The Projects That Bring Me Joy
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The pathway leading to my outdoor reading nook in Douglas, New Brunswick
As I mentioned in last month's newsletter, I went on a much-needed writing retreat. In the solace of Douglas, New Brunswick I found a small cottage owned by some of the nicest Airbnb hosts I've ever met. Every day I woke up early, made a cup of tea and went into this space, full of greenery and quiet...and wrote. Not an assigned essay, not editing someone else's work, but my own novel that has been getting little to no Whitney-time.
And we all have projects that we love that gets neglected. Heck! Whitney French Writes was originally a side-project while I had a day job to make me feel reconnected with my own love for the written word. Now, that project is my full-time, an intention that transitioned into a dream. And yet, more lucrative assignments have distracted me from the stories I want to tell.
This summer, I am redirecting my focus on this novel. Thanks to the jump-start with this retreat, the warm weather inviting me to be in nature more regularly and a very soon deadline for my manuscript to be completed, I feel good about the process.
I'm hoping whatever projects bring you joy, you can water them this summer and don't let them dry out in the sun. It doesn't have to be as ambitious as a novel, but even if it's something small, it always helps to share, to have a buddy to keep you accountable, and to have a reminder that it's ok that you're busy. Question is, are you living?
Sending all the love and warm and fun a July can offer. Until next time...