Ila Golden's Blog - Posts Tagged "writing"
Being your own fan
It's an odd thought to have, I understand, but as a writer its important to love your own work. After all, if you're not enjoying it, how do you expect anyone else to. But I don't just enjoy my own work. I'm a huge self-commited fan of it.
When I'm editing I always find myself stopping after certain scenes or moments, and squealing like someone just reading it for the first time, and not the millionth. It doesn't matter that I know where its going, although I'll always have a moment after where that comes into play too. I mean, doesn't the fact that I don't get bored with what I'm editing mean something too? The fact I can get just as excited the millionth time I read as I got the first has to mean something.
On a very basic level it means I'm a fan. I'm a fan of my own writing. That can't be a bad thing. I mean, I've poured all this love into it for a reason, haven't I? I should be allowed to enjoy it, should I? So... I do.
When I'm editing I always find myself stopping after certain scenes or moments, and squealing like someone just reading it for the first time, and not the millionth. It doesn't matter that I know where its going, although I'll always have a moment after where that comes into play too. I mean, doesn't the fact that I don't get bored with what I'm editing mean something too? The fact I can get just as excited the millionth time I read as I got the first has to mean something.
On a very basic level it means I'm a fan. I'm a fan of my own writing. That can't be a bad thing. I mean, I've poured all this love into it for a reason, haven't I? I should be allowed to enjoy it, should I? So... I do.
