Tomorrow morning, I go to my first writing group meeting. I'm not one of those writers who is intimidated by recomendations or suggestions concerning my writing. Bring it on! I need all the help I can get and will not get defensive. Unless you tell me I'm dumb. Then you got another thing coming. ;)
I'm nervous because tomorrow morning, I start reading work from two former professors and one fellow former student. Fine, I lied, sort of. That doesn't make me nervous. Reading and offering suggestions to these women scares me. Offering help to people (who are just like me) intimidates me to no end and I don't even know why. I understand how intense some writing groups get and it usually happens because the writing is intense. Even comedic writing is intense, when it is good. And these ladies? I've read stuff from at least two of them...and they're good. They're real good.
I am excited however, because this will keep a fire under my ass, so to speak. To actually write. And I'm seriously craving for anything having to do with academia at this point. Life after graduation didn't pan out the way I always thought it would. It doesn't help that nearly all the people in my life, sans my parents, are still in school. I miss learning!
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