Rebecca Nolan's Blog - Posts Tagged "anthology"
Hiatus over
Hello Everyone,
It has been almost two years since I last posted a blog. I am actually shocked it has been that long. Of course there are many excuses I could use but none of them are good enough. Basically I had terrible writers block and gave up. I stop doing everything as I felt like a failure.
It had gotten so bad that I threw in the towel and started a teaching course at my local college. I lost followers, friends and strangers who supported me. For that I am truly sorry.
It took a swift kick up the arse by one of my best friends to make me see the light. I love to write. I love to share my stories with the world. It is not a right, it is a privilege to be afforded such an opportunity.
My Best Friend believed in me when I no longer did. She is an amazing writer and offered me the chance to be featured in an anthology along with many other great writers.
At first I was excited, I was given the deadly sin Lust and told to write a dark horror like story. It seemed so easy until i let self doubt creep back in. I struggled, writing one story then tossing it, writing another only to toss that too. This went on until the last week before the deadline. I was in panic mode. How had I missed up so epically? My friend had put her faith in me. She had vouched for my talent.
So I spent the last few days writing my heart out. Even time my brain told me to give up I ignored. I wrote and wrote until I reached the word count limit. Finally I ended up with a dark thriller based around Lust that I'm very happy with.
I have submitted it and now I sit here, feeling guilty for trying to run away from my path. I want to write. I love to write and the best way to succeed in writing is to keep on doing it.
Please accept my sincerest apology.
I will always aim to do better. I promise.
Love
Rebecca
It has been almost two years since I last posted a blog. I am actually shocked it has been that long. Of course there are many excuses I could use but none of them are good enough. Basically I had terrible writers block and gave up. I stop doing everything as I felt like a failure.
It had gotten so bad that I threw in the towel and started a teaching course at my local college. I lost followers, friends and strangers who supported me. For that I am truly sorry.
It took a swift kick up the arse by one of my best friends to make me see the light. I love to write. I love to share my stories with the world. It is not a right, it is a privilege to be afforded such an opportunity.
My Best Friend believed in me when I no longer did. She is an amazing writer and offered me the chance to be featured in an anthology along with many other great writers.
At first I was excited, I was given the deadly sin Lust and told to write a dark horror like story. It seemed so easy until i let self doubt creep back in. I struggled, writing one story then tossing it, writing another only to toss that too. This went on until the last week before the deadline. I was in panic mode. How had I missed up so epically? My friend had put her faith in me. She had vouched for my talent.
So I spent the last few days writing my heart out. Even time my brain told me to give up I ignored. I wrote and wrote until I reached the word count limit. Finally I ended up with a dark thriller based around Lust that I'm very happy with.
I have submitted it and now I sit here, feeling guilty for trying to run away from my path. I want to write. I love to write and the best way to succeed in writing is to keep on doing it.
Please accept my sincerest apology.
I will always aim to do better. I promise.
Love
Rebecca
