Hello. I have no idea where this thread should actually go, so please forgive me.
In the past, I think I've mentioned how I'm working on a book. I can't remember how much I've said on the topic, but basically this book has been brewing in my head since I was twelve...I'll be twenty-nine next week, and I am finally getting to the point where I feel good about this story. Like maybe it's getting written the right way.
But I'm scared green. What if it's no good? High school English was many long years ago, and I'm writing with a kind of seat-of-the-pants instinct when it comes to grammar, punctuation and structure. The story seems so thin right now, like there's a bunch of stuff I should be saying to make it richer, but I can't seem to get out of this quick, concise, style. I get to the point and move on, and what editor will deal with that? Or is that what editors do? Help you polish your story?
I'm lousy with short stories, so going the magazine route to "get my hand in" doesn't seem like the best idea. I need to get this story written and published, or I'll never get past it to write anything else. (I have tried. And tried. And tried...) I guess I just need encouragement. And any advice you might have for a freaking-out newbie.
In the past, I think I've mentioned how I'm working on a book. I can't remember how much I've said on the topic, but basically this book has been brewing in my head since I was twelve...I'll be twenty-nine next week, and I am finally getting to the point where I feel good about this story. Like maybe it's getting written the right way.
But I'm scared green. What if it's no good? High school English was many long years ago, and I'm writing with a kind of seat-of-the-pants instinct when it comes to grammar, punctuation and structure. The story seems so thin right now, like there's a bunch of stuff I should be saying to make it richer, but I can't seem to get out of this quick, concise, style. I get to the point and move on, and what editor will deal with that? Or is that what editors do? Help you polish your story?
I'm lousy with short stories, so going the magazine route to "get my hand in" doesn't seem like the best idea. I need to get this story written and published, or I'll never get past it to write anything else. (I have tried. And tried. And tried...) I guess I just need encouragement. And any advice you might have for a freaking-out newbie.