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Musings on Past Writings

1/10/2016

 
I have heard many writers decry their early works. They say they have shoved them in a box under the bed never to see the light of day again. 

I find this is a pity.

Those manuscripts are stepping stones in their writing journey. So they may not be as good as their manuscripts of today, but they are a measure of their development as a writer. 

​I am actually quite fond of my early characters. Some characters pop up in other manuscripts as supporting or walk on/walk off characters. So why should I bury them ignominiously?

So when I hit a dry patch, my daughter (Gotta love her. She keeps throwing things I told her years ago back to me.) told me to quit moaning and do some typing. So I am. 

I am typing them up as is, warts and all. This is merely the first draft. 

The plan is to then apply what I have learnt in the time since I wrote them to them in the second, third and fourth drafts. I will even update them. (It is interesting to see how little things really do change in fictitious worlds.)

Writer's Block you are dead in the water!


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