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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