Letting Go Of Baby

A short post today. First item of business: the first part of my novel, The Witch's Daughter, is officially finished! Er, the rough draft version, of course. I sent it off to my beta-reader, who is a sweetheart, and posted it on fictionpress. I won't send it to The Academy or The Athenaeum until it's been beta read. I know those ladies like their stuff well-looked-over first.

Second item is the actual content of this post...

You have to be able to send your story out into the world. Yes, letting go is hard to do, but it's a necessary step in the writer's journey. As close as a writer can become to the characters in their novels, a time comes when their story is done, the girls are all grown up, and it's time to let go.

It is terrifying to send your baby out to be read and judged by nameless, faceless readers, some of whom you will never meet. However, it can also be extremely exciting and rewarding. I find it spiritually satisfying to share my work, and that feeling usually overcomes the terror that accompanies the release of any written material on my part. So, if you've written something, no matter how short, let it go and share it with others so we can all enjoy your thoughts.

Third item of business. I am looking for new topics to write about! Although I have plenty of ideas, I want this blog to be about its readers, so if you have any writing topics you would like me to discuss, let me know! I'm open to suggestions. Also, thank you to those of you who have left comments! I adore you.

Love and kisses,

Rae