To Be or Not To Be – A Writer, That Is

For Jane, it is a return to a place she has been before. For me, it is to attend a writing retreat facilitated by a creative writing instructor, Brian Henry. It’s really an early birthday gift to me from my family. What an exciting gift it is, too!

I have been writing my daily blog, Life Unfolding, since February of 2014, faithfully publishing without missing a day and sharing it with my Facebook friends. 

Their feedback and encouragement has made me resurrect the thought of possibly writing a novel. I have previously discounted that notion with thoughts of all the work involved, but since writing my blog, I have concluded that doing something like this would actually be more fun than work.

So the timing of this gift could not be better. I will have the opportunity to get some feedback about my writing ability from someone who will be totally objective. This will help me decide what I must or must not do next. 

I am hoping that there will be enough positive, unbiased feedback so that i can make a proper decision. Being the pragmatist that I am, if I don’t sense that I have the ability, I will discard the idea of a novel and simply continue to enjoy writing my daily blog.

So, for my faithful blog readers who wait for my posting every day, I won’t be able to share my daily blog with you until I get back to where I have an Internet connection. I will still be writing my daily blog, though….it’s just that you won’t see them until we get back.

Wish me luck!