New Year New Attitude

It might appear from those that (may or may not) visit this site that I have been rather slacking with the upkeep of this blog.  There is no other discernible reason for this than my failure to write anything I felt warrants any public airing.  Plus the fact that the Edinburgh Fringe Festival was the last big event that I attended.
Not that I haven't done anything since then, but I didn't feel the need to bring it to anyone's attention.
Like a lot of aspiring writers (and by that I mean the ones I've actually met) I don't see my life as very eventful. From one day to the next I go to work like many others and then rest and play (minus the play).  Also like many others I have made New Years resolutions.  Whether or not i stick to them is another thing. for now however, I shall pretend that the one resolution to write more and update this blog on a more regular basis is the one I shall embrace for all I'm worth.
With that in mind I made it very clear to my brother (with whom I live) that he must give me a proverbial kick up the arse in order that I should spend at least one hour each night writing (or procrastinating to myself, whichever comes first; I think we can all guess the answer to that one).
Such is the solitary pursuit of writing that it can be difficult to know whether or not anyone else will appreciate the work you put into it, and so for me that has meant I very rarely mention it to people in my life.  Having said that I decided that this year I will begin allowing those around me to judge for themselves.  of course it could backfire, I may well be provided with feedback I don't necessarily care for and I'll stop allowing people to see into my imagination.  I honestly hope that doesn't end up being the case.  Its often daunting letting those around you into your own private world because the fear of rejection is often at your side.  Of course that could just be me.  I can still remember the first time I gave a work colleague a hard copy of a short story I'd been working on (one of my first in fact), only for them to tell me how they would have written it.  The fact that they themselves had never written anything in their life before but were able to make me question my own abilities was a little disheartening.  This though only proved to spurn me on and forced me into signing up for a creative writing class at my local college.  I then became a member of an on/off writing group,  unfortunately that group seemed to gradually disband.  I am now on the lookout for a new one to join.  So, if anyone from Swindon or the surrounding area is in a group that is willing to welcome a new member please get in touch.
Currently listening to;