More Clearing Out

 Does anyone keep old hard copies of their unpublished manuscripts? I ask because one of my shelves was groaning under the weight of several heavy folders containing far too many as yet unpublished short stories, articles, poetry and just about every other kind of writing I've ever attempted. I suddenly wondered why on earth I was cluttering up the room with so much dust-attracting paper.

Anyway, in between having a short walk with husband at one of my favourite little places on Loch Lomond over the weekend (between rain showers), I've been filling up the recycling bin. It's been a great opportunity to go through all the various versions of some pieces on the computer files and get rid of the oldest. And I'm making sure to back up everything on two different memory sticks!

Hopefully, at the end of this tearing up frenzy I'll be able to start actually rewriting anything that has possibilities. Must say, it's not just the shelves that feel a lot lighter! Maybe I'll get round to sorting the photos next.

Rosemary