Writer's Retreat

Being your own boss is hard. As writers, we need to motivate ourselves, but there is a tipping point. My inner dialogue between my boss and my creative self runs something like: ‘I need to stay in bed and carry on dreaming to find out what happens’ ‘You’ve got nothing down on paper damn it, get to work!’ ‘But I’m not feeling inspired’ ‘You’re a waste of space, call yourself a writer?’ And so on. Before long the pressure I put on myself can turn corrosive. Before I know it tha

Life is filled with Admin. With the everyday business of caring for ourselves, caring for others, paying bills - There are a hundred things on the to-do list, before we even get round to doing the washing. And the dishes. And phoning the garage to book in the car for its dreaded MOT. And by then it's 3 o clock, and time to pick the children up from school. As for writing...? Many of us struggle to find time to write, but we writers are experts in procrastination. And by pro