Diary of Being A Writer; Week 68

I have an article to write.

Sunday 16th June
Yesterday Georgia, my stand in mentor suggested printing out my memoir and laying it out on the loungeroom floor and colour coding it. Working out which bits were story, which bits were just part of the List Of Wankers (LOW), which bits could be given up to the blog, which bits were just advice and which bits could be scrapped. It was great. It gave me a new perspective and a way forward after feeling so stuck all last week.
It really helped.
So now I am back to it.
This week I need to concentrate on the medicinal cannabis article, but I feel like I will be able to continue my memoir without feeling so stuck and hopeless. I also need to stop wanting to write something brilliant and meaningful and just strive for entertaining.

Tuesday 18th
Worked on the Medical Cannabis article. I have 3248 words, I only need 600–800 words.
I want to explore everything about it. Instead, I need to work out what I want to say.
I listened to the Dream Author Podcast, it has become the highlight of my writing week.

Thursday 20th
What do I want to say in my article? What is the most interesting aspect of my journey to…