February 3, 2016
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group
One of the first writing pearls of wisdom I learned was
every author should write her/his story for themself.
Okay, so the above sentence isn’t perfectly grammatically
correct. This is my blog so it’s written my way. Maybe it’s to prove my point
or maybe because it’s to prove my point. I’ll tinder my apologies now in case
the sky starts to fall.
I think it’s important for every writer to remember why they write. The little wisdom pearl is correct - write the story for
yourself to please yourself. If you want to bring others into your book, you
have to be there first.
Too many times, I think, worrying about what an editor or
reviewer might say discourages a writer and they temper their words to please.
It happened to me very early on and it was very discouraging. I eventually got
over it, and I know it’s not easy to overcome. I’m even certain a wee bit of it
lingers on.
I know the best stories I’ve written were for me. I’m
blessed that I was able to share them. Grateful, too. But I’ll never forget the
first rule of writing.
YOU are your very first reader. Write the story that at its
core will make you happy. Everything else will fall in place around it.
Rayne Forrest
www.twitter.com/rayneforrestrayneforrest.blogspot.com
Love it. I think that's what holds us up too often. We're worried too much what someone else will think.
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