Following my dreams

Today is an important day, as is every other day one could say, but today is especially important because I have made the very big decision to resign from my full time job and to take time out to focus on my writing. Over the past six months I have been thinking a lot about my desire to write and to explore my creative side, but it has been challenging to do this when working full-time in an office based role. So, I have made the decision to take time out from work to really focus on me and my desire to write!

Now that I have made this first very big decision, more decisions follow:

How do I start writing?

What will I write about?

Do I need to learn about the craft of writing?

These different questions have led me to realise that I am going to need some sort of guidance and structure. So, I have started by ordering a creative writing student handbook from Amazon, which I hope will get me started with learning the basics about creative writing. I have also signed up for a ten-week creative writing course, which starts in October, as I think being part of a group and learning from a tutor will give me a foundation of knowledge to stand on. It is an online evening course, so I will be able to access it from anywhere, which means I can travel while participating in the course.

Whilst waiting for my book to arrive and for the course to start in October, I have decided to embrace the freedom which is now mine, and to go on a solo road trip! It feels like a natural next step to mark the beginning of this new journey by doing something different which will challenge and inspire me! The prospect is rather daunting as I have not driven long distance by myself before. However, the thought of the open-road and freedom to explore is calling to me, and perhaps this is the independence and confidence boost I need to commence my writing journey!