During the process of writing, part of the joy for us as writers is to explore how a scene, projection, moment or situation may occur, creating that rush of creativity, the adrenalin and thrill that actually makes us want to write!
If you have decided that writing is for you, that you have the courage, determination and the hard-driven discipline required to master your much loved skill, but you sit down to write and falter, then you must ask yourself why.
I find this has helped me over the years: Take the experience from losing loved ones, your illness, or a job you hate, the spiteful neighbour or a memory that still sits deeply with you from the past, and use it to write.

Don’t wait to write for when life will 'get good' - for when you live in the right house, have the right amount of money, have the perfect relationship, have wonderful heath - all or some of those things may never happen, so write now, today; one sentence, then another and let them flow. Most importantly for the beginner - Don’t get critical and throw it away! What might not be perfect today may be the material you will want to use tomorrow/next week/next year and you’ll wish that you had kept it.

I didn’t write my first book for anyone other than for me… it was the story I wished that I had read when I was young, so I wrote it… and then shared it with the world with no expectations, and was delighted and thrilled when others wanted to read it too.

If you’re a beginner, write with no expectations and discover who the writer in you is. That’s a great place to start. No pressure; a love of writing and lots of room to refine your skill and discover your talent. Cheers and happy writing, Deby