“If you want your writing life to thrive, you must tend and nurture your writing practice with care and intention. You cannot simply throw a few seeds in the proverbial dirt and hope for the best. You must create the right environment in which your writing can grow. You have to establish a regular practice of weeding and watering, and make sure your tiny seedlings get enough sunlight and warmth. You might even need to talk to them kindly to encourage them to grow.”
The house may need new shingles and paint, but at least we have some cheerful flowers to brighten the door.
Last week, Deborah published Weeding and Words, a lovely post in which she used weeding her garden as an apt analogy for editing her writing. Like Deborah, I have been spending some time tending to domesticated flora, and – though I am much less ambitious than she when it comes to gardening – I am very much enjoying the experience. This being my and my daughter’s first spring/summer in our new home, we are starting small – some hanging baskets for the front door, a tiny vegetable garden in the yard, and a modest planter of annuals on the back stoop.
This little, raised-bed garden was my daughter’s idea, but it’s kind of growing on me. (Pun intended!)
It occurred to me as I was lugging the watering can from baskets…
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Thank you for sharing! 🙂
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