Something happened this week...
Are you one of those people who thinks everything happens for a reason?
I was thrown a curve ball this week.
It was to do with my future writing career, and I was kind of expecting it, but also really hoping it wasn’t going to happen.
I can’t tell you exactly what it’s all about, I’m still sorting stuff, so sorry for a cryptic letter, but when it did happen, I asked myself ‘what’s the lesson here?What am I learning?’
And y’know what?
I couldn’t come up with anything.
Not one thing. It was just really crappy.
I’m lucky to have friends that I could chat about it with, who have been more than wonderful and offered the best kind of advice and help.
And then I did something that I’ve never done before. I made an anonymous post in a Facebook group full of writers about the situation.
Just to have a bit of a moan and see if something similar had happened to anyone else, and then the nicest thing happened.
People replied. Shared their stories. Gave sympathy.
Offered to chat in the DM’s and suddenly, from feeling down and despondent, I started to feel supported and very much upbeat about it all.
Things are changing. I thought my writing was going one way and now it seems it’s zooming into another exciting direction, one I’m looking forward to.
Writing friends and communities are so valuable at times like this.
Writing is often a solitary business where we don’t much get chance to speak with other writers and hear about their experiences.
So I’m glad you’re reading this letter.
I’m glad you’re a part of this community and I’d love it if you’d join my Facebook group, so that if you ever need a hand, if you ever need someone to reach over and offer support, we’ve all got each other’s backs.
Have a brilliant weekend!
Zoe x