Another milestone

With some trepidation, I emailed my 750 word piece - Interview 101 - to the mercy of the collective wisdom that comprises the 10 member Write Stuff critique group. My first public reading of it - indeed my first public reading - was less nerve racking than I thought it would be.
People are generally kind and helpful, unless threatened and this proved to be the case. Comments were helpful and some even complimentary. "Tightly written", "realistic dialogue", "as though sitting watching through the interview room window", "enjoyed reading it" are some of the good things said. "Continuity issues and POV slippage", "grammar errors and English idiosyncrasies" were others to be corrected.

I also learned:

• that writers require confidence in themselves
• to recognize that everyone will spot at least one error and has at least one opinion on the piece
• to write first for ones self