The Pyrenees---Southern France

The Pyrenees---Southern France

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Something Old, Something New

          Getting new fronts for your cabinets gives a whole new look to your kitchen. And getting a writing piece resurfaced and the rough edges sanded off makes all the difference in the world, too.

       I had a story that I wrote about 10 years ago. I had sent it off, but got no acceptances. It was a tale about an experience my family had back in 1968. Ten years ago, I was a lot more unskilled--writerwise--than I am now.

       Also, I didn't belong to an effective writing critique group ten years ago.

       I was in Birmingham this weekend, and while I was out of town, I got an email that my story--after it had been dusted off and worked on and critiqued and "fixed" in many ways--has made the first round for Not Your Mother's Book On Holidays.

       Take a story. An old story. Dust it off. Look at it with new eyes, and increase the number of eyes that check out the tale. And watch what happens...


       

     


11 comments:

  1. Congrats, Sioux! I got an email, too! It would be awesome if we both made it to the final cut!

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    1. Kim--I agree. We could do book signings together. Would St. Louis be able to handle that? ;)

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  2. Congratulations on your goodie but oldie! You, Madam, are a master recycler!

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  3. Val--Thanks. You know the old song from "All That Jazz"? Everything old is new again.

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  4. Congratulations, Sioux. There's a lot to be said for recycling. I need to try your approach.

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    1. Donna--Since I sometimes feel like I am recycled, I have to do the same for my writing pieces...

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  5. Yay, we will do a whirlwind tour...all of us.

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  6. Congratulations Sioux! I look forward to seeing more of your work in print shortly. :) And, thank you for the inspiration. This is something I've been meaning to do for some time, pick up an old piece and dust it off and reshape it into something new, but I've made excuses aplenty to not go there. Now, there isn't one anymore. :)

    Have a great day,

    Rohin

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    1. Rohin--Looking at an old piece with new eyes allows us to have a fresh perspective.

      And you have so many rich experiences, I imagine you have a mountain of pieces you could look at...

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  7. Wow, you go girl. Congrats!

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