tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post8019331926494235013..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: On rereading through the lens of experience (and scrotums)TAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-58176782193526522912010-12-22T17:11:28.005-08:002010-12-22T17:11:28.005-08:00You're posts always come at the best time.You're posts always come at the best time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-85944172983432390922010-12-22T13:00:59.427-08:002010-12-22T13:00:59.427-08:00I look at old stuff and I can either laugh or cry....I look at old stuff and I can either laugh or cry. Usually I can find something to salvage -- a Character, a secondary, a sub-plot. It's a learning experience.<br /><br />Scrotum.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-86336315005218591572010-12-22T11:36:09.242-08:002010-12-22T11:36:09.242-08:00Thanks for a timely reminder. :)Thanks for a timely reminder. :)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-79398944831576292712010-12-22T10:36:12.242-08:002010-12-22T10:36:12.242-08:00My experience with this is more in music, but I am...My experience with this is more in music, but I am always amazed at how many incredibly talented people there are playing the local scene--and I'm sure its like that just about everywhere.<br /><br />To really make it in that biz you just about have to drop everything on a million to one shot, and then still get really lucky. (These days I think it is more about being good looking than anything. A good studio can "fix" the rest for the average listener.) I could go on for hours about the de-evolution of skill in popular music, but I digress.<br /><br />I was once standing with a very good player I know when an 11 year old come up saying, "I'm a better singer than you are." The kid (another friend's lovely child) is actually fairly talented and fearless, but also a cocky little bastard with a big beating probably in store somewhere in his future. <br /><br />I loved my friend's retort, he just smiled at the scowling kid. "Why can't we both be good. What's wrong with that?"Mark Simpsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-20321199708549472132010-12-22T09:29:13.009-08:002010-12-22T09:29:13.009-08:00My Dad occasionally arrives at my house with a car...My Dad occasionally arrives at my house with a cartonful of my old scribblings.<br /><br />It's both wretchedly embarrassing and fun to go through them, wondering if it's hardwired for twelve-year olds to write derivative stories about unicorns and fairies in pink ink and purple adjectives---and for fifteen-year olds to write angsty-bad poetry.<br /><br />What's amazing to me is that I generated so many effortless words without thinking about it. Now that I am thinking about it, sheesh, it ain't easy.<br /><br /><i>And Patsy? I'm with you about the fanfiction!</i>Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-25968381961785344342010-12-22T08:55:12.059-08:002010-12-22T08:55:12.059-08:00I'm more ashamed of me than of my writing.
...I'm more ashamed of <i>me</i> than of my writing. <br /><br />I spent three years writing for the high school newspaper, and while my "colleagues" didn't take our sponsor's critiques to heart, I soaked them up. I learned to disconnect myself from the emotion and concentrate on the grammar/content in difficult situations.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there was that one article about the future student body president. My school didn't allow PDA, he had a handsy girlfriend, and I had a crush on him. It was a damn good article, but I can't read it without feeling completely shamed.Génette Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805509818115271601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-68282856987990846072010-12-22T08:30:48.619-08:002010-12-22T08:30:48.619-08:00Gosh, I got back and look at a tweet that I sent f...Gosh, I got back and look at a tweet that I sent five minutes ago (ear wax) and wonder, "WTF was I thinking?"Teri Anne Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500524348027951939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-29485252802009335042010-12-22T07:53:27.743-08:002010-12-22T07:53:27.743-08:00If we're talking about fiction we've writt...If we're talking about fiction we've written, then yes, I look at old stories I started and never finished and wonder, "What was I thinking???". If we're talking about old blog posts, I still wonder, "What the hell was I thinking??". <br /><br />The best part of writing, I find, is the steady growth we all make as writers. It's about maturing into the writers we want to be.Danica Avethttp://danicaavet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-91214343043365130902010-12-22T07:28:36.305-08:002010-12-22T07:28:36.305-08:00I've not been blogging very long... but used t...I've not been blogging very long... but used to enjoy writing fan fiction many years ago. The lens of experience most definitely changes the way I think about those stories now. <br /><br />The thing about fan fiction is the characters aren't yours. You get to write plot and introduce some secondary characters, but you have to do this by adhering to canon. Fan fiction is a great exercise for those just starting to write... I had great fun with it and when I look back on some of those stories now - 15 or 20 years later, I should be embarrassed. <br /><br />Instead, I celebrate how much I've grown as a writer.Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-10965845694607109232010-12-22T07:24:14.780-08:002010-12-22T07:24:14.780-08:00I'm glad this post was before you started the ...I'm glad this post was before you started the 'look what I am holding'(scrotum) picture along with each post.Patrick Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121337008453549441noreply@blogger.com