tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post2990943840991205974..comments2022-11-09T01:20:16.534+11:00Comments on Inkfever: Look Ma, I Aten't Ded!Amy Laurenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-31903599710186214392009-09-24T12:20:31.867+10:002009-09-24T12:20:31.867+10:00Charm - Yes, the pressure we put on ourselves is o...Charm - Yes, the pressure we put on ourselves is often both ridiculous and unwarranted. But good on you for getting bored with it :D hehe. Good luck working through the zombie fear, hehe.<br /><br />Dany - yeah, that's a hard one. Perhaps the hardest. What if I fail? What if I /succeed/? What if I then fail at succeeding?! :o But you'll do fine, Dany. Deep down somewhere you know that, or you wouldn't be trying; and just think: no one expects you to improve, per se, in your writing once you're published; so what got you there will keep you there.<br /><br />Merc - Doubt and perfectionism is an evil combination, and the resulting burnout SUCKS. I'm so glad you found a way around it - yay for Wolf! :) Permission to fail is SO important. Good on you for finding it :D<br /><br />L - Huzzah for new and improved points of view :DAmy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-90992088259226961102009-09-24T12:11:44.291+10:002009-09-24T12:11:44.291+10:00Twinness strikes again! I'm right there with y...Twinness strikes again! I'm right there with you. Publication is a bonus, I write to enjoy the writing.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-5860331255954576652009-09-23T00:04:34.968+10:002009-09-23T00:04:34.968+10:00Wonderful post, Inky, and you're right.
For ...Wonderful post, Inky, and you're right. <br /><br />For a while I was stressing out about having a novel done and diving into revisions so I could submit it--and mixed with self-doubt and the usual perfectionism--and it stopped me <i>cold</i>. <br /><br />I'm pretty sure that along with burning myself out (and even after I told myself I should focus on shorts and not worry about novel submissions for awhile until I'm ready), lingering worry about "getting the novel ready to go" and thinking about publication pretty much stymied my novel writing output for seven months. <br /><br />But in July, when I settled in to write a novel <i>just for fun</i>, with no pressure to make it good or put it on the list of 'things to revise for submissions', it FLOWED. I finished it a few days ago, just shy of 100k in less than three months. :D And despite its flaws, I'm very proud and happy with it, and I think it's one of my better drafts.<br /><br />So yes, I think when we give ourselves permission to write for fun and even "fail", it can be a lot more productive and liberating. <br /><br />~MercMerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-24124252418757127642009-09-22T09:08:44.178+10:002009-09-22T09:08:44.178+10:00What do I fear? Success. Because with success come...What do I fear? Success. Because with success comes higher expectations. My best may just not be good enough. >.< I just write anyway. And try to listen to my Beloved Spouse Creature. And if all else fails, I take it out on my characters.Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081955273890368448.post-6927825883275767872009-09-21T13:10:44.854+10:002009-09-21T13:10:44.854+10:00Brilliant.
I think you are spot on Inky, I starte...Brilliant.<br /><br />I think you are spot on Inky, I started a novel about three years ago, got one good chapter out and stopped because of the pressure of thinking I had to produce a whole novel in a certain amount of time and professionals would look at it and think I was pathetic. Luckily for me the fear didn't last - I get bored with things like that quickly.<br />As for what I fear - sometimes nothing, sometimes everything. My sweet spot map is pretty full on that page. But lately zombies give me the heebie-jeebies. I will take your advice and work through this.Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.com