~Written by Danielle N. Bilski ~
I can’t believe how long it’s been since I posted! I never write a post on this website unless it is something worth sharing, which I guess is the main reason for my lack of online presence. I’ve been very busy with the day-to-day tasks of studying, writing assignments and working part time. When I was enrolled in a creative subject I was forced to write, but I’m now in week seven of two quite intense Lit subjects – Narrative Fiction A and third year Shakespeare. This has left little time to be creative, but I’m learning so much! Getting the opportunity to read and study a new Shakespeare text EVERY week for three months is the ultimate experience for me as a reader, a writer and a student. I’m thoroughly enjoying it and it was definitely worth all the hard work completing the other units over the last eighteen months to be able to revel in this. Of course, it’s not without its own set of expectations, but I feel like I’m doing exactly what I should be right now.
With so much of my attention focused on uni, I have inevitably been neglecting mytimewithyou.com.au and the manuscript has been on the back burner for months now. Every now and then I’m reminded that there are these characters waiting for me to tell their stories. Then I remember that it’s my story that I’m currently living that must take priority and personally I must achieve one goal (of finishing my degree) before I can completely devote myself wholeheartedly into the next one which is my novel. Realistically, the education is benefiting my writing in ways I never imagined and even though my soul is constantly telling me to just write, my heart and mind have bigger ambition beyond adequate expression.
I still read books for my own leisure and am currently reading two Jodi Picoult books simultaneously – ‘Plain Truth’ and ‘Lone Wolf’. They are very different stories and it gives me a nice break from classical literature to enjoy some contemporary fiction.
In fact, having read Shakespeare and Picoult in the same week, I’ve been so inspired to officially declared today strictly a creative day. My first Shakespeare essay is due this weekend, which I’m quite confident about. On Tuesday I received my mark for a test we had to complete a few weeks ago and was ecstatic! I made a few silly mistakes, but with a Distinction under my belt, it has shown me that I can do this.
Of course, I couldn’t write anything else before updating this. It simply wouldn’t feel right to me. There hasn’t been much of my time with you lately, but I carry it with me, in a safe place, wherever I go and whatever I’m doing. I’ve been doing a lot of living and dreaming so that when I do write, it’s with passion, conviction, honesty, truth and heart. So that it’s not just my time with you.
It’s also your time with the best version of me!
Taking my time,
My time with you
©2013 Danielle N. Bilski