Oct 15 2009
In the words of……
Ernest Hemingway - most disparaging they were too - the first draft of anything is s**t. Feeling sorry for everybody I might offend by that and feeling particularly sorry for myself - but I actually really like the first draft of a recent poem I wrote.
I have done what is advised and gone back to work a few days later. And if adding a comma has taken it to second draft stage, so be it. Even if I sneaked back and removed said comma later on.
What does he know anyway? He is no longer with us and has never seen my poem. Am I committing a terrible sin by liking what i have written, and not wanting to alter it? It’s not about being precious about my work, it’s about owning it and being happy with what I have written.
And I am.
