Sep 11 2008
little thrills
This morning I put the final touches on my revision of Burning Light, attached the manuscript to an email, and sent it off to a friend who’s kindly offered to be a beta reader for me. I thought that was that, but a few minutes later, I felt this quiet little thrill.
Someone is about to read my book who has never read it before. Someone who has no idea what plot twists, new characters, and intricate settings unfold in its pages.
Way back when I was a writer in a garret — scratch that, when I was a writer in a garret WITHOUT multiple manuscripts under the bed or chucked in the Thames — I was pretty reticent to let people see my writing. I just didn’t want to. But now it’s kind of thrilling, and very addictive.
I hope my friend enjoys it.
I’m still at the stage where I’m shy of letting people read what I write. I think when writing fiction I get so attatched to my charaters it’s hard to let go of them, so to speak. :) I get especially nervous watching someone read what I wrote.
Actually, if I hand someone a piece of my work, I have to leave the room. I can’t handle that very well even now! But I do get a lot of joy from talking to readers who’ve read something of mine. It’s definitely worth getting over the fear :).
Ooh … one day, I hope I’ll enjoy letting someone read my writing. At the moment, it’s agony! Although … if I work up enough courage to let someone read my writing, I enjoy it when they like it! :)