It’s been a long summer and creativity has fled!
I don’t expect I am alone in finding the summer a poor time for writing.
The weather is better (well I do live in Scotland, so it remains fickle) and it draws you out and with no school to occupy my child … the limited free time I have to write vanishes.
Autumn and winter for me are deeper times of creativity. I feel more myself in the Autumn, and in the winter, I turn into a cave dwelling hermit, so writing is easier!
Hopefully now schools back on I might find my muse again?



I’m looking forward to autumn. I have been busy over the summer, but I like the back-to-school feel of autumn.
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Yes that vibe brings more energy to things, shakes off the summer lethargy!
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are the schools back in Scotland already?
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The went back on Wednesday, they break up earlier so it balances out!
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Right. Whereabouts in Scotland are you? We’re moving to Dumfries
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Oh its beautiful out in Dumfries. I am based in Edinburgh, probably doesn’t look like it from the pictures but we are right in the center!
So excited for your move – I wish you the best with it!
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Thanks
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My best writing days are usually during winter. When all is grey and dark with lots of drama in the air.
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Exactly! I’m not calling summer a shallow season, but it doesn’t inspire the same way the darker seasons do!
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Your dog looks so happy! 🙂
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She has a great smile.
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Gorgeous photos! I envy your beach walk right now. This summer has been a whirlwind for me, and I can’t wait for autumn! Today, we are having a rare August rain, with lots of thunder and a brief power-outage. It’s very dramatic, but dedicated writing days will have to wait for the real deluge. 🙂
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Now that’s exciting weather! I love a good storm!
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Beautiful place! I have read memes about Scotland summer, so glad that you getting some sun while it lasts. 😊
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Its never as bad as you expect, just changeable … but always green!
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I wish I could see it first hand but I will never save up enough to travel that far…but there are always dreams! 😊
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Life often throws many surprises, who knows what will happen. Perhaps one day we shall share an umbrella in Scotland! (until it blows away)
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I tend to write a lot in the autumn and winter also. My kids are all grown and scattered so I find spring and summer inspiring with the thunderstorms and flowers and all the changes, too. I do seem to take a ‘writer’s sabbatical’ every three months or so. Maybe for me it is the change of seasons when I take a break, not a particular season. This is an interesting revelation for me. Thank you for inspiring the reflection. 🙂
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