Next stage

Hello to all!

Life is slowly returning to what passes for normal around here. A few fences to mend or replace. A few branches to cut off properly. A few animals to find the owners of. Just another day. But all these things can be done. Thank the stars there are no PEOPLE to miss forever, as you can't replace them. No photo will ever do the real thing justice.

Anyway, I guess, it's over and now back to WORK Yeah, that dreaded word.

So you want to write a book / sail the world / change your job / find a boy- or girl-friend/ whatever. Well, let's get on with it then.

Last time, I wanted you to simply START. No nuts and bolts, just THINK about what you are going to do about this task. Well, let's advance today.

You have got your topic/ read your maps / decided what skills you need to update/ learn/ what type you want / whatever. NOW, having done the thinking, start writing down every thing you can think of about what you KNOW about your topic. Divide a piece of paper into two columns. Head one side positives. Head the other side negatives.

For instance: No character in a book should be all good, or all bad, and I am not talking about the crooked tooth description either. Give them real characters, not stereo-types. You looked at the maps of the seas and oceans you need to have to sail around the world. If you have any brains whatever, you wouldn't take a dinghy, would you? If you want to work in the field of nursing and you are a car mechanic, then you wouldn't go into someone's room to change an IV with a spanner. What do you need to do/learn to be a nurse? Do you want someone who is good with money and you, but looks like your friendly mutt? So do this. Just free-write. You may be surprised what comes out of your head.

Don't worry if this seems a long, drawn-out process. For the boy- or girl-friend process, it also helps if you draw up a chart for yourself also, and pick the characteristics of yours that you need balancing. Don't worry about the star sign either. remember, there are exceptions to every rule. :)

We will talk about the next stage soon. have fun with this. It isn't the end of the world if you don't come up with exactly what you think you need/ want. Sometimes our subconscious is smarter than our consciousness.