel very fond of my characters, and am keen to have the book finished, and move onto the next book in the series.
But instead of writing that novel, I have instead spent time today doing other things. Some of those things are the things that we all must do, eating, household things, exercise. We must do these things to be a member of the household we live in.
Another of the things I have done today is definitely related to being a writer, but it is not writing that book, or any other new poem or short story. Today I have worked on putting together a flyer for myself as a Speaker and Presenter.
This is a very important part of my Writer’s life. If I can speak or present workshops to people, I will have the opportunity, perhaps, to sell copies of my own books, as well as perhaps getting payment for these presentations.
Some people have a fear of public speaking, I most definitely don’t! I may have been shy as a child and teenager, but I’ve certainly made up for that ever since I grew up!
So that has been my day so far. Other aspects of my writing related life over involvement with my writing group, editing a monthly community newsletter, and getting out and about, living a life and gain inspiration from my life and from Nature, too.
Being involved takes away time to write, but it can add much to my writing, to anyone’s writing. The more a person knows about things, the greater range of interesting things they can write about.
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Back again, I’ve just been out to the backyard, and watered the plants out there that need it, as requested by my husband. He’s been busy doing other things around the yard, it would have been churlish of me to refuse to do anything. I may have a disability, but there are still many things I’m easily able to do!
Our garden in the backyard is a place of inspiration to me too, after all!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 
What a beautiful rose bud!! My garden is also an inspiration to me for my writing.
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Thank you, Marie! That rose is the Mary Mackillop rose. They are delightful little roses, and the buds are opening up well with the glorious sunshine we’ve had here today.
Your garden is an inspirational garden too!
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What beautiful flowers, Carolyn! Good luck with your Public Speaking venture 😊
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Thank you Ingrid, I’m looking forward to the time when all four of the rose bushes are flowering at the same time!
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what a gorgeous garden ! how could one not be inspired by it? Let the chapters flow 🙂
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Many a poem has come along, as I sit in my spot of the sofa, lap top on my lap, watching the birds, and the flowers in our front yard and veranda … As well as the sky in a gap between bush and trees. Nature is such an inspiring thing!
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certainly is 🙂
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I suspect my main character, Meredith is going to have a revelation in her attitudes to plants, and Nature, as well as the beauty of wide open spaces, as she lives and learns more and more at Talloola.
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that chapter would be well worth a close read; hurry along now 🙂
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My place is slowly moving toward all I want it to be. Graham has done most of the work, and we both benefit from all he does. I offer my considered thoughts, which are sometimes acted upon, and of course the carer payment and allowance the government pays to
Graham as my carer, is always appreciated by him!
And now, with the NDIS, I have a brand new, lovely flat and safe front driveway, so no more near falls out the front of our place, and I can more easily and safely go out into the front yard, and down to the road and get the mail, if needed, as well as safely pick myself some saltbush for using in a cup of herbal tea, or a meal, if I want it.
And we have someone to do some of the harder outside yard work that is beyond Graham, again thanks to the NDIS. Everyone’s taxes at work, and I thank you all! I have a support worker too, who is helping me in a variety of ways, to get ‘out there’ with my books, I hope something will come from that soon. Author talks, workshops and so one. Good times.
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