 For Authors: June 22, 2011 Issue [#4457] |
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This week: Uncovering Hidden Treasures Edited by: Crys-not really here  
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| My name is Crys-not really here and welcome to the For Author's Newsletter! Today I'd like to talk about how uncovering hidden treasures can help with creativity and inspiration. |
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Uncovering Hidden Treasures
I'm currently in the process of putting together a poetry manuscript to enter in a chapbook competition. I need to fill 40-60 pages with poetry. I've probably written a thousand poems over the years, but not all of them will make the cut. Those emotional rants I wrote in high school? No thanks. The poorly written attempts at mimicking my favorite poets in college don't count either. The process of looking back at my writing always helps me see how much I've matured as a writer over the years, but it also helps me find those hidden gems that I had forgotten about.
I have a tendency to start writing a poem, get bored with it halfway through, and then abandon it. Sometimes when I rediscover those poems with fresh eyes weeks, months, or even years, later, I realize there's potential for something great that I had missed before. When that happens, I can usually finish the poem pretty easily. It can actually feel more gratifying to finish a poem that had once been abandoned.
I found one such poem while looking through files on my flashdrive. I had started it almost 10 months ago. I know why I gave up on it; the last line I had written was so big that I didn't think any line would make a sufficient follow-up. But when I read it again, I realized that the last line made the perfect last line! This was a rare case of a time when I didn't need to revise an old poem. I left it exactly as it was, even though it was kind of short, and I think it really works!
I think all writers should revisit their past work occasionally, if only just to revise a sentence or two. Who knows, while digging around in your files you might find something you had completely forgotten about! The best advice I can give any writer is to not completely give up on anything. Scraps of poems, lines from short stories, and even titles can be used in later writing or as the inspiration for future writing. So, take some time to go find those hidden treasures!
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