tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post8091980758090011485..comments2023-09-13T00:47:51.583-07:00Comments on The Sands of Writing: Genuine Insecuritiesprerna picketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-38263321897852835302012-02-08T05:45:56.761-08:002012-02-08T05:45:56.761-08:00Ah, yes. The ability to change things after you...Ah, yes. The ability to change things after you've done them. I love that writing's that way! <br /><br />I think everyone's insecure with writing. You're right about it driving us to be better. I think if we weren't insecure at all, we wouldn't work to get better, and how sad would that be?Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-87598644308801788682012-02-07T18:30:46.942-08:002012-02-07T18:30:46.942-08:00I think you and I are social soul sisters. I have...I think you and I are social soul sisters. I have exactly those same insecurities and they hit me at exactly the same time. My writing insecurity ebbs and flows but I think it's a great idea to embrace our flaws because as you said they can actually work to our benefit.Angie Paxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16858564760009040975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-37217239148173845052012-02-07T18:15:25.715-08:002012-02-07T18:15:25.715-08:00Ladonna: yeah, I don't think we ever grow out ...Ladonna: yeah, I don't think we ever grow out of the insecurities, even if we do 'make it' some day.prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-83076620346628809672012-02-07T18:14:22.558-08:002012-02-07T18:14:22.558-08:00Kristin: very true!
1000th monkey: I'm glad I...Kristin: very true!<br /><br />1000th monkey: I'm glad I'm not alone.<br /><br />Jeremy: I don't know about perfect, but it definitely makes mine better.<br /><br />Meredith: LOADS of chocolate.<br /><br />Christine: critique partners and betas are indispensable.<br /><br />Amanda: thank you for sharing that quote.<br /><br />Sangu: we're an insecure bunch. But at least we encourage and help each other out (the nice ones, anyway).<br /><br />East Coaster: agreed. Whatever works.<br /><br />Aubrie: I go through the same thing! One day it's good, and the next it's all garbage.prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-8970218384378689632012-02-07T17:56:01.244-08:002012-02-07T17:56:01.244-08:00Sometimes I'll re read what I wrote the day be...Sometimes I'll re read what I wrote the day before and think it's awful. Other times I'll read the same passage and think it's awesome. Weird how our minds work.Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-30638761194438983852012-02-07T14:21:52.503-08:002012-02-07T14:21:52.503-08:00I'm of the opinion that it makes you a better ...I'm of the opinion that it makes you a better writer, ykwim? It keeps us cautious - on our toes.The East Coasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079925217846916286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-49649910675325289932012-02-07T10:12:07.948-08:002012-02-07T10:12:07.948-08:00To be honest I think it's only natural to be i...To be honest I think it's only natural to be insecure as a writer (unless of course you're mind-numbingly arrogant!). Writers put their work out there to be specifically judged and critiqued and responded to. OF COURSE we get crippled by nerves and self-doubt!Sangu Mandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464061265952789628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-42285192033671635132012-02-07T02:57:42.153-08:002012-02-07T02:57:42.153-08:00I feel the same as you, but I read some advice tha...I feel the same as you, but I read some advice that Jack Kerouac had written, and it really resonated with me:<br /><br />No fear or shame in the dignity of your experience, language and knowledge.Amanda Leigh Cowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473578405020011393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-73350307627807202012-02-06T17:47:47.727-08:002012-02-06T17:47:47.727-08:00I do the same things. As Meredith said, we're ...I do the same things. As Meredith said, we're all our own worst critics. Let your CPs and betas tell you how evil the bad guy is to them. You might have been spending so much time with him, you're liking him. It happens to me!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-53235015618154660332012-02-06T16:53:59.812-08:002012-02-06T16:53:59.812-08:00Yes, we are our worst critiques and have feel inse...Yes, we are our worst critiques and have feel insecure at all stages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-26240718132844233112012-02-06T16:39:28.520-08:002012-02-06T16:39:28.520-08:00We're all our own worst critics, I think. But ...We're all our own worst critics, I think. But yay for editing! And chocolate. Chocolate makes everything better. :)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-53024405250634717302012-02-06T16:33:04.559-08:002012-02-06T16:33:04.559-08:00insecurities makes your writing perfect!insecurities makes your writing perfect!Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-27420209217567659122012-02-06T14:21:01.100-08:002012-02-06T14:21:01.100-08:00Ha ha, you could have signed my name at the bottom...Ha ha, you could have signed my name at the bottom of that post instead of yours ;)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864466917051288017.post-22172289496414412282012-02-06T13:25:12.282-08:002012-02-06T13:25:12.282-08:00I think we will definitely always be insecure, but...I think we will definitely always be insecure, but that's what drives us to work harder! (and there's always editing!)Kristin Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169967050454852124noreply@blogger.com