Writing – Terry Gorry

Writing every day-sometimes it is hard

Writing a blog post on this website, a commitment I made on 31st January 2022 has not been as difficult as I expected when I started out. Yes, some days have been difficult. On those days I simply cannot think of anything to share or write about. This does not happen often. But it does… Continue reading Writing every day-sometimes it is hard

The unforeseen benefit of blogging every day

I never thought when I started this blog and made a promise to myself that I would write something here every day that it would give rise to a series of videos which I publish on my YouTube channel. The reason I resolved to write something every day was simply to maintain my writing muscle.… Continue reading The unforeseen benefit of blogging every day

Making my own journal

I am toying with the idea of making my own journal. I have always been a fan of notebooks, journals, bullet journals and similar products and have thought about making and selling my own. Whether to design it from scratch or buy something that is already available and have it tweaked and branded to my… Continue reading Making my own journal

The 5 year memory book-an ambitious but worthwhile project?

I went into Easons yesterday morning on my Christmas Shopping commando exercise. And I came across this notebook by Leuchturm1917, a German company, which allows you to record, over a period of five years, some of your daily thoughts. “Some lines a day” and “5-year memory book” it says. I am a big fan of… Continue reading The 5 year memory book-an ambitious but worthwhile project?

Writing a blog post every day and still going

I made a commitment back in January or February 2022 (I think) to write a blog post on this blog every day. And I have managed to keep that commitment. It has not always been easy and some of my blog posts are short and not very good. Some have been average and the occasional… Continue reading Writing a blog post every day and still going

The greatest risk to writing a blog post daily

The times of greatest vulnerability when it comes to keeping my daily writing streak going (started in January 2022) is when I depart from my usual daily routine. Yesterday was such a day as we had a wedding in the family and were away for the night last night and this morning. It would be… Continue reading The greatest risk to writing a blog post daily

Georges Simenon’s notebooks circa 1960

The book I am reading/listening to at the moment, “When I was old” by Georges Simenon, is interesting insofar as it is based on private notebooks that Simenon wrote in 1960, 1961 and were never intended for public consumption. He tells us the primary purpose was to write them for his children. It also gave… Continue reading Georges Simenon’s notebooks circa 1960

I’m no artist

I’ve never seen myself as artistic and would never claim to be an artist. I would have viewed myself as far too pragmatic and worldly for that type of thing. But now I am torn between a number of activities which I engage in as a type of hobby and you might consider them, whisper… Continue reading I’m no artist

Writing for writing’s sake

I am reading “When I was old” by Georges Simenon at the moment. When Simenon was 57 he began, for two or three years, to write in notebooks. He shared his private thoughts about life, his observations, writing, being a novelist, how he wrote his books, and similar things. But most of all he was… Continue reading Writing for writing’s sake

Writing a blog post every day for 12 months-how it has gone

I set myself the challenge of writing a blog post on this blog every day on the 31st January 2022. I have managed to do it, too, and today is 21st February 2023. And I will keep going, keep writing a blog post every day. Sometimes, however, I wonder could I get more from the… Continue reading Writing a blog post every day for 12 months-how it has gone