My mental health is better when I’m writing. But also I write more when I’m feeling mentally healthy. It’s a chicken and egg situation and I definitely don’t know which comes first. But the bottom line is that writing is a good sign!! How is writing good for my mental health? I’m generally happy when I’m writing. Exploring amazing worlds, hanging out with fantastic characters, having incredible adventures. What’s not…
Writers are often encouraged to join writing or critique groups, but I’ve never heard any being encouraged to join Book Groups. So today I’m saying – whether you’re a writer or not, but especially if you are a writer – join a Book Group!!! I love reading, but haven't ever spent as much time doing it as I’d like. That’s particularly frustrated me recently as my To Be Read pile has…
“What an astonishing thing a book is. It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you're inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human…
Hi, I'm Mel (you figured that out already though, right?!) and this is where I chat about things that relate to and inspire my writing, as well as share some of it.