Are you a writer?

[Eadwine Rose]

LOL Yes. I am very well capable to tell people like it is. On paper.

IRL though, I have more issues, especially with authority figures. Learning though, learning!

[richb]

LOL Yes. I am very well capable to tell people like it is. On paper.

IRL though, I have more issues, especially with authority figures. Learning though, learning!

From my experience you should never stop learning. And as I have grown older, and I hope wiser, more confident in standing up to authority when appropriate. But even at my age it is still a learning process.

“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” ―John Wooden

“The education of a man is never completed until he dies.” – Robert E. Lee

[Eadwine Rose]

Indeed true quotes. I have been told the same by some of my elderly clients back then. :)

[richb]

Did you just imply I was elderly?

[Eadwine Rose]

Way to change what I said :P

[richb]

Way to change what I said :P

One of my talents.

[Eadwine Rose]

Hehe.. their comments were mostly like: we're never too old to learn, I am even learning something new from you.

:)

[Paul..]

I got a case of terrible cold feet this past Tuesday, started doubting everything, thank goodness was smart enough to mail them with my thoughts and fears. Took a half hour phone call from them to make me see reason that the book IS good enough, and that I DID put enough effort in.

Anne Lamott (author of "Bird by Bird"...a wonderful book about writing) says, "Perfection is the enemy of the people."

When it comes to writing, I find that it is a daily battle. I can laugh about it when I'm not suffering in its icy grip.

[lonesomepoint]

As an aspiring novelist, I personally cannot really answer this question, because I have never progressed beyond the stage of simply writing copious notes for myself on the characters, settings and plot.

I suppose I can give one possibly useful tip. Some years ago, I discovered--through what, I don't remember--a "work in progress notebook" organizer by an author named Jeannie Ruesch. (http://jeannieruesch.com/product-catego ... -notebook/ ) She made it available in either book form or a computer file; I bought the file version. I've never even gotten around to using it yet, but it could be of interest to other writers.

[Eadwine Rose]

Anne Lamott (author of "Bird by Bird"...a wonderful book about writing) says, "Perfection is the enemy of the people."

When it comes to writing, I find that it is a daily battle. I can laugh about it when I'm not suffering in its icy grip.

Just imagine me correcting the thing.... gaaah!


I can seriously tell you I was tired of reading the book after run nr 6