Monday, April 7, 2025

I’ve joined a writing group. We start writing this coming Thursday, instructions coming soon, write each day, meet up the following Thursday, select your best two pieces to read.

We’ll be taught Method Writing. Check back with me in a month or so for me to explain what that involves. I joined the group as a challenge to myself. I was invited to join following conversations with my acupuncturist about writing. I have been interested in joining a writing group, but did not know how or where…and fear created road blocks from seriously searching. This one found me so I am hopping on board.

This will be a first for me. Joining a writing group, sharing my writing in public. Strictly speaking that is what I do here on my blog, share my writing in public. This will be a first where I share writing with flesh and blood people, inviting critique. I am equal parts nervous, anxious and excited by the opportunity.

My shadows are telling me that I am no good, not worthy of showing up and to be sitting in such a group. They tell me that I will fail dismally, and stand out like a sore thumb.

My shadows forget that I was invited by someone who is co-facilitating the group and has got to know me over the space of more than a year as he decides where to stick needles into me.

This is not to say that I will fall at times, but when I do it will be ground for growth and learning.

Be dammed my shadows, may gold emerge from their darkness.

My pen is at the ready.