Post by labrat on Jun 30, 2021 7:45:49 GMT -6
Hello to all,
I guess this is my introduction post. I'll try to keep it short, but short messages are not my forte, so bear with me.
My name is Melanie, I'm 44 years old and the mother of two teenagers. I work part time as a medical technologist, hence the name LabRat.
I've been writing since I was a kid, but didn't start taking it seriously until about 5 years ago, at which time I started writing an original manuscript instead of my usual fan fiction. My genre is Christian romance, mostly contemporary, but I've had an idea for a historical romance floating around in my head for the past 20 years. Just haven't had the time to research the time period.
After two years I finished the first draft, and the following year I entered the first five pages in a local writing contest. Out of three judges, two of them gave me decent scores (although they had conflicting comments) and the third judge was downright brutal. Their words felt like a knife buried to the hilt in my chest.
Here I am, two years after that wound was inflicted, and I'm still not completely healed. Several times, I have felt a pull back to that manuscript (usually when I see a seagull on my way to work) but when I open up the file, those critical words come back to the surface and I can't do it.
I'm hoping that this group will help me to get my confidence back, and help me to thicken up my thin skin to accept critique better.
And a huge thank you to ScienceGirl for inviting me - sorry it took so long for me to work up the courage to join. 🙂
I guess that's it. If I forgot anything, ask away. I'm busy this week with work and getting ready for a family vacation next week, but I'll try to post something soon.
~LabRat 🐀
I guess this is my introduction post. I'll try to keep it short, but short messages are not my forte, so bear with me.
My name is Melanie, I'm 44 years old and the mother of two teenagers. I work part time as a medical technologist, hence the name LabRat.
I've been writing since I was a kid, but didn't start taking it seriously until about 5 years ago, at which time I started writing an original manuscript instead of my usual fan fiction. My genre is Christian romance, mostly contemporary, but I've had an idea for a historical romance floating around in my head for the past 20 years. Just haven't had the time to research the time period.
After two years I finished the first draft, and the following year I entered the first five pages in a local writing contest. Out of three judges, two of them gave me decent scores (although they had conflicting comments) and the third judge was downright brutal. Their words felt like a knife buried to the hilt in my chest.
Here I am, two years after that wound was inflicted, and I'm still not completely healed. Several times, I have felt a pull back to that manuscript (usually when I see a seagull on my way to work) but when I open up the file, those critical words come back to the surface and I can't do it.
I'm hoping that this group will help me to get my confidence back, and help me to thicken up my thin skin to accept critique better.
And a huge thank you to ScienceGirl for inviting me - sorry it took so long for me to work up the courage to join. 🙂
I guess that's it. If I forgot anything, ask away. I'm busy this week with work and getting ready for a family vacation next week, but I'll try to post something soon.
~LabRat 🐀
You two could probably help each other a lot with confidence. 
