Eeek. It's a bit scary but I have taken the plunge and posted my first story on readwave for everyone to see. It's another big step on my writing journey. Looking back at just how far I have come it's fairly amazing. When I read some of my earlier stories from just a year ago they are pretty awful and no, I won't be posting those for people to read, I'm thinking the shredder might be the place for them, but then again being the hoarder that I am, I think they'll be filed away somewhere. You never know they might be ok with total re-writes and there could be an idea in them somewhere. You might think the same about the one I have allowed you to read but believe me it's a vast improvement to my first attempts.
I am nervous allowing people to see my work, I guess maybe it's just a confidence thing. Then again I was nervous writing my first blog post two years ago and I'm now coming up to my 10,000th page view so I must be doing something right.
Anyway, enough of my wittering. Here's my story. Please let me know what you think and feel free to leave any comments good or bad.
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Well done on posting your story. I learnt a great thing by going to writing classes where everyone gives feedback on everyone else's stories: it's my story and I'll tell it the way I want to. So I always nodded and took notes, even when I disagreed with someone. Then I ignored what they said. Doesn't mean I didn't take feedback on board, I did, but not all feedback is good feedback. Good luck!
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