A Writer Doesn’t Have to be an Island

You might have heard the saying that an author is an island, working alone. And in some respects that’s true. When I’m writing, it is me and my laptop. But there are obvious aspects of writing that involves others, like editing.

Today I spent over an hour talking to a writer friend of mine about one of the books she’s writing. There is something so invigorating about talking to other writers about writing, especially about the story itself. Or brainstorming – those discussions always make me so very happy.

Spending time with writers is a pick me up. Unfortunately, I haven’t got to do that much this year. But that doesn’t mean I can’t find other ways to reach out. I will email, call and zoom to my heart’s content to get that writer fix with my writer friends.

Because right now we all need a pick me up.