Recently,
I’ve noticed that there was an increase in local publishers in Singapore. More
and more Singaporean authors are stepping out to write for the younger
audience. I think that is great, and it makes me excited knowing that the entry to the market is wider and that my little dream of being published someday might actually
come true.
So for the
last two weeks, when I am not reading or writing fanfiction, I think about original stories. I am tempted to rewrite my older stories. I had old
plot bunnies that were unfinished, but I am not sure if that was the direction
that I wanted to go along.
A part of
me is afraid. Afraid of what the real editors and publishers might think of my
stories if I show them what I had done before. I am going to be honest here – I
think that my stories have some kind of standard. Sure, it’s not J.K Rowling
nor Neil Gaiman, but I enjoyed reading my stories. What if that had just been
my rosy picture? What if the editors didn’t like it, and that was the best that
I could do?
The thought
of that cripples me sometimes. Sometimes, I wonder if the one thing that I
thought I can do decently is not quite my calling or talent.
Alas, fear never
pushes the man forward.
I dunno if you'll see this, but I really hope that you get published!! I would love to pick up a novel by you :D I guess the best you can do is to write and submit it just to see what happens. You'll never know unless you submit something!
ReplyDeleteAgain, do you have a skype or email we can get in touch with? I would love to talk to you again ^_^ Just message me on Fanfiction.net until then :P
Or if it helps, my skype is luckcharm15.