I'm not new to writing. I've been writing in diaries since the age of eight. Ever since I saw the movie Harriet the Spy (yes, I'm that young) I have been obsessed with writing. However, I was never really into cataloging life's events. I turned my boring, mundane life into something magical. Something, at times, beyond my imagination. If during recess I was playing on the see-saw, I would rush home and write in my diary how I was on a ship sailing in the rough, choppy ocean, looking for the sirens.
When Big Fish came out seven years later I was mesmerized. I felt like the film was speaking to me. My writing only increased. Until recently have I decided to take my writing more seriously. I never imagined that it would be such a process. I never imagined how much work and thought goes into writing a 'good' novel. I'm determined to make sure my novel isn't compared to other novels that I find lacking in the art of writing. Due to this I have begun the rewriting process.
I remember in grade school that we would have short writing assignments. Of course, these were my favorite assignments to complete. Even as a young child, though, people couldn't understand my writing. I've always written with more depth than expected. And my humor was always darker than most other kids. My teachers always made me rewrite my assignments and have them finish with an actual ending: a happy ending. I dreaded rewriting. I would feel anxious and nervous, and I always felt how unfair it was to be asked to rewrite my story.
Now, I see the importance. You can only rewrite to make the story better, right? I mean, why rewrite it to make it worse? I stumbled upon this article: http://grammar.about.com/od/advicefromthepros/a/rewritequotes.htm .
Even the greats rewrote over and over again.
So (raising shot glass), here goes to rewriting, making the story better, and making sure each word counts. (I swallow the shot of vodka whole and slam it on the desk).
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