WRITING: LOL! Don't do what I did. The more you rewrite, the more highly attuned you become to your mistakes (which objectively might not be mistakes). Join a critique group; get feedback; study your craft. I (...)

What do you recommend I do with all those things I wrote years ago but have never been able to bring myself to show anyone?

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J. Perry Kelly [jperrykelly]

LOL! Don't do what I did. The more you rewrite, the more highly attuned you become to your mistakes (which objectively might not be mistakes). Join a critique group; get feedback; study your craft. I can't say whether you should return to your former stories (poems, etc.) or move in new directions. It depends on what motivates you to write. However, if you are motivated to write, you probably should. Creativity represents a powerful force that psychologists say shouldn't be ignored or repressed.