Autumn is here

Well Autumn is well and truely here! The leaves are shades of burnt orange and the sharp winter wind is blowing them up into the air. This is my favourite time of year, when I can layer up in big wooly jumpers and fluffy boots but still enjoy the occasional day of sunshine. It is days like these that I most enjoy going for a walk and just revelling in nature. I find that inspiration for my writing largely comes from my surroundings and the observations I make, and I know that it won't be long until the winter rain and possibly snow casts a dreary setting over the next few months. With a trip to Paris coming up in December I'm hoping to get some ideas for future travel articles and even for future novel characters...

The beauty of simplicity

I remember as a child how the world seemed so big and possibilities were endless. I felt like I could be anyone or anything and my imagination played a large part in helping me envisage the world I wanted to be a part of. I knew back then how beautiful the world was and as I've grown older this love for life and natural beauty has developed into a passion for travel and for images that capture moments where words are useless. I'm starting to realise that words can come from the smallest of inspirations and the simplest of things. A word, an image, an observation.

This one line has inspired millions to create worlds, characters, creatures. It is a starting point for words to fall into place and create something new and exciting, a story waiting to be told.

Times are hard...

As a writer there are times when writing becomes less of a joy and more of a struggle. This seems especially true for me at the moment, whilst trying to juggle work, a novel for teenagers and setting up my own business as a Freelance Journalist, I'm finding little or no time to simply write for me. With writing being a huge part of who I am, I always feel at a loss when I can't fill a notebook with things that excite me and inspire me to do more. Commissions are slow too and I'm finding that I still have a lot to learn about the world of Journalism. I know who I am and where I want to be, it's just the getting there that might take a little bit more patience and belief in myself as a writer.