Examining Your Work

Examining your work could possibly be one of the most hardest things to do with your writing. You see all your flaws and find what you could do have done better. Many writers get a little depressed when they see the first copy of their story but, as they say, 'The first draft is allowed to be bad'.

Do you think that's true? Shouldn't you have worked your hardest?

If you look closely in the back of published books (in the Thank Yous section), he/she usually acknowledges how many manuscripts and revisions they had to go through. In the back of Prophecy of the Sisters, Michelle Zink admits that she went through six manuscripts to equal the final book. And it turned out to be the greatest writing I have ever read!

Is that how you work with your stories?

I think it helps to have one of your closet friends read your first draft and they can explain to you what they (the reader) would like to add or take away from it. My father helps me revise my stories and tells me how he would like to see it. For example:

"I love the way you introduce the characters. But (-there's always a but-) you just stop there. Keep on introducing them." He said.

And it actually helped me a lot. Among the other things he talked to me about, it made my story the best it could be.

All because I let someone read it.

So let someone read your story!

Posted by: GirlwiththeBraids