Before I Share

“Before I share what I wrote, I just want to say that this is part of a larger book project that I’ve been working on. It’s not fully done yet, and I’m still working out many of the details. I know we only had twenty minutes in class today to write but I’ve been working on it for quite a while. I would say maybe even two years. It could be three, actually, if you count the first time I ever sat down and began to really think about it. But this feels like its own thing. Or at least the seed of another thing, which I'm hoping will take shape as I write more. The ending is still unknown, even to me, which I think is important because I want to surprise myself because that way I feel like I’ll also surprise the reader. I’m not in love with the last line, or my opener, but you’ll see that the middle has a certain structure to it, which I’m open to changing. I really want it to feel organic, like you’re my head, or this character’s head, rather. Sorry it’s a bit long. Anyway, here goes…”