A Block of Marble
I've spent the last month and a half working on a story. This isn't a new story, I have been working on it for the past ten years (yes, you read that right--ten years!) I realized I either needed to finish it or give it up, so I finished it. "It's done," you say, "that's great! Are you going to try and publish it?" That is a good question. I recently read this post on writing. I love the first point by James Maxey. My writing is like a sculpture...
My first draft is pretty terrible. The characters are not well defined, the plot has holes, and I cannot decide if I want to keep my story in first person or switch to third. I'm chipping away at the block of marble, until some day, maybe in two months, or (sigh) two years, I might actually have a beautiful piece of art.
Right now, the block of marble is little more then dents and scratches, it's a little intimidating. I'm filled with doubt, often ready to scrap the whole story. But then I'll have a day where my writing flows, and I'll sit for hours as the words come to me. Sadly, usually the next day is suddenly a lot harder.
Whatever the outcome, I have had the opportunity to pursue my dream. I hope that, if you have something you have been putting off doing, a dream you have pushed aside, you might do what I did and take a chance. It's a gamble--I might never see anything come of this story. But I will have the satisfaction of knowing that I did it. I wrote a book.
Alright, enough procrastinating, I should get back to my story.
My first draft is pretty terrible. The characters are not well defined, the plot has holes, and I cannot decide if I want to keep my story in first person or switch to third. I'm chipping away at the block of marble, until some day, maybe in two months, or (sigh) two years, I might actually have a beautiful piece of art.
Right now, the block of marble is little more then dents and scratches, it's a little intimidating. I'm filled with doubt, often ready to scrap the whole story. But then I'll have a day where my writing flows, and I'll sit for hours as the words come to me. Sadly, usually the next day is suddenly a lot harder.
Whatever the outcome, I have had the opportunity to pursue my dream. I hope that, if you have something you have been putting off doing, a dream you have pushed aside, you might do what I did and take a chance. It's a gamble--I might never see anything come of this story. But I will have the satisfaction of knowing that I did it. I wrote a book.
Alright, enough procrastinating, I should get back to my story.
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