Recently I wanted to delete my entire manuscript.
I felt like it is not grabbing the reader; people who know me already might be interested, but I do not share enough for other people to relate to me and want to keep reading.
The brutal realization hit me that most people do not want to read about some random person's new experiences. It is thoughts like these that make me feel like I've spent countless hours only to discover I'm a failure.
I walked away from the manuscript to save myself from myself. When I came back, instead of deleting it, I decided I must rewrite it from a new angle.
I am not going to write this book as 'some random person.' I have been through struggles that many people will be able to deeply relate to, and I'm going to be upfront about them so people have a reason to keep reading. This year of new experiences changed my life and helped me overcome incredible obstacles, including those which had been holding me back for over a decade. I believe writing this could truly help somebody.
Before that can happen, there is an incredible amount of work ahead of me. I am going to take a break from this blog for a while, as this writing will be far more personal and I am not ready to share it yet.
I am definitely not giving up.
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