The Sometimes Serious Reflections of a Fledgling Writer

I have come to realize that nothing is set when it comes to my story. As soon as I have the plot in place and have begun to make progress, along comes another idea that improves upon the original, and suddenly a 'small but significant change' is necessary, and that 'small change' ripples through the entire story and mass revisions are suddenly necessary. Sometimes this is disheartening, but overall, when I see how much better my draft is for the change, its exhilarating.

I'm almost halfway through re-writes for the second draft. Sadly, this still does not mean I will be done. If anything, I will probably conceive more ways to change and re-work it, making a third draft necessary, but I do feel like this second draft is, in general, 100% better than my first draft.

I'm not sure if it is ever going to be publishable, I'm trying not to even think about that process yet. It's daunting, even thinking about the possibility.

If nothing else, I know for sure that creative writing is a good outlet for me. It keeps me entertained. I might even have a new project to add to my growing list of stories to complete some day.

On another note, I got to pick raspberries the other day! I'm always excited at the prospect of harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables for my freezer, there's such a sense of accomplishment, and they are so much better than anything you can buy at the grocery store.