Living the dream

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I tell you. The things that writing can teach you… it’s amazing.

The dream to be a writer that actually writes (as opposed to the other kind that is seemingly in a perpetual state of writer’s block) is one that I have longed to live for a while now.  I finally had a breakthrough a few weeks ago.

It was like magic. I was not sure what triggered it – but it was everything I dreamed it would be.   The writing was flowing from secret place inside.  It is effortless.  I do not have to push myself, threaten my ego, or google “how to write while having a strenuous day job” like fifteen thousand times. And wow isn’t it glorious? I am totally happy. Fulfilled. And all that jazz.

So I was waxing about the life lessons from this experience and it’s as simple as profound truths often are… I need to trust myself and the inner magic that fires up my dream.

Thoughts

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Sometimes my mind works against me.

Sometimes it throws itself against the walls of sanity and makes my head hurt.

Sometimes getting quiet is hard and doing anything right is difficult – the firefly I chase at dusk.

But my mind sometimes loves me. Those days are better.

Fresh start

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I once met a guy whose life’s work has been about keeping things fresh.  That’s not what this post is about.  (I just chuckled).

This post is about me starting again.

Writing is risky business and sometimes I get my ego bruised. And then I go into hiding.  This is my umpteenth start.  I suspect there will be many more stops.  And hopefully just as many starts.

It’s funny that starting again is so difficult and yet – there is nothing that gives me joy and fulfillment as to dream and to write.

I think the pressure to be excellent also gets in the way.  I get in my own way. Here’s hoping that this bout of bravery lasts and lasts and lasts.

 

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I am a romance writer.  My aspiration is to complete and publish my stories. The stories that move me most are those that are written about love, loving, and everything in between. I am fascinated by how human beings connect and I *live* to capture the complexities of relationships.

I wrote one book and I am furiously trying to complete one of the other ones I have started.

But most importantly, I am in love with love.

Ema Tinje is a pseudonym.