LJ Idol Week 1: Trust Everyone, but cut the cards

[calicoumbrella]

I have four drafts scattered across three mediums.

The first draft came to me when I was on the edge of sleep. I shot up, grabbed my phone and cobbled together something that sounded good to someone with their guard down.

“The blue box sat on the table. It looked innocuous and new, out of place in a shop like this. Her fingers skated around the

Comments

[logical_fallacy]

I relate to this a lot. There is so much anxiety surrounding my writing and everything that goes with it that even sitting down to do Idol prompts is panic inducing. I almost wrote about that this week, too. Good luck.

[bleodswean]

So much of art is about revealing the self and that IS scary. I enjoyed this and hope you find safety in writing.

[alycewilson]

The first draft sounded interesting to me. Is there a reason you didn't return to it?

[m_malcontent]

Enjoyed the feel of this.

[lrig_rorrim]

You have so many wonderful stories inside you! Getting them out can be the hard part - what if they don't live up to that first promising glow of an idea? But putting something into the world, sharing a piece of yourself, is realllllly awesome. I'm glad you're taking the risk. <3