March 28, 2004
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Community
March 26, 2004
Friday, March 26, 2004
March 26, 2004
Friday, March 26, 2004
There have been many occasions when I’ve thought of jotting down a note or two here to either update people on what’s going on or share something I’ve learned but I’ve hesitated. The energy has been gone, the desire has been gone, the want has been gone.
I’ve been confused as to why I have found it very difficult to update here and also on my other sites, which are also high profile and receive a tonne of visitors (a combined …
March 25, 2004
Thursday, March 25, 2004
I realise it’s been over two months since my last real update which might make one wonder if I’m still around.
I am.
But this past year I’ve become a lot more private and to a certain extent, guarded. My want to share has dwindled and it�s only now I’ve fully realised why.
For over two years I’ve felt I’ve been highly open and public and that had begun to wear down on me. The expectations from others that I felt seemed like …
March 20, 2004
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Someone posted the other day on a list I run a question about how to deal with insecurities and finding their own voice. They said they sometimes felt disheartened when they read other blogs and felt behind. They also mentioned feeling like their window of opportunity was very small and that everything had to be done now.
Here’s what I wrote in response, which might be useful as I think this is a pretty common concern:
I think what is really, really …
March 17, 2004
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
March 15, 2004
Monday, March 15, 2004
March 13, 2004
Saturday, March 13, 2004
I must confess that I adore celebrating events which might be getting to ridiculous levels but let me explain.
When I first started working on my own as a writer, I thought that when I got my first published article the world would celebrate it. I thought when I made my first $10,000 the world would celebrate. I thought when I got my first book contract, the world would celebrate.
The world didn’t celebrate anything because they didn’t know. And frankly, a …
March 10, 2004
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Of the thousands of emails I’ve received, the most common is someone asking, ‘Tell me the steps to be creative.’
I understand where that question comes from because when you’re not living creatively and want to, the task seems so daunting that you think you don’t even know where to begin.
But you do.
When I first started all I knew is that I wanted to write. Write what? Well, that was an entirely different matter. I had no idea if I would …
The Chronicles of Girl at Play began in April 2001 as a way for me to chronicle my leaving a successful corporate position to become a self-employed writer.
