I guess many of us have periods when we really can’t start writing. I know I do. In fact, I’m going through that kind of period right now. I want to write on Squidoo, here on my blog and other places but can I think of anything to write about? No, I can’t.
At least recognising writer’s block finally gives me something to write about!
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May 4, 2010 
Books for Research
Research of some kind is usually essential for all writers. I know that is a sweeping statement but, in my experience, it’s true.
No matter how well I know a subject, there are almost always facts that I need to check to ensure I’ve remembered them accurately. If a reader notices just one wrong fact then the rest of what you’ve written loses credibility.
Part of being a writer is finding your own voice and letting it come through the written word. I have found this very hard to do. Part of the problem has been that my early writing was about antiques and collectables where I was commissioned to impart information about some aspect of the subject. My own feelings and personality were not expected to impinge greatly on the articles. This means that I find it easy to write in a comparatively detached and impersonal tone.
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According to the Webster Dictionary, a potpourri is a miscellaneous collection and that is appropriate for my plans for this blog.
I’ll write about what I’m doing, my thoughts on current events and quirky happenings, my dogs, and anything else that interests me. Of course, I hope that it will interest other people as well.
I live in Wiltshire, a county in the South of England, my health is not great so I’m semi-retired but still write compulsively, mostly on Squidoo where I was recently made a Giant Squid – trust me, that’s good!
I’ve worked on specialist newspapers and magazines for many years but went freelance in 1988. I’ve had two books published on buying antiques as well as articles in magazines and writing online for 10 years now.
Not only am I a compulsive writer, I’m on a compulsive reader too. I read all kinds of books from thrillers to classics. I’m passionately interested in politics and current affairs. I believe if you don’t vote, you shouldn’t complain about what politicians do. Watching people in South Africa, after the fall of the apartheid regime, standing in line for hours to vote for the very first time in their lives brought tears to my eyes. It brought home to me how lucky we are in the UK and other democratic countries to have this right.
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