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So my invisible friends let's get to know each other a little better.

It started for me with an epiphany and a cartload of fear. I was turning 39 had never 'found myself'(although I'd explored a lot of options). I had been dabbling in writing for years, and by dabbling of course you know I mean writing then rejecting the possibility I could ever be good enough.

Then the rubber band of age snapped me so hard I couldn't ignore it anymore because I found myself enrolling in a Diploma course in Writing and Editing. Five later I emerged from the other side of it with a shiny piece of paper and a glow that wasn't anything to do with alcohol. What a learning curve.

Since graduating I've decided that for the next 50 years of my life (at least) I'm going to write like I believe in myself. I'm going to enjoy it, cultivate it, get it out there no matter how long it takes. I'm going to value each step and I'm never going to torture myself into inertia again. Hey presto - here I am.