It’s finally time to pursue my passion for writing, so this rite is about how writing got me here, and how writing has scooped me back out.
I intend to do freelance copywriting and chase creativity whenever I have the chance.
I have always loved Cornwall. My family and I visited south
Cornwall for years on holidays, year in and year out, nothing would change except
sometimes the village we visited, or the four-seasons-in-one-day weather. The
beauty drew us back year on year, so when a job came up I jumped at the chance
to live in such a beautiful and timeless place.
My job was in retail – after five years using the past tense
sounds mad – and I was lucky enough to manage an excellent shop filled with
wonderful people. I have grown. Not up – I will never grow up – but lots of
useful things have been learnt, both the easy way and the hard way.
Writing has remained a pillar of calm and relative
normality. Having spent the bulk of time here alone, it has acted as a constant
reminder that I can escape loneliness, albeit through the page. I’ve had short fiction read and recorded, written an ad script and made some decent headway
into my novel.
Now I am able to fight writer's block with no distractions.
This piece doesn’t really have an ending. It’s a new start and a new chapter. Stick with me, it'll be fun.
