Dispatch #54: My Declaration of Independence

Cause I like Rockets

by Lupe Fernandez

The Four of July. The anniversary the of adoption of  the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress declaring thirteen American colonies to be regarded as a new nation, separate from Great Britain.

Here are my Thirteen Declarations of Writing.

I hereby separate myself from:

1. Procrastination
2. Self Doubt
3. More Procrastination
4. Split Infinitives
5. Jealousy of Writers I know who recently got representation
6. Characters Lacking Clear Motivations
7. Adjectives
8. Adverbs
9. Ads Touting Expensive Retreats
10. Zealous Zealots (I'm showing off using the letter Z)
11. Fear of Rewrites
12. Dreaming of New Story; I got three manuscripts in need of editing
13. And... Brooding on Failure

Now where did I put those firecrackers?