I have been planning my book for about 20 years. Yes I know this sounds ludicrous!! I have been writing snippets, notes, creatively bloomed the themes in lots of journals and notebooks. Being in France since December, I have done more of the same, with new post it notes and scraps of paper. Only recently I bought this massive pink notebook and have started just writing all different chapter headings and sub headings. Each one on a separate page, giving it lots of blank space. I thought I'd try using a pen rather than my mac (although I adore my macbookpro), I decided to step away from the tecky and get in touch with the pen again. The whole point of this *I tell myself* is I can go back and when I fancy it, choose a particular topic and then write about that experience. *I know I can do this on mac but it's the pen I think I need to rediscover ( I love all things pen-like, all things stationary so a book and a lovely Bic Intensity ticks a box for me)
And that's what I've done today. Yippee! What an achievement.
What am I writing about? I'm writing about my recovery from M.E (myalgic encephalomyelitis) also known as C.F.S (chronic fatigue syndrome). I was really very ill when I was 20 until the age of about 26. (I'm now 41). Title headings range from What is ME, About ME; Symptoms; Family/Friends; Food; Body image/Weight; Environment; Sprituality; Arts and Crafts and getting creative' Pets; God/Goddess; Love life; Books; Dreams; GP Support; DHSS; Consultants; Support Groups; and a HUGE section on all the complementary therapies I experienced as part of the healing process.
This has given me a good feeling today - it reads back well and I feel like I have begun. Yay!
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