First of all, immeasurable thanks to DL Hammons and the Blitz team for making my day last week and flooding my fiction with their lovely comments, I honestly never thought I would be chosen when I signed up, I just really wanted to visit new blogs :)
I cannot believe it's November already, it's only just hitting me but this is definitely going to be a year I will reflect on with a smile at how much progress I've made. My work as a music journalist is incredibly rewarding, even with the sleep I sacrifice to do it, and often when I'm told by people I know that an article was good, that my writing was good, I have to remember to let that sink in. The further I go the more I surprise myself.
I still have doubts about my writing, I still guilt trip myself for not posting regularly here, I'm a terrible friend for keeping in touch. But I am finally getting comfortable with it all, I'm finally getting ready to actually call myself a writer.
I started this for myself, I write for myself, every bit of praise or criticism is an everlasting bonus and provides the motivation to get these stories out of my head. Otherwise I'd probably still be re-reading that first scene I ever wrote for my WIP over and over wishing there was more.
So as always, cheers to you all, for enjoying my stories as much as I do, even when I never give you the whole picture, or forget to name characters, or delay publishing the next scene in case it isn't good enough. It's time all these drafts got some sunlight.
You guys push the perfectionist in my away, and let me see the story in my words when I forget what I'm writing for.
something I always tell my mates,
thanks for putting up with me.
from sjp.