Testing

So, ummm, I’m an iPhone nerd. I love the thing. And I thought that if I downloaded the wordpress application I might be more likely to update regularly. We’ll see.

This is a test post, just to see if it works. I don’t even have any writing or reading to write about on here today, since I’ve done neither today. I’m writing every second day at the moment, and today’s an off day. I don’t have a legitimate reason for the lack of reading, just that I didn’t feel like it on the train this morning.

That’s something I feel is important; allowing yourself to have a break, and (this is the bit I struggle with) not feeling too guilty about it. Sometimes I just need some time off reading and writing to feel like I even exist in the world, if that makes sense.

Tomorrow, though, is a writing day. I’m looking forward to my cup of tea and page of words to change.

I’m going to try to be good

So I’ve been pretty useless with updating this blog. I always say I’m going to, and then I never get around to doing it.

But I’m going to say, again, that I’m going to try to be good and update it regularly. Occasionally I might be sneaky and do shared posts with the Monday Project. But mainly, I’ll try to update this space with tidbits about writing and reading. I might even post a few pieces of fiction here again.

In that vein, today I finished the first draft of a short story I’ve been working on for a little while now. It’s got a long way to go, but the first draft is always the hardest bit. I’m hoping to do a lot more work on it this week, and have something that I’m comfortable presenting in class next week. We’ll see!

Next weekend I’m headed up to Newcastle to go to the This Is Not Art festival, of which the National Young Writers’ Festival is part. I’m excited about, well, almost all of the events! I’m hoping to catch up with a few people, including Miss Literary Minded, and a number of friends of mine who live in Newcastle.

I’ll try to be good and post some about it!