Recently, I read a brilliant article: "Why Editing Matters" by Narges Daliri, who writes a lot about Writing and Editing. It reminded me of a comment I posted on my author page: Heather Golding - Author, quite some time ago, after I had read through and edited my own book manuscript. So I thought I would share my comment here again for those who might have missed it earlier...

"No matter how many times I proof read my manuscript, considering I know what is coming next, I often find myself going all 'goose-bumpy' and even shedding a tear for the writer! That is until I realise (yet again) the writer is in fact ME! But why do I cry at my own words, I wonder? Is it because I am way too emotionally attached to the story, or could it even be a damn good read perhaps? LOL
Have any other writers ever felt this similar emotion, when reading through, as well as editing or making critical alterations to their own written work, I wonder? If so, is this a perfectly acceptable response, when proof reading one's own work, I ask?" Feel free to add your comment below...

I came across the following quote, a couple of years ago when I began to take my writing a little more seriously than I had done previously. Therefore, as I begin to find the courage, to write again, as I blog about my writing, I would like, once again, to share this quote with you...

"One of the things that happens when you give yourself permission to start  writing: you start writing like a writer. You start seeing everything as material. Sometimes, you will sit down or go walking and your thoughts will be on one aspect of your work, or you will just be completely blocked - feeling hopeless and wondering  why you should not just go into the kitchen and have a nice glass of warm gin (or in my case, a nice glass of Baileys). Then unbidden, seemingly out of no where, a thought arrives. Some will float into your head, like goldfish - lovely bright orange and weightless. You follow them, like a child looking at an aquarium that was thought to be without fish..."  from "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott - [Posted by Pen Musings via facebook, 23 October 2011] and slightly re-edited to suit me, personally...

Sometimes we tend to procrastinate more than is reasonably necessary. Why is that? Is it for the fear of ridicule and possibly being laughed at for attempting to give it a go? Is it for the fear that we may not be quite as good at what we do perhaps? Or is it merely for the fear of rejection? Whatever the reason, we should maybe take a leaf out of the late Steve Job's motto and simply just "go for it"! Welcome to my new writing website in which I hope to find the courage to occasionally Blog about my writing journey...

After years of procrastination, I appear to have finally got my website set-up and online, but instead of feeling overjoyed with its eventual birth, as I had expected, I feel somewhat as though I am standing on the edge of a diving board - a very high diving board, to be exact! Now I just have to take that brave leap and start Blogging about my writing...