I don’t know you or where you’re at, and you don’t know me. You know nothing about me, where I come from, or what I have to offer, so give me a few moments of your time and let me share a few things about my journey that may inspire and encourage you.

Perhaps like you, I desperately wanted to be a writer. Or perhaps, you have this inkling you just can’t shake. Or maybe it’s a desire, almost whimsical, or maybe it’s a burning passion. Well, I’ve had all of those.

I also know what it is to be fresh-eyed and full of joy and hope and have huge plans and dreams… and then get to bring my pen to paper. And it’s great! It is the most amazing feeling, like nothing else. There are other feelings too, but being in the flow, that creative zone where everything comes out of you effortlessly – who doesn’t live for that as a Creative? Maybe you’re not there, but you’ve got that spark in you. Maybe you’ve had it and lost it. I have been through both. I also know how to accelerate, expedite, and bring that flow.

But there’s also another part to this. That’s what is lovingly known as ‘block’. When the flow is blocked, sometimes it’s you, your day; you can’t focus, you’re too stressed, tired, or even bored. That is an awful feeling, especially when you set aside time to write, limited time and… nothing. I know this, too, and I know how to overcome it for me. Maybe those same things will overcome it for you, maybe not. We’re all different.

But let’s talk about you. Let’s talk about plot. Your journey. You’re here, wherever here is, and you want to ‘reach the finish line’. What’s that look like for you? A book, finished? Many books finished? Is that published or unpublished? Is it an author lifestyle? Because if it is, there’s a lot to consider, and that’s where most of us begin to break. I do, anyway. I hate marketing. Seriously. I despise it. I also hate agents and editors and publishers – well, not hate hate, but the idea. I just want to write, yet here we are. To finish stuff, we have to go through things we may not like or know how to do. But first, we have to write the thing or else talk ourselves out of it.

So, here’s the rub. Do you know how to write? I didn’t. No, I don’t mean write as in basic grammar and spelling. I mean write with an authentic voice and – hold on there, don’t start feeling overwhelmed and ‘I can’t’. Or maybe it’s ‘heck yeah!’ See? I don’t know you. But you know you, don’t you? Do you know you? Actually know you? Do you know your own voice? Do you know how to harness that voice? Can you write with that voice and then write different voices too? Different voices are your characters, your journeys, your world or worlds. Everything has a voice. Let’s find and refine yours. I had to with mine.

I believed I had to do it all on my own. Well, I was right and I wasn’t. There are things I can’t do on my own, and some things I had to learn for myself by myself because what others were telling me was wrong for me. Some things will be wrong for you. Sifting through that is the art of being a human. Overcoming it is essential for succeeding in your ventures. Or, you know, just copy everyone else and don’t stand out. That works for some folk too. I’m not those folk. I hope neither are you. Be you. Write your voice. Don’t know how? Don’t know where to start, or how to middle, or that other stuff you really don’t want to think about – or maybe you’re an ace at sales and marketing already, and if so, that’s fantastic. Maybe you can lend me a hand! But for the rest of you… I can help because I’ve been there. I am there. I am a writer, and I know what that means. I know what living it means. Finding that rhythm, that pattern of working, those get up super early, write stupid late, do afternoon 15 min stuff – I’ve tried all that stuff—even the whole dream journal thing. I’ve tried regular journalling, plotting, planning, outlining, free writing, blah blah blah. And somehow, I have found what works for me, and I’m willing to work with you to help you find what works for you.

Let’s figure out how you write, and let me guide you through the process of identifying where you struggle and how you can improve in those areas, and when the time comes… we can help with the editing and the marketing, the webpage and the social media. Why? Because you should be writing, not faffing around with this nonsense that stops you from writing.

So, who am I? I’m Colin, a writer who loves to write and loves helping others write what’s in their heart.