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Ms.Direction

My name is Andrea Tomkins, and I've set up this blog to help me hash out ideas for a book I'm working on. Thank you for supporting me on my journey!
Sep 23

Intro to the intro

So this is the space that I've carved out for myself, separate from my other site.

As a person who is stuck on good design I hate that it's looking rather sparse, but I will have to wait until later to fix that.

First I need to give myself some guidelines.

  1. This is my writing space.
  2. This space is to help me sort out my ideas.

Ok. I know. That wasn't much of a list. But suddenly I'm looking at a blank page and I don't quite know where to begin.

*Deep breath.*

I've been talking to myself a lot about this writing project lately, so I suppose this site is a natural extension of those conversations.

This blog is specifically for a particular writing project. I've been asked to ghost write a book for a local executive. For now I'm going to refer to her as Ms.Direction, hence the name of this blog.

This name has really stuck in my head and I can't shake it. It fits.

Ms.Direction is an Ottawa-area executive who has challenged herself in ways that us regular people avoid. I will get into that more later (I know this is rather cryptic), but I will say that she is a very passionate and extremely motivated person.

When I first met her I was left breathless. And inspired. And I felt like I was floating. That's the effect she has on people. The things she has achieved in her life are amazing and I think I can learn a lot from this person.

She has a sense of direction in her life that many women are lacking. The book we're working on is ultimately to help inspire others to find their own direction and face their own challenges.

It will be our first "real" interview on Friday. I'll be recording everything, then transcribing it all.

A few years ago I would have been nervous about it, even afraid. (I hate admitting that, but there it is.) Today I am going into this with a clear sense that "I can do this." It feels pretty good.

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  1. Loukia on 29 September 2009 at 10:37

    Congrats on this big writing project, Andrea! I can't wait to read more about it. And I love the name Ms.Direction - very clever!

     
  2. Rebecca on 30 September 2009 at 17:52

    congrats! you'll be fantastic...very smart to set up a blog to keep organized!

     


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    I'm based in Ottawa, Canada. Ms.Direction is the subject of this writing project. I hope to update this site a few times a week with my progress. My batteries are charged. My pencils are sharpened. Here we go!

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