If You Write... You are a Writer

I met a friend and fellow writer, Anita Mccallum, recently in Margot May Tearooms in Bristol and we shared a lovely pot of tea and scribbled on some bunting while we were talking.

Here's Anita's excellent 'Louder than words' blog: http://loud-word.co/ 

Anita had recently written a blog post about her experience on an Arvon retreat and in it she writes; 'How do you know when you are a real writer?'

My response was; 'you write don't you? It's what you do?... well then you are a writer!'

I need to remind myself that first and foremost; I'm a writer.   


I've been spending so much of my time cultivating my business support business, that I've forgotten to protect my writing time.   

With one final book in the Sheridan and Blake Adventure Series, I am close to the end of one writing project but need to finish it before I move on to the next.   

Something that always helps me to find my mojo is positive affirmations and inspirational quotations:   

This one seems fitting as it reinforces my vision for my business... 

 

This is one I often write inside books when I sign them for people... 

 
This one reminds me that I can write the story in my head but I need to get it onto to the page if I want to share it... 

 
This one reminds me that the most important thing to do, even if you don't feel like it, even if you are in a fug of self doubt, is to just write... 


 

This one, similarly reminds me to just write, until I show it to anyone, no one is judging it...

  

And finally, this one reminds me that I have to write, that it keeps me sane and that in order for me to move forward I need to empty all the bumf from my brain out onto the page... 

 

 So... now I'm going to sit down and just write!

What are your favourite motivational 

mantras and quotations?