Friendly Distance
Well, I'm happy to say that the adages are true. When you're not sure if your piece is ready -- and many times, even if you are -- put it aside for a while and then take another look.
I shelved the fantasy short story I was having trouble with for a few weeks. Took it out last night and re-read it, looking for what to fix. Happily, I believe I solved the problems easily, with the removal of a couple of key lines and the addition of just a little more action.
Now, of course, it's off to my critique partner and beta readers, for them to tell me if they feel I've written a compelling story or merely an okay one that must go back to the drawing board. Or at least the shelf. For a while, anyway.
Yours in relieved wonder,
Anita Ensal
I shelved the fantasy short story I was having trouble with for a few weeks. Took it out last night and re-read it, looking for what to fix. Happily, I believe I solved the problems easily, with the removal of a couple of key lines and the addition of just a little more action.
Now, of course, it's off to my critique partner and beta readers, for them to tell me if they feel I've written a compelling story or merely an okay one that must go back to the drawing board. Or at least the shelf. For a while, anyway.
Yours in relieved wonder,
Anita Ensal
Labels: Anita Ensal, author, beta readers, critique, critique partner, editing, fantastical fiction, fantasy, short stories
posted by Anita Ensal at
9:48 PM
1 Comments:
Take heart, Anita. A very wise friend of mine forces everything I write into the trunk. She gives me time frames: "Leave it there for a year." "Leave it for six weeks." I've learned that removal from the forebrain makes the hindbrain take over when they're de-trunked, and after all, the hindbrain really writes everything.:D
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