Post by readilygrey on Jul 29, 2012 21:55:52 GMT -5
I've been writing stories in my head for most of my life. I started writing them down when I was nineteen but I never finished anything. I was afraid to. Finishing meant that I might have to share my creations.
When I was twenty-two a coworker, who just happened to be finishing her master's degree in English lit, talked me into sharing a rough draft of a dreadful, crossover, slash fanfic. She was so horrified by how bad my writing was she avoided me after reading it. I'm sure it was bad, but it was it was my first time sharing and I was devastated. I didn't write again for years.
A little over a year ago, when I was thirty, a teacher said, "a story is never really finished until it is shown to one other person." This had a deep impact on me. I began to think about what the point of a story is. Fiction writers are story tellers, so I challenged myself to "tell" a story. I created a blog and posted a short story or chapter of a novel twice a month for a year. It was sort of comedic, science fiction erotica, lol. Something I would never admit to writing to family and friends. But it was light-weight and non-threatening. I actually gathered a following and it did a lot for my confidence.
I now want to write more serious works. I've been working on some horror and science fiction stories. I've read a few books on grammar and style that have helped to improve my writing. I want to continue to learn.
I look forward to getting to know everyone and reading lots and lots of stories ;D
When I was twenty-two a coworker, who just happened to be finishing her master's degree in English lit, talked me into sharing a rough draft of a dreadful, crossover, slash fanfic. She was so horrified by how bad my writing was she avoided me after reading it. I'm sure it was bad, but it was it was my first time sharing and I was devastated. I didn't write again for years.
A little over a year ago, when I was thirty, a teacher said, "a story is never really finished until it is shown to one other person." This had a deep impact on me. I began to think about what the point of a story is. Fiction writers are story tellers, so I challenged myself to "tell" a story. I created a blog and posted a short story or chapter of a novel twice a month for a year. It was sort of comedic, science fiction erotica, lol. Something I would never admit to writing to family and friends. But it was light-weight and non-threatening. I actually gathered a following and it did a lot for my confidence.
I now want to write more serious works. I've been working on some horror and science fiction stories. I've read a few books on grammar and style that have helped to improve my writing. I want to continue to learn.
I look forward to getting to know everyone and reading lots and lots of stories ;D