Friday, August 17, 2007
Character flaws
John Baker asked me earlier this summer to contribute to a series he's posting on his blog about the phases involved in creating a text, and here are my thoughts. Hmmm--I fear I sound slightly awful, I remember writing this as a maniacal middle-of-the-night e-mail, it is rather horrifyingly resolute and opinionated! I sound excessively sure of myself...
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it is rather horrifyingly resolute and opinionated! I sound excessively sure of myself...
ReplyDeleteMaybe you did but you affirmed many things that I have been thinking
I was becoming crippled by self-doubt though I knew I have a good story, some talent, an audience, and much discipline
What else could I want?
Again thank you for your post. There are few posts on writing that I take something from. I took much from yours
I loved this, actually, even though much of it I knew about you. Getting myself ready to start writing again (school starts September 6!), I am thinking about process...
ReplyDeleteYes, frankly I came close to posting a ranting comment over at JB's about the glibness of your last few sentences: nothing like brushing despair and self-doubt off the table like a few stray crumbs, eh?
ReplyDeleteAnd I still haven't finished my contribution to the series, though I've promised John. Too much self-doubt.
Don't be so hard on yourself! That was one of the most practical interviews about revision I've ever read. Sometimes around draft 6 or 7, you start to wonder if you are a blabbering idiot who can't pull it together. I'll keep your reassurance in mind as I push past my middle drafts.
ReplyDeleteMost of all, it's always wonderful to meet another writer who drafts longhand. Keep up the great work, and I'll keep reading...