tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post5038765320413775713..comments2023-11-05T03:14:05.900-05:00Comments on The Blutonian Death Egg: IWSG - the World is Ending... I'm Calling Time OutRusty Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-14222118315959029292014-03-11T01:02:08.409-04:002014-03-11T01:02:08.409-04:00We all struggle with this feeling. I think just k...We all struggle with this feeling. I think just knowing you need to improve puts you above the rest. Think about how many people don't know enough about what they're doing to know they need to improve. Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-48057452782223768202014-03-08T03:46:10.819-05:002014-03-08T03:46:10.819-05:00I can relate to this far too well. I never feel li...I can relate to this far too well. I never feel like I'm good enough, especially when I start comparing myself to other artists. No amount of practice seems to match up with the sheer talent they have. So, don't worry, I won't judge you--I'd be a hypocrite if I did!Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-37062917406438596172014-03-06T18:32:27.794-05:002014-03-06T18:32:27.794-05:00Never be good enough? Who gets to be the judge? I&...Never be good enough? Who gets to be the judge? I've often wondered this. I can love a story, and then I'll see reviews about how terrible the writing is. But I didn't notice. It transported me to another world. The author pulled me in and made me love characters and places and experience things. Who are those others to declare something unworthy? How dare they? What determines success? Sales? Numbers? Sure, maybe for some. But Dammit Jim, you're a writer, not an accountant! Unless you are. <br /><br />It's like Dr. Seuss said.<br /><br /><i><br />You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.<br />You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.<br />Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.<br />Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.<br /><br />Except when you don't<br />Because, sometimes, you won't.<br /></i><br /><br />Don't worry, I don't know where I was going with that either.Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-23225636664676508042014-03-05T21:28:52.820-05:002014-03-05T21:28:52.820-05:00Well a lot of it is pure fluke luck too, so I don&...Well a lot of it is pure fluke luck too, so I don't think one is necessarily born with it.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-8268779650333186382014-03-05T18:27:50.639-05:002014-03-05T18:27:50.639-05:00The idea that I never will be good enough so why t...The idea that I never will be good enough so why try, is the devils work. I think that we aspire to become what we are and what we can.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-5489841717397725032014-03-05T17:53:46.365-05:002014-03-05T17:53:46.365-05:00Okay, well, here's my question, just for clari...Okay, well, here's my question, just for clarification:<br />Do you want to be a great writer or do you want to be a successful writer?<br />Those things don't often go together, and I'm just trying to figure out which you want.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-23716056297934747432014-03-05T16:40:28.082-05:002014-03-05T16:40:28.082-05:00You don't have to be perfect. Pick any book an...You don't have to be perfect. Pick any book and you'll find mistakes of craft. The best sellers, the award-winning, all of them.<br /><br />The good news is, you don't have to be perfect to gain and audience and sell books. The great news is you can just keep getting better.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-45890333417770984762014-03-05T14:44:31.966-05:002014-03-05T14:44:31.966-05:00Read the dragon's IWSG post today, there is a ...Read the dragon's IWSG post today, there is a video near the bottom which is very apposite to what you are "whining" about today. It talks about following your passion.<br /><br />Don't we all get these feelings periodically?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-22448101103455262762014-03-05T13:52:23.877-05:002014-03-05T13:52:23.877-05:00The fact that you have produced completed stories ...The fact that you have produced completed stories at all proves you have it in you. Most people who want to write never get as far as a finished first draft. Maybe you're not Michael Jordan basketball right now, but you're Michael Jordan baseball, which is better than Stephen Hawking baseball (cold-blooooooded!).<br /><br />Anyway, Jordan's problem wasn't that he was in the wrong field. Like you said, he wasn't a bad baseball player. Jordan's problem is that he wanted to be a major league baseball player, and he wasn't willing to put in the time or effort to earn his dues at the minor leagues like everyone else. Plus he was old and beaten up from being a major league basketball player.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry about being a major league writer. If it happens, it happens. Focus on being the best writer you can be. To keep the baseball analogy, there are players out there right now whose dream is just to get into the minor leagues. Maybe one day you'll graduate to the majors, but being in the minors is still an achievement.Nigel G Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587936933402372050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-81536951412760653772014-03-05T13:06:03.249-05:002014-03-05T13:06:03.249-05:00It hard to really judge yourself without feeling y...It hard to really judge yourself without feeling your coming up short. I think most people feel that way. But it's part of the cycle the brain goes through and it will pass, and come back, and then pass. C'est la vie.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a> <br /><br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-53205575137128960122014-03-05T12:06:47.292-05:002014-03-05T12:06:47.292-05:00Feeling the same way, so I'm a poor source of ...Feeling the same way, so I'm a poor source of positivity today. All I can say it to just ride it out. Eventually, the self doubt will wear off. It's such a roller coaster, isn't it?Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-32624691139341870042014-03-05T11:10:45.132-05:002014-03-05T11:10:45.132-05:00I do happen to believe that someone can't forc...I do happen to believe that someone can't <i>force</i> themselves into being a better writer than they are. But that isn't to say that anyone who <i>can</i> write can't figure out how they write <i>best</i>.<br /><br />If that's applicable, I hope I've been helpful.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-77334207727221204232014-03-05T09:20:33.065-05:002014-03-05T09:20:33.065-05:00Rusty, you really are better than you give yoursel...Rusty, you really are better than you give yourself credit for. Your stories have that compelling quality that makes someone want to keep reading them. There are good stories, and good writers. A good writer can make you want to read any story. You do that.<br /><br />I think you're taking the wrong inspiration from Michael Jordan. He was a guy who could have kept on playing basketball and racked up championship after championship and dominated (more than he actually did.) And instead, he opted to pursue something he really loved. He was never as good at it as he wanted to be, but who is? He was as good at it as he COULD BE, and that's saying a lot.<br /><br />Keep writing. Or keep doing whatever it is you want.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618883288780393195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-85795553011776978882014-03-05T09:20:00.509-05:002014-03-05T09:20:00.509-05:00Most people don't think they're good enoug...Most people don't think they're good enough, which in a way is positive as it drives them to strive for greatness.<br /><br />It's like the Simpsons episode where Homer decides to be an inventor and puts up a list of Thomas Edison's achievements to compare himself to. Then later he finds out Edison had a chart comparing himself to da Vinci. And hell da Vinci probably had one of Archimedes or someone like that.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-59300512346136912762014-03-05T09:15:33.800-05:002014-03-05T09:15:33.800-05:00I think it was Neil Gaiman (I tend to steal most o...I think it was Neil Gaiman (I tend to steal most of the quotes I remember from him) who said that the one thing everybody in the world is the best at is being themselves, so they should focus on telling the stories that only they can tell.stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388674850920848503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-59664826068061344822014-03-05T08:48:50.051-05:002014-03-05T08:48:50.051-05:00Alex is right. Believe! We think you're pret...Alex is right. Believe! We think you're pretty awesome so that's gotta count for something. Right? <br /><br />You know in your heart you're good enough, you just need to keep moving forward and when you're feeling down, say something like, "I've never been better." And before you know it, your awesomeness will radiate and blind us all. How's that sound? Good? Great. Now get back to work. :)Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-10776010126890156262014-03-05T08:07:13.076-05:002014-03-05T08:07:13.076-05:00I'm sorry you're having these struggles. I...I'm sorry you're having these struggles. I can relate as I've been having a similar meltdown for the past few months. Hang in there. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966405019276327514.post-73973087248124213272014-03-05T08:06:21.864-05:002014-03-05T08:06:21.864-05:00Some gifts you do have to be born with, but if you...Some gifts you do have to be born with, but if you never do anything with them, it won't matter.<br />Fortunately, the gift of storytelling you do possess! You are good enough. Believe.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com