I Did It!
September 24th, 2007
Here’s thanks to Easy writer. I took your advice and just dove in. Thank you.
Well, last night after I unplugged every possible distraction, and eventually messenger, I got down to business and pulled a nice piece of writing out of my mind. The best part is- I’m actually proud of it. Most of the time when I write I’m still fearful that it’s not good enough or often that I’m writing about the wrong thing but last night was different. It’s only a small piece, no more than 400 words long but never in my life have I been able to write something so close to my heart so fluidly.
It is quite ‘prosy‘ as my friend Branth puts it but for now it’s just a prologue so I’m not too worried about it. I wish I had a proof reader- someone who was a fellow writer who could look at my stuff now and then and tell me what they think. Spelling and grammar aside, it’s the flow that’s most important to me but sometimes it’s difficult seeing the big picture. If I reread my stuff I’m tempted to make little and needless changes all over the place. Fortunately I was in my right mind this morning and forced myself not to make a single change and just show my friend the rough version. I’m glad I did.
