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On writing

I am not one of these people, most of us apparently, who think I have a book in me. I think I have fourteen. But, given that I am 33 and still smoking, I am aware I had better get on with it.

The girl who I will be working for in Edinburgh said that for as long as she can remember, (which means aged 13, at school), all I ever wanted to be was a writer.

That changed. The fabulous thing about the civil service for me was that it showed me that actually, there were loads of things I wanted to do.

But underneath the writing niggled. It doesn't matter what else I am doing, I feel like I should be writing. Yet, whenever I am writing I can't get away from the million other things I should be doing.

Not any more baby. Now the writing comes first. Sure, I'll work around it. But everything else is a means to writing not a means to not writing.

Watch out, the gypsy is getting naked and intending to revel in the dirt of life. I have rather a Persil view of dirt by the way, and think that's a brilliant advertising campaign. Dirt is good.

What to tell

Writing the blog has become a veritable mindfield lately. The awareness of the diversity of my audience, the chaotic nature of my existence (which seems to generate much material even when I am trying to keep it slim), the promise I would write well coupled with the desire to achieve blog-stardom; means that actually I need more than one blog. I need different blogs.

Someone also used my blog against me recently. I spend so much time wondering if anyone will be offended by anything I write that actually I may just as well write two.

I also intend to date a bit for a while, and would want my dates to be able to read something, but not necessarily everything. I have decided that from here on in I will be Julie, 'International woman of mystery', and the blog as it currently is would blow that faster than I could say, 'seeya then'.

I still want everyone to read please. This is not an inner outer sanctum blog thing. You dear long term audience will have the choice of which blog(s) you see. There will be a stripped bare version and happily rolling along edited highlights. If you chose the former (which naturally I would expect most you to go for) you will however be asked to sign a concorde de non-judgementalism. Unless I know you well enough not to need one.

Please email me or write in the comments section if you want to still see my blog in which case I will direct you to the appropriate link.

Hope this makes sense!
Julie xxxx