Thanks to a friend

As a writer, I have become very self-critical of my own work. I start to not like what I'm writing and I think that's why I stopped a book last year. I start thinking that what I'm writing is utter garbage and nobody will ever read it. Because of this, I think it's very important to have somebody else who is willing to read your work as you're writing it. You need someone who will not give a fluffy review and say "it's very good". A little fluff is fine but they need to critique your work too so they should say "it's good but..." and give corrections or suggest what needs something and where.

That's where my friend, Michelle, comes in. Michelle, you have been very helpful to me and I wholeheartedly thank you for going over my book for me. I think without you, this current book would have been abandoned a second time. I also thank you for wanting to read more of it because it encourages me to write more. I'm also very thankful for the corrections that you've made even when I had proof read my book half a dozen times and still missed a few.

You're not afraid to suggest that sometime needs more (by the way, can you read the end of Chapter 8 again for me and let me know what you think?) and I thank you for that too. I hope I'm not driving you crazy with me sending you my new updates all the time but if I am, I know you'll let me know.

So, thank you for all you've done so far. You are a great friend and I really appreciate you helping me with this.

P.S. Next chapter, Derek returns.