Road Trip & Writing A Novel Episode 42 Happy New Year! This week’s Episode 42 of The Djuna Shellam Podcast revolves around the idea of writing a novel is a bit like taking a road trip. Perhaps I’m feeling confined due to winter weather, but I liked the idea of combining two of my favorite […]
However, ever since I’ve embraced the writer in me, I now see life’s challenges as potential fodder for my stories. Anything that’s difficult, interesting, new, or just plain awful, I now tuck away for future reference. Rather than allowing negative and terrible experiences to get me down, I think of the potential storylines or plot twists I can catalogue along with my insights from the road for future writings. Honestly, if not for my writer’s perspective, I’m convinced I would have gone mad many years ago.
