Ten Foot Pole

I think that the snows are over. Whew! If it were not for being bogged down with work, I would certainly have a bad case of Cabin Fever. LOL. That's the name of one of my poems. It took a second place award in a contest. Does that necessarily make me an award winner poet? I don't know but awarding winning, has a wonderful ring to it! Anyway, getting back to reality, I've worked my buns off this past week on a couple of stories that I want to sub to, Highlights. My problem is, I never seem to get anything finished. I write and rewrite. Tighten, cut and de-word (I think I might have just made up a new word here). The problem is every time I read my work, I find more to change! Errgh!
I think that most writers have this problem. We create our lovely little child or story, and want it to be the very best. So, I guess all the anxiety that goes with being a perfectionist, is what it really takes to be a professional author. You can't just write something down and throw it out there to be torn apart by strangers. After all, it is your baby. It's the fruit of your loins. So make good and sure your story is ready to take it's rightful place on a book shelf before letting a stranger uncover its perfectly delightful pages. Check to make sure it's well behaved, polite, clean and interesting. And remember, everyone loves a cute, giggling baby, but if it needs to be changed . . .no one will want to touch it with a ten foot pole!

A Wonderful Year for Beginnings

Welcome to my journal, created on this snowy day in Febuary, 2007. I created this journal as a way of keeping up with my writing projects and ideas. I will add information about my projects as I write, rewrite and rewrite. LOL. This will also be my own little rant room! I don't intend to write in it everyday, nor once a week . . .maybe once a month. If you have any questions, I will try to answer them as I get the time. You may email me at csdfrye@netscape.com. Let me know if I may answer your question in my online journal. Please let me know if you find a mistake on this page. I would love to hear from you!

Thanks for visiting my journal,

Sue