tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post6007927943033608072..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Time and TalentsLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-26929441442219103312010-03-24T12:03:25.569-04:002010-03-24T12:03:25.569-04:00Ha! You guys! You're making me blush.
(Also...Ha! You guys! You're making me blush.<br /><br />(Also, if all of my 'fics are taking place in one unified world, then holy crap is that place screwed up. Wait. I just zinged myself, didn't I?)<br /><br />Anyway, thus far you've won more recognition and acclaim than I, Loren. Toot your own horn on your own blog, ne?<br /><br />---<br /><br />On topic, a related issue to the expert fallacy is the fact that the only people who have realistic assessments of their own knowledge and ability are those who are clinically depressed. "Normal" people lie to themselves about their own adequacy all the time just to keep sane and functional. Noodle that the next time you need a quick pick-me-up!<br /><br />(I'd dig up the article/study, but I've got two minutes left on break and I need to 'access the facilities.' Fascinating stuff, though.)Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-78508383605223526762010-03-23T09:37:47.443-04:002010-03-23T09:37:47.443-04:00Anne,
Yes, there's truth there, but I wonder ...Anne,<br /><br />Yes, there's truth there, but I wonder how we balance between healthy humility and self loathing. Anne Lamott talks about trying to sort through the delusions of granduer and feelings of worthlessness. It ain't easy to do!Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-31032904672127112412010-03-23T09:36:02.719-04:002010-03-23T09:36:02.719-04:00Donna,
SC's world is both inspiring (he write...Donna,<br /><br />SC's world is both inspiring (he writes an excellent 100-word short every day) and depressing (he has skill to burn, while I struggle like heck with first drafts). His blog is well worth your time.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-10747835921317077282010-03-23T02:38:43.198-04:002010-03-23T02:38:43.198-04:00I was going to bring up Nathan's blogpost, too...I was going to bring up Nathan's blogpost, too. I've been thinking about this since I read his post. He says people who are bad at things think they're great, and people who are really proficient start doubting everything they do. And it's been true for me. When I knew nothing about publishing, I had all the confidence in the world. I got an agent and nearly got a deal with Bantam on the first query. Now I've been doing this for 20 years, I'm terrified every time I send off a query. I know so much more about what can go wrong and how imperfect my work is. <br /><br />I guess the more wisdom you gain, the more you know how flawed you really are. As Socrates said, "I only know that I know nothing."Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-47082912726694275522010-03-22T23:06:30.403-04:002010-03-22T23:06:30.403-04:00You come up with the most amazing quotes Loren. T...You come up with the most amazing quotes Loren. This one is especially timely for me, since I'm really pressuring myself to get a rewrite done on one project, AND write the next scene on the newest.<br /><br /><br />I think sitting at the original 2300 words for two months is appalling.<br /><br />Now if you'll excuse me I have to go procrastinate some more by checking out Scattercat's world.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-27859786091076648682010-03-22T20:11:04.841-04:002010-03-22T20:11:04.841-04:00SC,
Yeah, I never bothered with a license either....SC,<br /><br />Yeah, I never bothered with a license either. They just tax up the wazoo for one, and should you get busted by the IRS, well, it confirms one's sense of failure. It's a win/win!Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-62214459526796124332010-03-22T20:10:08.302-04:002010-03-22T20:10:08.302-04:00B.,
Funny, I hadn't read that one before. Mus...B.,<br /><br />Funny, I hadn't read that one before. Must check it out after I wade through an inbox full of bills tonight.<br /><br />I wonder sometimes if self-loathing is just part and parcel for writers. I've been struggling with it from day one.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-45305379971097018532010-03-22T19:09:18.782-04:002010-03-22T19:09:18.782-04:00And here I've been failing without a license f...And here I've been failing without a license for all these years...Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-73784221665994874312010-03-22T17:00:14.892-04:002010-03-22T17:00:14.892-04:00Looks like you and Nathan Bransford are plowing th...Looks like you and <a href="http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2010/03/do-you-lack-confidence-in-your-writing.html" rel="nofollow">Nathan Bransford</a> are plowing the same field, at least as far as the self-judging thing is concerned.<br /><br />I have been guilty of being held captive by trepidation, caught in the 'paralysis of analysis.' But, in the immortal words of my buddy Adam H, "You have to power through it."B. Nagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620736939701035617noreply@blogger.com