It seems that writing here would be one of the easiest places to write. Just like everyone likes to talk about themselves, it seems only natural that you would want to write about yourself. That's not the way I see it at all. Writing here is often the hardest place for me to write. Maybe it's because what is put down here, goes out for all the world to see. That is like a nice logical assumption. It is however, one that does not necessarily apply to me. My problem is that I figure that no one really cares what I'm up to at this point as I'm just a beginning writer who's learning lessons as he goes. There should be an update from time to time about those lessons though, so here goes...
I have written, with the help of the Magic Spreadsheet, for over 230 days now. Some days have been easier than others. For my efforts, I have one completed short story that I have been shopping around, trying to get published. While it would be wonderful to have the story published, my hopes are not real high. It is the first thing I've ever submitted after all, and I've done some dumb things along the way. Some of which involved the submitting process itself. The bad thing is that I knew not to do some of the things that I did, but it was late, I was excited about finally submitting something, I needed to go to bed, and I just sent it. Not that I'm making excuses.
The first time I barely read through it and left some grammar oh oh's that were painfully obvious when I looked at the piece later. The second time, I checked all the grammar and made some of what I thought were nice edits to the story, before sending it in. Only I forgot to put anything in the body of my email for a cover letter. I knew better than to do that, and as soon as I sent it, I wanted it back. Oh well, live and learn and all that. The editor sent a link in my rejection letter that carried my browser to an article all about cover letters. It was great. It's here. I'll try not to do that one again in the future.
Lots of other things have been written along this journey of mine too. Most of which need polishing considerably before having a chance to be seen by others. It has been lots of fun so far and I'll keep plugging away at it. I'll let you know how it goes from time to time right here so stay tuned. Hopefully, some interesting things will happen, things that may interest others. That way I can post here more often about all the interesting things.
Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to leave a comment anytime if you have some question or just want to say hi. I'll be right here, write 'n stuff.
