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I wasn’t born to fetch, or sit, or accept a beating. I’m here to be me, to write, and know my purpose.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


If a pen can communicate our thoughts, dreams, and emotions and be the voice of our soul, then ink is the medium that carries the message.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Proper writing ink comes in a bottle, can be swirled like brandy in a glass, and smells like apple blossom after rain.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


What I am interested in, what I write and care about, exists in the slow lane, somewhere between hand-ploughed fields and a pint of real ale.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


A pen that has clocked up a million words, a lifetime’s memories, is worth more than the centrepiece in a jeweller’s window.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Never interrupt an author when he or she is ‘in the zone’, else you’ll understand the real meaning of ‘writer’s nib’.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Editing one’s writing is as easy as lighting a match while riding a bicycle.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Publish a book before you’re too old to read it without glasses.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Being an author is to have a toe in the creative pool and a foot in the vat of commerce.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


A consultant: someone brought in to build a one-handled wheelbarrow.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Nature or nurture? A talent needs both.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


There is a fine line between fair criticism and jealous assault.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


There’s no such thing as writer’s block, so long as you’ve had plenty of time to think about what you want to write.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Confront the page that taunts you with its whiteness. Face your enemy and fill it with words. You are bigger and stronger than a piece of paper.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


If, like me, you suffer from lack of self-confidence you’ll know that the term is made up of two conflicting words, and that confidence isn’t easily found in the self.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Progress isn’t always good. There’s a reason why ‘breakneck speed’ is described as such.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Why should we change that which makes us unique?

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


It’s ironic that those who lack self-confidence are often the ones who find it hardest to say no.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


I like to start slowly, and then ease up as the day progresses.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


The pen that was once a gift has come to represent all that I hope to achieve.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


The process of creation begins way before one starts writing.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Where the writing takes place doesn’t matter to a publisher, but it matters a great deal to the author.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Writing with a biro is the emotional equivalent of giving your loved one a plastic rose on Valentine’s Day.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Creative people need strong encouragement.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


What compels me to write now is the same as all those years ago. It is the love of writing and storytelling, driven by a desire to escape.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


If we have faith, then we can see the beauty around us. If we don’t then we are just blind followers, not knowing why we are on the path.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Committing your thoughts and feelings to words is like putting your soul on a plate and hoping the diners will like what they eat.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Look back, but never look down.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Think about it: send SLASH receive. Email is the frenzied killer of proper communication.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


We are all Clapping Monkeys, but while some of us smile, others look around to see if anyone has noticed.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Writing ink is the magic that allows nothing to become something. It catches the fleeting idea and seeks out the glances of those who wish to see. Even a random ink splat will mean something to someone.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Wear your heart on your sleeve. Write about what you think and feel. And share it with your friends.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


The thing that matters most is what matters to you, not anybody else.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


To not use a talent to the best of your ability is to stifle the thing that makes you most special. It is like plucking the wings off a butterfly.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3


Sentiments, as I have found, can be harvested from places where our memories are fondest.

— Fennel Hudson, A Writer’s Year – Fennel’s Journal – No. 3