tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post3709876147313052523..comments2023-06-05T05:10:41.865-05:00Comments on My Writing Loft: "Wow! I'm a Good Writer... or Am I?"Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01709542174278486434noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-72415299405728128712009-08-28T11:34:39.105-05:002009-08-28T11:34:39.105-05:00Alas, I'm thinking it never goes away. It hasn...Alas, I'm thinking it never goes away. It hasn't for me, and I know it hasn't for others. I think we just have to learn to tune it out? :)C.J. Darlingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541599888177703695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-35661549965752976762009-07-29T22:50:36.793-05:002009-07-29T22:50:36.793-05:00I think this is something all writers experience. ...I think this is something all writers experience. On the one hand, you have to know when to let it go and move on. At the same time, I think it is a good quality to be able to self critique your work.Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635289565224680363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-6646746888410872452009-07-25T08:53:58.232-05:002009-07-25T08:53:58.232-05:00Those of us who are inclined to writing also seem ...Those of us who are inclined to writing also seem to frequently possess a self-critical tendency. We are often people-pleasers. While these traits may lend themselves to better writing, I have discovered that more often than not they hinder me. If I write thinking looking for accolades I do not express myself well. On the other hand, I have found when I really bare my soul that readers connect with my writing. Good writing gives the reader confirmation and not the other way around. We do our jobs as writers when we touch on something our audience has always felt and was afraid to say. And this, I think is our biggest honor as a writer: to have someone say "I identified with that." (As they have here on you blog post!)<br /><br />I too have said all those things. "I'll believe I'm good when..." I have spent too much energy focusing on accolades, when really thats not why I write in the first place. I write because I am a writer. Because I have to write. Because that is what God put in me to do. If I can ever leap this hurdle of approval addiction, I might really be able to unleash and let the Spirit flow through me into something useful to real people in the real world. People who need confirmation and understanding even more than I do. Wow. As usual, it's so much bigger than me.<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughts and for being so honest.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929077783405239714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-63869747712796320592009-07-24T21:06:31.257-05:002009-07-24T21:06:31.257-05:00I go through that exact same thing with my writing...I go through that exact same thing with my writing too. Be grateful that you have the courage to get your writing out there. I'm still too scared of rejection to get anything of mine out there.<br /><br />Congrats on your being published :-DSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468825001504482205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-57257173115792519922009-07-24T07:00:21.977-05:002009-07-24T07:00:21.977-05:003We continually remember before our God and Father...3We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. <br />I Thessalonians 1:3Lori Stanley Roeleveldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100003378571490221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-40348385147662740062009-07-23T23:32:43.309-05:002009-07-23T23:32:43.309-05:00Somehow I know my writing is good but am not confi...Somehow I know my writing is good but am not confident enough to work at submitting for publication. I've had a couple magazine articles published and I write for a couple of web sites, but I still call myself a "wanna-be." Maybe when I see my book on a shelf? But I'm too scared to write it!<br />How do we get past this?Lavonda Pflughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537591041005129720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-34288138454701174322009-07-23T23:02:47.045-05:002009-07-23T23:02:47.045-05:00I've had articles published in newspapers and ...I've had articles published in newspapers and magazines. I've published two plays. I've got books being considered by publishers and when I handed a scene I wrote to the class (I'm TEACHING) on writing this week, I was sure that AT LAST they would see me for the imposter that I am. Time to quit, I think to myself as I wait their critique next week. If I publish a book, will I be thinking that unless it sells a certain amount I'm still a fraud? I completely relate to what you've written today. Completely.Lori Stanley Roeleveldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100003378571490221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336775205213401378.post-63880194916709837352009-07-23T22:45:26.311-05:002009-07-23T22:45:26.311-05:00Good question. The answer? Never. I think as long ...Good question. The answer? Never. I think as long as we're growing as writers we always see room for improvement. Although I do look at things I wrote 10 years ago in complete disbelief that I wrote them. It just seems to have been written by someone else. I guess as we evolve, so does our writing?Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com