Writing Workshop: It’s over to you…

I’ll admit it. I’m copping out this week. I could say that I was following prompt 4 and that this excuse for a post was because my body had let me down. And it would be true. I had a bad evening last night and am not feeling great this morning.

But the truth is I think you’ve heard enough of me this week. I embarrassed myself a little yesterday with my silly insecurities. I’m so glad that so many of you feel like you can relate, and that maybe lifting the lid on it means we can all see that no matter how ‘good’ our blog is, worrying what people think, wanting to be validated is human nature and for a lot of people is going to be part and parcel of blogging, no matter who they are or how popular their blog is. I hope that what you can see from the post, and from the people that commented, is that feeling insecure is about US not about our blogs. So if you’re feeling like I do sometimes, it is no reflection of the quality, or ‘success’ of your blog. It’s just one of those things we have to work through, shrug off, and carry on regardless.

But anyone who gets such an amazing inundation of lovely comments has no right to talk about wobbles. I am very, very lucky to have you all and very grateful to all of you that take the time to stop by and share your thoughts, and your support, with me. Thank you.

So I’m shutting up today.

I’d like  you to take the time that you would have spent reading and commenting on this post to go and comment on another person taking part in the workshop.

This one’s about you. OK?

Don’t forget that every submission to the workshop today will receive an entry into my giveaway to win a free place on the Handmade Writer course starting on 12th April and brought to you by the lovely Amy at Bring Yourself.

If, for any reason at all, you’d like to opt out of the giveaway and just submit a post then just leave me a quick note to tell me you’d like to be taken out of the running.

So, with out further ado. It’s over to you… as usual, I can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with.

Which prompt did you choose?

1. Tell me about someone from you past who you lost touch with and who you often think about.
- Inspired by Deer Baby’s exquisite and compelling post The Nanny Diaries – my favourite post from this last week and a must-read.

2. Has there ever been a time you felt panic start to take you over?
- Inspired by Make Do Mum and her day of panic at the station.

3. What excuses are you hiding behind at the moment?
- Inspired by the very fabulous Leslieanne at Life with a Little Dude who has been ‘buying for the baby’ and discovering the dark side to Baby Led Weaning!

4. Tell me about a time your body let you down.
- Inspired by Hayley who is working so hard training for her London to Brighton bike ride, despite feeling very under the weather in her post Reluctant Body Vs. Determined Mind

5. Tell us about something, or show us something that you do really, really well and are proud of.
- Inspired by Paula  Battling on AND Young and Younger who have both been celebrating their successes and achievements this week.

This Writing Workshop is brought to you in association with Mama Kat’s Losin’ It – who’s lovely author came up with the concept and runs her own workshop over in the U.S.

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