I did it. I joined a writer's group from meetup.com, and I
love it. We get to hear other people read their projects and I get to read
mine. Being that I already think mine is crap, I'm not shy to share. In the
past two weeks, I was surprised that some of my poems were well received, and
the comments were spectacular! Members gave me spot-on advice for crafting blog
posts too. Best of all, I didn't have to pay anyone.
So yesterday, I read the twelve page beginning of a script
that I wrote for a contest recently. Twelve pages that I toiled over for weeks
and then submitted. To my utter surprise, I did not win and I didn't know why.
My writing group said that the action did not happen soon enough (meaning=bored
at the beginning). "Where do you think the action begins?" I asked. ALL
the members said a point near the end of my twelve page well-crafted, and what
I thought was exciting action. Basically, I spent weeks just crafting a back
story. Hmmmm. I'm still deciding if I want to start all over. No, I'm just
pulling your leg or my leg. I definitely don't want to give this project any
more of my time. Why? I don't think that I have the background or knowledge to
write about the region and historical period to give the story it's due. I
still love the idea; I'm just not the person to research and write it.
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