The first and foremost problem is I keep finding excuses not to work on it. I ran out of time, I was too tired, I had to go off to do this or that instead. Classic. Yes, it's true. I still take too much of this writing stuff to heart. I get frustrated when I know I would just like to be able to do it better. I need to remember I actually enjoy doing it. And most of the time I do remember but with this piece I need to leave the editing alone and get going with the story writing.
With the 1500 words I have on the story, I am already thinking of changing the working title to Going Back. Why? Oh why, of all things do I need to be thinking about the title now!?!? But it sticks in my head. But, wait, again, back to the grammar problems. According to my word application I have cleared ALL passive words out of the entire piece. Whew! Big mission accomplished. Then, just to torture myself, I pasted my first paragraph into a trial application at grammarly.com. Ah. It seems after all my work I still have 1 issue with punctuation within a sentence and (this worries me more) 2 issues with writing style. Now, it's got me wondering. Where are those issues and how do I fix them! Well, guess what, you have to sign up to find out. I'm not ready. And I've become too obsessed right now with all this technical stuff. I need to get more written and then look into the possibilities of using these nifty, computer editors.
Now, just to to get myself motivated to keep writing, I'll post my original first draft paragraph here below. After it, I will post the paragraph after my edits. You can decide which you would rather read first...
Coming Home (original first draft)
By Theresa Tintori
Susan crossed the threshold of the cottage and dropped her
luggage on the floor. The wooden door
was wide open behind her and the musty smell that permeated the interior made a
rush toward her to escape it’s confinement to try and mingle with the fresh
breeze outdoors. The sounds of rolling
ocean waves and a piercing squawk of a gull called out from the other side of
the door. It was almost more than Susan
could bear to face the damp and musty room without turning and leaving.
Coming Home (after edits)
By Theresa Tintori
Time to keep writing, yes?
TT
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