Resolutions 2010
Made fewer resolutions this year, but ones I might stand a chance of keeping. Mostly to do with writing. Focus. Stop prevaricating. Have a bit more confidence in myself - after all these years, all these plays, all these publications, and quite a lot of awards, I need to have the courage of my own experience. Is this a problem for women, I wonder? It shouldn't be, but maybe it is. Especially in Scotland where male writing is - with one or two notable exceptions - still taken more seriously than female writing. But I have a new agent for the new year and a good many interesting ideas, so - with a little invocation to the publishing angel (after all, it works for parking, so why not publishing?!) - here's hoping for better things in 2010 for all of us. I'm beginning with rehearsals for my new play, The Secret Commonwealth, starting on 18th January.
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3 comments:
Hi Catherine, is writing such a struggle for women more than men?
I am an artist who loves to write, in fact I incorporate text into my art...the power and beauty of words are always inspirational to me...have you ever read the Julia Cameron book 'Artist's Way'? It is
a great book for unblocking the creative tubes!
Linda
Don't think that the writing itself is a struggle at all, Linda - and fortunately haven't really experienced writer's block, though I know people who have!I always have far more ideas than the time to be able to write about them - and I spend a lot of time writing - so perhaps I didn't make myself clear. But I do think that women in Scotland still have a hard time making their voices heard. There is - in some quarters - a presumption in favour of the urban male. Of course there are wonderful exceptions. It certainly isn't as acute as it once was. But there is still an element of it.
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