Difficulties of Writing
I haven’t posted anything in a while – obviously – but I thought it would be important to talk about one of the reasons why. I started the blog so that people who cared could follow my progress as an author. Writing is hard to go at alone, it’s fraught with rejection, worry and anxiety. I’ve discovered that though I am writing for other people, I also write for myself. Then I spend months before sending out a manuscript wondering “What if they don’t get it? Could I have made anything more clear?” I’m not sure if this is a good thing, or a bad thing, but I suppose it’s one of the perils of writing or really being involved in any art form.
Anyway, I now have four short stories – two Sci Fi and two Supernatural. I am going to be submitting them to a couple of magazines. I’m researching to figure out which would be best to submit to, and that’s another whole soul-searching process (will they accept the story? Is my story really long enough/short enough for this magazine? etc). I’ll post again once the stories are submitted – which will be soon.