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Almost everything I wrote when I first started writing is gone to the trash bins of time (where it belongs). Recently, I have come across some of the remainder. It is from a different time and my voice is obviously different as well but, and I don't know if it is nostalgia or what but they don't seem terrible. What do I do with them now?
Do you struggle with what to do with your early writing?
What do you do with it?
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Keep it as it is. I learned that lesson the very hard way. I think with all art people like to see growth and often times a reader or listener might resonate more with earlier works depending on what they value in the art. I know with music when I really get into a band I look at a bands early records and sometimes previous projects. That is when you can appreciate a full context of the artists work.
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(01-09-2026, 10:22 PM)Bunx Wrote: Keep it as it is. I learned that lesson the very hard way. I think with all art people like to see growth and often times a reader or listener might resonate more with earlier works depending on what they value in the art. I know with music when I really get into a band I look at a bands early records and sometimes previous projects. That is when you can appreciate a full context of the artists work.
This is actually a great point as I certainly have different outlooks and different voice than I had when I was younger. Part of the problem I run into now is that I canalso see areas that need improvement that I didn't see when I was younger.
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