You finish and there is a brief second where you look up from your work and half smile in embarrassment, but you also feel triumphant, like you have faced all your demons and won. You wait, adrenalin pumping around your body, for the first response. Compliments such as ‘I really like that’ or ‘that’s good’ are jumped on and savoured like sweet treats. Relief floods your body. They like it! You didn’t make a fool of yourself! You belong here, at least for this week. And now it’s your turn to sit back and listen to someone else. And you know just how they feel.
Monday 3 March 2014
Soulmates
You finish and there is a brief second where you look up from your work and half smile in embarrassment, but you also feel triumphant, like you have faced all your demons and won. You wait, adrenalin pumping around your body, for the first response. Compliments such as ‘I really like that’ or ‘that’s good’ are jumped on and savoured like sweet treats. Relief floods your body. They like it! You didn’t make a fool of yourself! You belong here, at least for this week. And now it’s your turn to sit back and listen to someone else. And you know just how they feel.
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Wow - this really captures what it's like to read your work out for the first time. I think it will encourage any budding writers out there to take the risk. I agree with you; it is a risk worth taking.
ReplyDeleteThanks Robert! It is also great to hear other people's work, you learn so much!
DeleteLoved your piece Suzanne. Looking forward to hearing the next blog from you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Virginia, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteYes this is certainly how I felt the first time I had to read my work in class! I was squirming with embarrassment but I was so glad once it was over - it felt like a real barrier overcome!
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