A Setback
Last week I received some feedback on the book I am writing which went like this: “The single most important piece of advice I can give you is to craft your illustrations with greater care and detail.”
After my initial disappointment I realize this reviewer (whom I have never actually met) was right. I’m not that good at telling/writing illustrations and stories. I don’t take the time to build the context and assume people know where I’m coming from. When I listen to other people’s stories I often feel impatient wishing they would hurry up and get to the point. It’s why I often skip ahead when I’m reading I want to know where someone’s going, cut to the quick, get to the point.
A further part of my problem is I’m so accustom to writing articles that are about 300 words long, it is a massive leap to write a book of 50,000 words. I’ve learnt to condense my thoughts into 300 word blocks which doesn’t work that well in a book.
Still it is not all bad news, the reviewer did say some nice things about my work and now I know what to fix, I only have to figure out how to fix it!
3 thoughts on “A Setback”
Keep your eyes on the end, my friend.
Am sure folk will enjoy the finished product!
I find we are never ‘too old to learn’….even if it does give us a bit of a ‘shock’ at the time.
Enjoy your day!
Hey, you know I wish you well on this writing journey…I applaud you for what you’ve accomplished thus far. Criticism is never fun, but I’m glad you are able to take something away from it.
Thanks.
I take comfort in the fact that Jesus was a great storyteller. I just need Him to teach me!
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