So, remember that short story, Egypt 1906? I put it out about 2 years ago? I was SO PROUD of it back then. Well, as part of my new self-pub thing, I sent it to an editor, but first, I re-read it myself, to polish it a bit.
I wondered who wrote that piece of garbage and what business they had ever thinking they could be a writer.
This was a short story that got a 4 star review on Smashwords (the reviewer said it was "very well-written", as well as a "pretty crappy" review on Barnes & Noble. Yes, bad reviews hurt. Despite that, I just thought my piece was misunderstood by the second reviewer.
It was my own opinion though, that made me wonder -- what did I like so much about this story? Why did I think it was so good back then, and now, I cringed?
Anyway, I changed a few things, and sent it to the editor. I think I might revise it again this weekend. I was so into Cray and Mirrie's world back then, maybe, since I've been out of it now, it doesn't make sense? In which case, another do-over would be good, as this is a story meant to entice readers into reading a full novel.
Onward, and ... somewhere...
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Hello Nicole,
ReplyDeleteSometimes you go back and read old stories that you wrote and go "oh my god, why did I think that was great when it was amateurish".. blah blah
But that's a GOOD thing Nicole, because it means you're growing as a writer! This works across all things, for example me with my martial arts. You think back and go "I should have done this move/attack instead"... like me Si-Fu says, "if you don't look for improvement, you won't achieve/find any. Always be self-critical and don't assume you're perfect". This applies to the writing arts as well :)