So I'm Writing a Workbook too. Apparently

A few weeks ago, if you'd told me I'd be writing a memoir and a workbook while simultaneously trying to figure out websites, marketing, and a piece of software called Scrivener, I'd have laughed. Quite a lot.

But here we are.

If you’ve been following my journey, you’ll know that I started writing during the ski season. One afternoon I opened my laptop and started. No plan. No outline. No real idea where it might lead.

Just the beginning.

The ski season's over now, and I've spent the past couple of weeks back home editing what I've written, building this website, and trying to understand what I actually want all of this to become.

Two things have become clear.

The first is that this isn't only going to be a memoir. I kept thinking about women who dream about travelling solo but don't yet have the confidence to do it. Women who feel stuck, nervous, uncertain, or simply ready for a new chapter but are unsure where to begin.

So alongside the memoir, I've decided to write a workbook.

Something practical that helps women take their first steps towards solo travel within six months, using small manageable goals. Working through what's actually stopping you, naming the fears, and building gradually until a solo trip stops feeling impossible and starts feeling inevitable.

The second thing I've learned is that MS Word and I are no longer on speaking terms.

I kept opening my manuscript, reading it from the beginning, tweaking things unnecessarily, and getting absolutely nowhere. A friend pointed me towards a piece of software called Scrivener, and it's really changed how I work. It lets me order my thoughts, jump between sections, and — crucially — stop fiddling with chapter one for the fourteenth time when I should be writing chapter eight.

If you're writing anything longer than a shopping list, look it up.

So that's where I am. A memoir, a workbook, a website, a Facebook community, and a growing suspicion that this whole thing is considerably bigger than I originally planned.

I have no idea exactly where it leads yet.

If you're a woman thinking about solo travel but not quite sure how to start, my workbook is going to be designed for exactly that — I'll share more about it here as it takes shape. And if you'd like to follow the whole messy, unfiltered journey, you're in the right place.