So here i lay in bed after a tiring few hours reading editors comments on my manuscript and seeing ‘this sentence seems out of place, is there some text missing?’ And thinking about the fact that i re-wrote it awhile back. I knew some parts wouldnt make sense becuase after going over and over the manuscript for my fiction book it started looking more like a recipe book or something! I am very happy to make these changes dont get me wrong, this is NOT a negative post.
My point is while getting frustrated with myself for doing so much ‘wrong’ i also stumbled across a mistake THEY made. It reminded me that it doesnt matter what qualifications we have or how good we are at something, we will still get it wrong sometimes and that is nothing to be ashamed of.
While thinking to myself about my work ‘i bet who ever edited this for me thinks im a real ditz!’ I found i picked up on mistakes and didnt think anything bad of them.
I think we put ourselves down more worrying what other people will think, and that goes for everything not just writing. I want to scream it from the roof tops that im a success! But it doesnt stop me from making mistakes, it never will. I wouldnt want to stop making mistakes.
I guess what i am trying to say is stop worrying so much, the worst critique you NEED to impress… Is you. 🙂
Well thats enough nonsense rambling for one night lol
Susan Hatton Polp 