Some of you may remember I was in the process of sending a couple of stories out to a magazine in Australia. Well, as we speak my finger is poised over the send button. What's stopping me? Fear.
But fear of what? I'm no stranger to rejection, so why this feel so different I have no idea. After the school run this morning I sat down at my desk determined to put in a good few hours on my writing. I checked the above mentioned stories (time out over the last few weeks has left me dithering) and discarded one, feeling it needed a little more work. The second one is ready. Spell checked, revised, edited and polished within an inch of it's life. I have the email address and the guidelines all I need to do know is press 'SEND' - please wish me luck!!
Elsewhere in my brain ideas are forming for other short stories and are demanding my attention. Perhaps I will sit down with the good old fashioned pen and paper and just write.
About Me
- Rae Argent
- A fiction writer and mum to three great kids, also lucky enough to be married to the man of my dreams. In spite of that mushy comment I do not write flowery romance - I like a nice helping of real life grit in my work. I have a Diploma in Literature & Creative Writing from The Open University and remain a member of the wonderful Watford Writers, despite moving on several times. I am a big fan of Swanwick Writers Summer School which has taught me a great deal and where I have made many great friends. I have yet to reach the dizzy heights of becoming a published superstar but will continue to send my work out into the world.
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