ABSTRACT
It took an inordinate amount of time before I knew how to get on with writing this chapter. Of course, as often is the case, circumstances like a calendar deadline loomed and I no longer had the availability of leaving the task on the ‘to-do’ pile. But my hesitancy was, I suspect, the result of other considerations impacting on its completion. One of these was deciding on the content to include in the discussion and it was no mean feat to come to where I now am given the corpus of writing John Shotter has produced over the years. But on reflection, it was not until I realised I needed to write with someone/a group as an audience that I was able to proceed. In other words, it was not until I could place myself within conversation that I was able to begin.
