post-camino - writing about one's experience of the Camino

[Sally Haden]

Hi Sue
Thanks very much for sharing how you moved from post-camino jobless to
creativity!  I wrote the reply to Galen about writing before I read your
reply to him.  So your description of your experience was a fortunate
surprise.

Can you recommend any books which encouraged/helped you to get where you
are?

What other recommendations do you have?  I would like to do what you are
doing!

But aside from my own hopes, what would you say to people who have yet to
walk the Camino about the value of writing or other creative work in
association with the Camino?

and how would you recommend people prepare for such a Camino, ie a Camino
which is to include reflection and observation with an eye to presenting it
to others??

Do you think that such an attempt might interfere with a natural presence
and spontaneous experience from day to day on the pilgrimage?  I think you
said it was only after you got home that you began the creative process, but
looking back now, what would you say to someone who wanted to go with the
idea of developing what you have done?

For me the idea of walking to Santiago in order to write something that
would benefit others, whether they hope to go there or they cannot, sounds
like a good thing to do.

I would be most interested to hear your thoughts.

Sally
Lancashire, UK

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