Whew! It has been one very long year for lots of reasons. I finally feel able to sit down and focus on creative writing again after a long battle with near apathy.
Last month I sent out two submission. One was the second piece of flash "fiction" that I have written. The definition of flash fiction seems to vary from publication to publication and anywhere from a 300-1000 word maximums. I have had a moment in time rattling around in my head for quite awhile and finally decided to write it down. It is only a few sentences long, a very, very short story, and I think it will leave potential readers filling in their own meanings.
The second piece is an essay I wrote several years ago. The publication wanted an essay that was something like 500 words less than the one I wanted to send. So I took a good long look at the pages and ultimately cut more than 500 words. And of course it is now a much stronger piece that I feel really good about. The art is certainly in the revision.
I'm also back to work on my book about investigating my own molestation story. I have cut a great deal out of the the original idea. I was simply trying to include too much, and it made the story unwieldy to write. I have decided to focus entirely on telling the simple story of being molested and the investigation and comparison of my memories to the facts I uncover. I have tossed out the retelling of my experience with PTSD. The memoir component that will reflect on my reactions both then and now will likely prove to be interesting enough to write and hopefully to read.
Writing and submitting again. Yep, that's me back up on that horse!
