I love this, Beth! This so resonates with where I am right now. I am finishing my nonfiction book proposal and sending it to agents in the coming weeks 🙏❤️
I am currently joining you Beth on your write for love, write for money offering (and ink and flame!) and this resonated so much. I have felt that the creative window has been open for the last 3 or 4 years, and right now it's so open that the wind is nearly blowing me over! Off we go then... (this is my first note so who knows what I'm doing... but you are all invited ❤️)
Interestingly I'm giving myself permission to close the pages on a book I've been writing, the sequel to The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn that had the destruction of the tree at Sycamore Gap at its heart.
So much has come together this past week that has made me realise the zeitgeist for this particular book has passed. I am giving myself permission to take some time out, to clear space and just be.
Hello Beth, I just lost a long message to you saying I ordered KOKORO from Blackwell. I live in Tasmania and at 80 am writing a memoir. My lineage is Japanese, so your book is an exciting prospect.
I was writing to join your 36 day journaling day session and would like to catch the earlier prompts. Today is Friday 13 in Tasmania, the hidden gem south of Australia, an auspicious day to crack into a journal. Looking forward to your book, the prompts back to the 9th if possible, and life✅🥰🥳🌺
Your reflection on "There is no rush, but there is a window" and balancing urgency and patience resonated deeply with me! I’ve highlighted this in Sunday Scroll. My readers will love your beautifully written piece.
This is certainly true about blackberries - they have a limited season, after which the devil spits.
But you're also discussing the long tail. I was lucky enough with one book to have an editor who believed my book would go on selling for years, no matter how it began. And he was right - it's still selling well after 50 thousand plus sales and nine years.
I mention this because I think it's so important that writers know that the initial rush and reviews are not the whole story. The 'window', if that's the right idea, could extend for many years. A book is not a newspaper for last night's fish and chips.
This beautiful and profound reminder is just the nudge I need. Time to continue on that novel I left in it's online drawer after the devastating feedback I got from a youngish writer who's books aren't that good to be honest. But her critique of the 10 pages I gave her to read kind of crushed me.
Thank you, I woke antsy and unable to settle, I read this and returned to the essay I was writing before the Bank Holiday - it is now published (though slightly out of date already!). There is a lot of change to deal with but this has been a step forward, thank you 🙏
Beth, this touched my heart in so many ways. Dreading the return to work and missing my daily writing ritual, I know which window I’m looking at and what I need to do. 🙏💫
I agree that sometimes it actually is too late. We need to stop procrastinating and do what we need and want to do when the opportunity arises.
I love this, Beth! This so resonates with where I am right now. I am finishing my nonfiction book proposal and sending it to agents in the coming weeks 🙏❤️
I am currently joining you Beth on your write for love, write for money offering (and ink and flame!) and this resonated so much. I have felt that the creative window has been open for the last 3 or 4 years, and right now it's so open that the wind is nearly blowing me over! Off we go then... (this is my first note so who knows what I'm doing... but you are all invited ❤️)
Interestingly I'm giving myself permission to close the pages on a book I've been writing, the sequel to The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn that had the destruction of the tree at Sycamore Gap at its heart.
So much has come together this past week that has made me realise the zeitgeist for this particular book has passed. I am giving myself permission to take some time out, to clear space and just be.
Well-timed. Thank you.
I just really loved this and needed to hear it. Thank you so much! 🙏🏼💜
Hello Beth, I just lost a long message to you saying I ordered KOKORO from Blackwell. I live in Tasmania and at 80 am writing a memoir. My lineage is Japanese, so your book is an exciting prospect.
I was writing to join your 36 day journaling day session and would like to catch the earlier prompts. Today is Friday 13 in Tasmania, the hidden gem south of Australia, an auspicious day to crack into a journal. Looking forward to your book, the prompts back to the 9th if possible, and life✅🥰🥳🌺
I love windows..the more the better^^
Your reflection on "There is no rush, but there is a window" and balancing urgency and patience resonated deeply with me! I’ve highlighted this in Sunday Scroll. My readers will love your beautifully written piece.
This is certainly true about blackberries - they have a limited season, after which the devil spits.
But you're also discussing the long tail. I was lucky enough with one book to have an editor who believed my book would go on selling for years, no matter how it began. And he was right - it's still selling well after 50 thousand plus sales and nine years.
I mention this because I think it's so important that writers know that the initial rush and reviews are not the whole story. The 'window', if that's the right idea, could extend for many years. A book is not a newspaper for last night's fish and chips.
Wonderful! I just ordered a hard copy of Kokoro so I can scribble in it and very much look forward to Autumn Light, Cx
I love the sound of the autumn classes too and would love to know more! Xxx
Simple, beautiful and timely. Thank you Beth. I'm pondering my windows right now....
This beautiful and profound reminder is just the nudge I need. Time to continue on that novel I left in it's online drawer after the devastating feedback I got from a youngish writer who's books aren't that good to be honest. But her critique of the 10 pages I gave her to read kind of crushed me.
There is a window indeed, time to re-open it.
Thank you, I woke antsy and unable to settle, I read this and returned to the essay I was writing before the Bank Holiday - it is now published (though slightly out of date already!). There is a lot of change to deal with but this has been a step forward, thank you 🙏
Beth, this touched my heart in so many ways. Dreading the return to work and missing my daily writing ritual, I know which window I’m looking at and what I need to do. 🙏💫