Bahamas Beauty Boosts Creativity
“Perhaps this is the most important thing for me to take back from beach-living: simply the memory that each cycle of the tide is valid; each cycle of the wave is valid; each cycle of a relationship is valid.”
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And, I would add, each phase of a writing project is valid
Because goodness knows, for some of my bigger projects there have been an awful LOT of phases. It’s all part of the process, I know.
But there's nothing quite like watching the crashing waves of a powerful sea to remind one that the tide comes in and the tide goes out...day after day. Share on XThat, of course, is also the way work gets accomplished…day in and day out.
I was very blessed to be back in the beautiful Bahamas recently. The main purpose of my trip was to spend 5 nights at the home of the Bahamian writer, Sherelle Wallace, to give her feedback on & brainstorm ideas about her upcoming “Live With a Local” program (to be launched in late 2020).
The idea is that a female traveler (preferably a writer but not necessarily) stays at Sherelle’s home (for maximum of a week) for a small nightly fee. In exchange, the visitor gets to experience the life and home of a local Bahamian.
In other words, I was Sherelle’s guinea pig 🙂 and it was a pretty good gig!
Sherelle picked me up at the Rock Sound airport and the laughs started there. I would write in the mornings, then in the afternoons (when she wasn’t working at her other job) she would show me the beaches & sights of South Eluethera. Sherelle’s home is in Greencastle.
Here are a few shots from our time together:
If you are interested in learning more about the “Live with a Local” program, please e-mail Sherelle at enchantmentgiftshop@hotmail.com.
Pineapple Fields Forever
After parting ways with Sherelle, I moved to my old stomping grounds of Pineapple Fields (near Governors Harbour) where I wrote to my heart’s content for 4 days. I finished the next rewrite of my God’s Country screenplay (about the silent screen star, Nell Shipman) and got a new screenplay started. Yippee!
Here are some photos from my time at Pineapple Fields:
That’s it for now from this gypsy gazelle. Hope you are doing well and gearing up for a happy holiday season 🙂
Maryanne Pope is the author of A Widow’s Awakening, the playwright of Saviour and the screenwriter of God’s Country. Maryanne is CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund. If you would like to receive her weekly blog, please sign up here.
6 thoughts on “Bahamas Beauty Boosts Creativity”
You were a pleasure to have as a houseguest Maryanne. I am grateful that we respected each other’s work space. The concept behind ‘Live With A Local’ is to connect with artists from around the world, but also to provide an option for women who are more travelers than tourists. To get up close and personal with natives of the land you love so much, and by doing so, form relationships that will last longer than your sunburn. Please come again!
Beautiful pictures and a nice job! Beaches look awesome.
Thanks, Jennifer! Hope you are well. Am thinking of you this holiday season…hope Dusty is with you in spirit!
Hugs,
MA
I will indeed go again to visit you, Sherelle, and my beloved Bahamas! I so appreciate your hospitality and kindness…and your knowledge of the area and history. It was fascinating listening to you as we drove and walked around the different regions.
Take care and Happy Holidays! Please say hi to your Mom for me 🙂
Maryanne
Absolutely stunning photos Maryanne, and a wonderful reminder of something so very VERY true…work is achieved through consistent efforts, day in, day out.
Thank you. 🙂
Elliot
Bahamas is such a lovely spot…I am VERY blessed to have been able to visit a few times! As for consistent work…yup, day in and day out is the only way to get it all done. There are no short cuts 🙂
Hope you are well!
Maryanne