Write they say. Write every day until it’s a habit. Well I do write although most of it doesn’t pass my scrutiny and doesn’t get shoved out into the light of day

The thing is when I open my idea cupboard it’s as bare as Old Mother Hubbards cupboards. Periodically I do have an idea that lets me squeeze out a few paragraphs, all those just write people never say how much to write and can you use a shotgun approach and just say a few things about a lot of stuff or is coherence is a better path to wander?

One of my problems, besides an empty thought cupboard, is I've written a book and all my friends that have read it want me to get it published and write more on the existing story

What people don’t really understand is my hand held the pen but the story wrote itself. I had had knee surgery and had to stay off my leg for a week or so. So I sat in a recliner with a pen and tablet. I was making lists of things to do once I was mobile again. I had no intention of writing a book but one day I turned the page and started writing. Two weeks later I was done and sat down to read what it actually said. I kind of liked it so I typed it into my computer then got busy on those to do lists. I thought I was done writing. A month later I found myself picking up pen and paper and writing a second part to the book

This time when I was done I sent it to s long time friend who is a published author for editing. I sent both parts. He said there needs to be a third part. That was ten years ago and so far no more inspiration

Now when I write the words and ideas have to come from my mind and make it through the chaos to the relative quiet of my conscienceness. I also feel a high level of intimidation from that first book

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    Georgia Mrkvicka Westphal

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    Im 73, a widow. I live in “rural” Alaska. We are off grid and that does not stop me from being opionuated