A few days ago was the start of Autumn. Having been a teacher in my previous life, I've always thought of the Autumn term as being a time of change. It's the same now that I'm a writer. I consider September to be a fresh start without the distraction of holidays (yes, I know I've had one or two), grandkiddy duties and feeling guilty about being inside writing when the weather is nice. Like other writers, I definitely get less done in the summer.
It's not only my magazine writing that's suffered during the summer, I've not been blogging as consistently as in the past. Neither have I been keeping up with social media as I should.
Now that Autumn is here, I need to try to get back to writing consistently, settle down to a routine and not allow my mind to wander to other things. I also need to get writing buddy, Tracy, to give me a stern talking to!
I've realised that, in order to kick start my writing, I need to devote more of my time to writing projects. I love blogging but it can be time consuming so, for the months of October and November, I am handing my blog over to some wonderful guests. You are certainly in for a treat! Some of the authors will be known to many of you but I also have some lesser known writers who I am very excited to feature. To give you a taster, next week's guest has the most amazing pets (I won't spoil it for you now but I can promise you some interesting photos).
When I posted that I was opening up these two months to guest spots, I was so inundated with requests that I had to turn people down (I'm so sorry if you were one of them). From the comments left, it seems that Wendy's Writing Now is seen as a great platform for guest authors and for that I feel humbled (but also sad that I can't accommodate everyone). Someone said they'd been wanting to join the 'hall of fame' at the side of my blog for a long while but, up until now, had been to shy to ask. I feel very honoured.
You won't have got rid of me entirely though. I shall be popping in during these two months with my own news - it just won't be every week.
In the meantime, here is my latest story in The People's Friend Magazine. Its called, The Anniversary Dinner and was written for a friend of mine.
Since you've been helping me with my novel, Wendy, then I can't really be that stern, can I? Looking forward to the guest posts. LitPig is keen to hear about the interesting pets ...
ReplyDeleteBeing stern is only ever in my interest, Tracy.
DeleteAw you sound to have had a lovely summer anyway Wendy doing things with family which is so important. And yep when the weather's nice it has to be taken advantage of doesn't it ;-)
ReplyDeleteYour guest bloggers sound really interesting - looking forward to reading them. x
Yes, I did have a lovely summer, Sue, but now I have to settle down to some serious work.
DeleteWaiting for that post with the amazing pets :-)
ReplyDeleteYou won't be disappointed!
DeleteHi Wendy - I agree with Sue, sometimes family has to take precedent. I also look at September as a new start. Looking forward to getting back into a new routine myself. Unfortunately for me that means more work and more taxi-ing - so looking how I can shoehorn some writing into that. Looking forward to seeing your guests' posts and hope you have some productive writing time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. You too.
DeleteI feel the same as you about this time of year, Wendy! All the best with your writing time.
ReplyDeleteThanks - and you, Rosemary.
DeleteI'm not surprised that you were inundated with requests to do guest posts, Wendy-your blog is fab! Best of luck with getting back to your writing projects x
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anita. You were a lovely guest yourself :)
DeleteWishing you lots of happy writing, Wendy. I welcome the arrival of autumn for the same reasons. Looking forward to your guest posts and to all your writing news. xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joanna, and I'm feeling more inspired already,
DeleteHow nice to be inundated to requests for guest posts! Best of luck settling down to your autumn writing - it's a good thing to be doing as winter draws in - retreating into different mental surroundings!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to be inundated to requests for guest posts! Best of luck settling down to your autumn writing - it's a good thing to be doing as winter draws in - retreating into different mental surroundings!
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