tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post5668677625631325875..comments2023-12-20T22:36:27.568-05:00Comments on Cari Quinn, Girl Writer: Do you ever hate your writing?Cari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-66175637365772947922009-09-27T00:08:13.764-04:002009-09-27T00:08:13.764-04:00Oh, yeah. I, too, love Nora's POS quote. I als...Oh, yeah. I, too, love Nora's POS quote. I also like what Anne Lamott says about first drafts. I believe she calls them "shitty first drafts." I can sure relate. The problem is when your 2nd, 3rd and 4th drafts are also equally manure-like.<br /><br />:)BeccaBecca Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907103716602407510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-22516820085052024172009-09-25T06:20:05.892-04:002009-09-25T06:20:05.892-04:00Oh, yes. I'm my own worst critic. You're d...Oh, yes. I'm my own worst critic. You're definitely not alone. :)<br /><br />I love the template! Fall is my fave season too.Lia Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755791826280445542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-17398833788537372402009-09-24T13:52:58.718-04:002009-09-24T13:52:58.718-04:00Hi Cari,
Guess we have some more things in common...Hi Cari,<br /><br />Guess we have some more things in common other than we seem on the same path with our writing. We're both Sagittarians and total perfectionists! I could literally revise/polish forever. I attended the session at the RWA conference given by Nora Roberts and she said she considers all her WIPs to be a POS (piece of shit) while they are in progress. Since then I don't mind so much that I fluctuate between 'wow, I wrote that!' to 'wow, I wrote THAT?'! Usually, more the latter in my case. <br /><br />I really enjoyed looking at your blog and the older posts that you mentioned. THANKS!Kaily Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986029808181756915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-56144806573888056722009-09-24T12:59:36.935-04:002009-09-24T12:59:36.935-04:00Yes, yes yes!!!
I always hate what I write. I'...Yes, yes yes!!!<br /><br />I always hate what I write. I'll go back and read something and say to myself....Dear God, what I was on when I wrote that? All the time. <br /><br />Thank god for CP's....I have a really good one now. I'm so uch better than I was year ago, even six months ago. <br />I'm constantly learning and evolving as an aspiring writer thanks to her...<br /><br />Nice new blog Cari!!!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-41403068151976168842009-09-24T06:33:25.386-04:002009-09-24T06:33:25.386-04:00Definitely, although sometimes I'll read older...Definitely, although sometimes I'll read older stuff and be surprised. :)Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-16150017635260584372009-09-23T23:58:16.057-04:002009-09-23T23:58:16.057-04:00Love and Hate... all in the same day, *sigh... suc...Love and Hate... all in the same day, *sigh... such is the life of a writer. Looks like I'm in good company.Catherine Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05804889684095619535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-9554256593087019662009-09-23T10:57:02.854-04:002009-09-23T10:57:02.854-04:00Oh yeah, my work sucks. Luckily I have a great CP...Oh yeah, my work sucks. Luckily I have a great CP who tells me it's good, LOL. I think all writers are uber-critical of themselves. Like April said, I can't tell you how many times I've reread something that I thought was good when I wrote it, only to wonder what on earth I'd been thinking. Even in a published piece that's gotten good reviews, I find things I wish I'd done differently. It's a continual process, I think. We're constantly learning, constantly growing as writers.Helen Hardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820047167673628170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-84703763152568175252009-09-23T07:03:41.516-04:002009-09-23T07:03:41.516-04:00I read stuff back and cringe, All the time. I thi...I read stuff back and cringe, All the time. I think it's perfectly normal to have those seeds of doubt grow and attack. It's our words we're putting out there for others to read.....Juliana Stonehttp://www.julianastone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-8520428266213821132009-09-23T06:48:56.565-04:002009-09-23T06:48:56.565-04:00LOL the short answer is yes! I think we're har...LOL the short answer is yes! I think we're hard wired to be super critical of our own work. Another excellent reason for CPs I think!!!Christina Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394771634788090193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-28405930681371945352009-09-23T03:17:43.595-04:002009-09-23T03:17:43.595-04:00Oh God, yes. I have the quintessential love/hate r...Oh God, yes. I have the quintessential love/hate relationship with my writing. Most cases on a reread it’s what on earth was I drinking when I wrote that! But the times when I actually get lost in reading my work as if it were someone else’s and realize that it’s actually good, I feel guilty (I know exactly what Lynn means) I don’t know, maybe it a mechanism to keep my head from swelling and then I find fault and I’m happy again! <br /><br />Love the new layout – very scenic : )April Vinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548453771016057677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-15786859611419991122009-09-22T23:33:55.052-04:002009-09-22T23:33:55.052-04:00Oh yes! In fact, it is so much easier to hate my w...Oh yes! In fact, it is so much easier to hate my writing than to love it. <br /><br />I have noticed something though. I tend to hate my WIP, especially during the last part of the editing process, but when I pick up something I haven't read in a while, I read it like it's like wow, I wrote that? And then I feel guilty. Why? I don't know. : )<br /><br />I LOVE the layout. Fall colors are my absolute favorite colors.Shawna Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476399575493212858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-62494138138078837262009-09-22T23:20:17.492-04:002009-09-22T23:20:17.492-04:00Love the new blog template! It's just gorgeous...Love the new blog template! It's just gorgeous. I wish we actually got a fall here. :( It's still 94 degrees out right now... and it's dark. Enough complaining, though... to your question:<br /><br />Very often I dislike what I write. There are the few and far between lines that my characters spoon feed me that just <i>work</i>. I love those moments. :) But long story short... I'm afraid to have you get much further into US b/c it's such a clusterf*** of happenings. I don't even remember where you're at chapter-wise...Ashley Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949388609167686076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-26975109518583034952009-09-22T23:18:40.442-04:002009-09-22T23:18:40.442-04:00Yes, Yes, and YES! I detest my work 99.9% of the ...Yes, Yes, and YES! I detest my work 99.9% of the time, so much so that I won't read it after the final edits are done and it's in PDF format on the site. I hoped that as I continued writing, it would get better, but so far...Nope.<br /><br />I love the layout, very pretty!<br /><br />JaimeJ.A. Saare / Aline Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838678236100016515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442282611803175100.post-7757382162965407942009-09-22T22:25:28.608-04:002009-09-22T22:25:28.608-04:00LOL Girl---we're always doing this to ourselve...LOL Girl---we're always doing this to ourselves!<br /><br />Yes, I often find myself wondering if I actually have the ability to write some days. Shite? Yes--that's all SHITE. (More fun than shit. ;)LOL)<br /><br />But then, as you said, there's these times that I'm like wow---did I write that? Being hyper-critical of ourselves is something bred in the bone for some writers. I think you and I might be that way.<br /><br />Maybe--just maybe--we're starting to enjoy our work. FINALLY.<br /><br />It's a miracle!<br /><br /><br /><br />*-*<br /><br /><br />PS--LOL! I knew you'd change it! Yes, this seems more you. Of course, if you found a template full of bats you'd have to take it INSTANTLY. ;)Taryn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399616590176045387noreply@blogger.com