tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post3191478576791357316..comments2023-09-29T11:06:22.615-04:00Comments on One Aimless Writer: Second thoughts?Aimlesswriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-3370920698016742322008-08-13T16:50:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:50:00.000-04:00I have been there many times...and just as many ti...I have been there many times...and just as many times I think that our instincts are correct.<BR/><BR/>They rarely lead us astray!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-24132493011652840642008-08-10T19:51:00.000-04:002008-08-10T19:51:00.000-04:00I always do something stupid and remember it after...I always do something stupid and remember it after the piece is sent. I think the most idiotic was that time I sent the wrong short story to the wrong magazine. Both were destined for rejection anyway, but it was the principle of this thing. I mean, I wanna make sure I'm on my way to the right slush pile.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-50549365224543593302008-08-10T15:48:00.000-04:002008-08-10T15:48:00.000-04:00I think it's never really finished. But, as a wri...I think it's never really finished. But, as a writer, one has to decide if they want to create one perfect piece of writing, or if one wants to eventually build a career. A career is built on several books. (typically.) So by necessity we have to do the best we can at the time, get it out there, and move on to the next piece.<BR/><BR/>I'm in the same place right now. I'm working on two pieces that will be distributed for free, one as an ebook and one as a podcast. And I have to develop the wisdom to know when to stop editing. When I have to push it out there and hopefully let it find an audience.<BR/><BR/>By the same token, I have to keep pushing until I get to that point. And that's the tricky part. Knowing when to stop.Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589718828140163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-68381102026234900442008-08-10T12:23:00.000-04:002008-08-10T12:23:00.000-04:00I've never released my writing into the wild. I'm ...I've never released my writing into the wild. I'm scared.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-59480669693858646142008-08-10T10:09:00.000-04:002008-08-10T10:09:00.000-04:00So I'm not crazy?I can't stop thinking about this ...So I'm not crazy?<BR/>I can't stop thinking about this and its like torture! lolAimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-54857235986724801092008-08-09T23:28:00.000-04:002008-08-09T23:28:00.000-04:00YES! The instant it goes out the door, I see a mil...YES! The instant it goes out the door, I see a million faults! No matter how careful I am before I send it off, I don't see these faults. The instant I push it out, I see them all SO clearly!<BR/><BR/>And they feel GINORMOUS!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.com