Thursday

VIRGIN TERRITORY

Feedback! Its so hard to accept feedback. I love my story the way it is. You don't understand the plot? Is it my fault you are not paying attention? Maybe your reading to fast or something.
I'm coming to the final stages of a first draft edit for my first 50,000 word middle grade novel. Its time to put something out there to the public and get the ever so hopeful constructive criticism.

It really is hard for me to just let you read my stuff. I know how this goes because I read other people stuff and I'm like, "that is really bad; I hope I write better than that."

Will you read two pages for me? Next week, next blog, it's coming out. I feel vulnerable. Rip it, love it, cry about it...I don't care but I have to muster the courage to let you do what you will and train myself to bend over and take it. Be gentle. This really is my first time.

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