Sorry...

Urrgh!
What am I like? It has been a week since my last post-even though I promised I would be posting every day! I have been so busy; Christmas shopping, getting ready for the in-laws to visit at the weekend and trying to keep up with our new puppy Leo!

What is it with this weather...it is horrible (especially when you work in a shop with the doors wide open right next to you and no heating on) I feel so sorry for people who have to work outside!

I came home from work today to a freezing cold house and Leo had emptied the bin all over the floor...then I thought 'my husband has no idea how lucky he is coming home to a clean, warm house'.

I am having real difficulties with my writing at the moment and I just can't kick start any ideas!
Any advice?
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Busy bee

So here I am as promised. Only just though as today I have spent all of my free time researching fillers and possible markets for them.
That is my problem-finding an appropriate market! It is what is slowing me down in my writing as I am finding it really really hard. If only there was a forum where we could all share possible markets!

So now I am going to sit down with my print outs and read through everything I have found out about fillers!!

Wish me luck.
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I'm BACK...

So it has been over 3 weeks since I wrote my last post!
When I started this blog I said to myself "I will write on my blog daily if I can but most certainly weekly". Just like all of my new ideas the resolve faded!

I am very angry with myself that I haven't carried on writing on my blog and I have decided that for 5 minutes every day I am going to write something on here, even if it is utter rubbish!

So over the past few weeks all I have been doing is finishing my dating article for my third assignment and now trying to find suitable markets for some readers letter!

I feel that I have slowed right down with my writing but now that my Internet is working properly I am hoping I will be in full swing over Christmas - considering all of my Christmas shopping is finished!

Till tomorrow

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Today has had me feeling very low. I don't know what it is but it is definitely affecting my writing.

I am struggling with finding a suitable market for an article idea I have. The other articles I have written I have always found a Market before settling on a subject but I really want to do this article.

I feeling down in the dumps and it is sort if putting me off non-fiction writing.

Does anyone have any advice on how I can lift my spirits?

Hopefully my next post will be much happier.

New Personal Website

Due to encouragement and inspiration from my fellow students I have set up my own personal website.
Click the link below to view my website
http://writingmadhowey.weebly.com

Till the next time...
Kelly
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Spend, spend, spend...

Yesterday I went into WH Smiths and spent £12 on magazines. It doesn't seem a lot when you think it is aiding you in you writing but since I started my writing course I have realised that I have spent a fortune on buying magazines-trying to find potential markets to write for!

Is everyone else in the same boat here? Or does anyone have and ideas where I can get back issues of magazines for a fraction of the price?

There should be somewhere we should be able to trade our used magazines in for others! As long as they are relatively recent if course. I would even be willing to pay p&p if someone would send me unwanted issues!

I suppose everyone has this kind of trouble...don't they?

I AM going in the 'write' direction

Well today I finally received the feedback for my second assignment and to my surprise it was actually very good.

Considering I have never written a non-fiction peice of writing I think I did quite well. My tutor told me that I should slightly tweak my opening paragraph and then send off my article to my chosen publication.

I have to say I was a very happy bunny when I read my post this morning.

Now onwards and upwards with assignment 3. I am hoping that the writing part starts to some a lot more naturally; as it appears to do so with so many of you on here.

For now...
Kelly
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Guilty puchase?

I work in a newsagents that has a post office at the end and while I was at work today I noticed something very peculiar.

First I will start at the very beginning, a very good place to start! Sorry I got a bit carried away with the song there. Well as I said I work in a newsagents and every day we have fresh cakes delivered, from the local bakery. My job is to sell as many cakes as I can between my working hours of 11-3. If I don't succeed then I either have to throw them away, which is a waste, or stuff myself silly with baked goods.

So to continue with my point, it amazes me when people appear to feel obliged to buy a cake even though they really don't want it! It seems that all I have to say is "How about a nice cake?" This seems to convince shoppers that they would feel extreme guilt if they walked away empty handed.

No wonder experts have come to the conclusion that we are becoming an obese community. However I am not going to complain if I guilt trip someone into buying a cake (I DO NOT DO IT ON PURPOSE MAY I ADD) as it saves me having to eat them!

Does anyone feel these pangs of guilt when someone offers to sell you something??

Until the next time
Kelly
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To write or not to write??

Ok so here goes with my real posting. I have been worried since my last post as to whether I have made the right decision about writing this blog. I have to realise that the more writing I do the better I will get (or that's what I hope anyway).

I have recently received my feedback for my first assignment on my writing course and I have to say it was quite good. Considering I have never written anything to be marked on a professional level I was quite pleased with myself. Knowing that my grammar and spelling is just fine, knowing I'm not a complete idiot, I am a tad more confident with my writing.

I have submitted my second assignment and am patiently, ok not so patiently, awaiting the return of the feedback.

My problem is that I don't know whether my writing is 'good enough'! On a professional level. To add to my problem, I have never written anything non-fiction before. All of the advice I have heard is to write about what I know. I feel that I am not really an interesting person. The interests I do have are not the kind of interests you see in a magazine, not to me anyway.

Still my main problem is I don't know whether to carry on with my third assignment, not knowing whether I am going in the right direction with my writing, or do I wait for my feedback to make sure I don't make the same mistakes again??

I am sure I will find a solution to my problem, or so I am very much hoping.

So for now I will bid you all good night...
Kelly

A bit about me...

Well where to start, my first ever blog. I am 19 years of age and I live in the UK. I have lived here all my life and have not actually traveled far from home. I come from a very large family so most of my time is spent socialising with them.
I have been abroad only a few times to the Netherlands and am looking forward to start my travelling next year. First port of call is Egypt, on my honeymoon. I am a newly wed and have been married for 3 months now.
I am on a comprehensive writing course and at the moment am enjoying learning all of the new aspects of writing.
I have dreamt of becoming a writer for many years, even as a child, and am now hoping that I can follow my dream.

This may not be the best post but I promise that with time and practice they will get better.

Chow for now...
Kelly
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