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  The Process

I like to write to explore the situations I can't in real life. Reality is boring, why not create my own? The results have been improving over the years, giving me much joy in the process of relaying my thoughts to you, the reader.
Now, if only I could convince myself more often how enjoyable writing really is once you get down to it! Fear of failure is my worst enemy. My goal is to begin to increase the frequency that I complete works, face that fear a little more often. No more will I allow it to choke the creativity out of me!

 

My Comments

 I usually try to give the most detailed comments that I can. Sometimes, however, fatigue gets the best of me, and by the 7th missplaced (or absent) comma or the third change in verb tense, I just can't help but to give you a scathing comment about the failing grammar in the piece. This, quite simply, is because I have no constructive criticism to give when in such a mood. And while it would probably be best for me to leave no comment at all in this situation, I feel that if you've taken the time to write it, I should take the time to comment. For better or worse.

This changes when I am commenting on a series. By the third or fourth chapter, unless you are exceptionally excellent, my once paragraph-long praise will end up with a sentence or two on how I hope the story will turn out. This isn't an effective way to comment, I realize, but my priority is usually to get through your story quickly to find out what happens, not to leave you exceptional comments.

 

The Point?

That said and done, I hope you enjoy reading my stories! I will comment for comments, so if you ever want someone's critical opinion of your work, just read!

 

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  • daftweejimmy : Fear of failure...... on September 30
    It's my familiar companion, no matter how often I throw rocks and curses at it! You are probably familiar with the aphorism that there's nothing to fear except fear itself. While this may not be 100% true in all endeavours, from the point of view of writing I can vouch for its validity.

    You may think that, coming from a stranger, this has little or no relevance, so let me assure you that your home page and the one piece of yours which I read and commented on gives me the very clear view that one of the things working against you is the high demand you make on yourself; perfectionism is both a blessing and a curse. It might be a help to look at your completed pieces and see the stages by which you arrived. By that I mean, where did you pause to consider, when did you break for coffee or whatecer, when did you re-read it to check for errors, all that sort of thing. It makes sense to have a sructured approach, to acknowledge present limitations, then gradually stretch them, yo accept the occasional failure as a part of the learning curve; but above all this, remember that there is actually no such thing as failure, just learning points on the road to your very best. i don't think i need to tell you to keep working at both your writing and your attitude towards it, i feel you'll master it without some old curmudgeon like me preaching to you! All the best,

    Jim
  • Matthew-Maldonado on June 3
    I really, really hope you get over your fear of failure. It's a tricky thing to deal with, but the more you stand on your own two feet, the better you become, both at what you do *and* in believing in yourself.

    So keep on truckin'! ^^
  • Rune Morose on November 18, 2007
    I changed The Arghoul and the Desert quite a bit, and I'm happy with the results. Check it out and see if you think it's less scattered.

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