It is such a joy to be back on Substack, pausing my account felt very meta in that at the time I was writing a lot about the sacrifices we need to make to finish writing a book - the things we have to give up and miss out on to make the time.
Thank you so much. I want to write more about the undertaking, it being my second time I’m gaining a sense of that’s normal and part of the process and perhaps what’s not, and what we need to protect ourselves from within such a big creative undertaking!
So much to say about the process ... and how different it feels at different stages of life. In my case, I love the contrast from a PhD thesis burning me inside with a deadline ... to a slow, gentle and stubborn desire to write, come what may, with or without readers or a commercial or institutional purpose. Look forward to reading what you have to say about it.
Congratulations on finishing your book 📖🧡 can’t wait to read it
Thank you so much. I want to write more about the undertaking, it being my second time I’m gaining a sense of that’s normal and part of the process and perhaps what’s not, and what we need to protect ourselves from within such a big creative undertaking!
So much to say about the process ... and how different it feels at different stages of life. In my case, I love the contrast from a PhD thesis burning me inside with a deadline ... to a slow, gentle and stubborn desire to write, come what may, with or without readers or a commercial or institutional purpose. Look forward to reading what you have to say about it.