Comments on: The First Person Thing http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/28/the-first-person-thing/ Rational Life Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:49:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: RhaegarTargaryen http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/28/the-first-person-thing/#comment-400 RhaegarTargaryen Tue, 29 May 2007 00:21:07 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/28/the-first-person-thing/#comment-400 Passion, good. Obsession, good. Tinkering, good. Perfection; bad. You do not, nor have you written, something that “sucks.” In the creation of good we travel through “sucks.” But I wonder, if sucks is the gateway through which good trudges through, how much does suck really suck? Birth sucks. But not really. What you’ve written doesn’t suck. It may not be finished being birthed…but it does not suck. Now, I find, after talking like I posses knowledge that I don’t – I need to make a pb&j sandwich. Exert myself in something I’ve got mastery over. And, it all starts with the sourdough… -Rhae Passion, good. Obsession, good. Tinkering, good. Perfection; bad. You do not, nor have you written, something that “sucks.” In the creation of good we travel through “sucks.” But I wonder, if sucks is the gateway through which good trudges through, how much does suck really suck? Birth sucks. But not really. What you’ve written doesn’t suck. It may not be finished being birthed…but it does not suck.

Now, I find, after talking like I posses knowledge that I don’t – I need to make a pb&j sandwich. Exert myself in something I’ve got mastery over. And, it all starts with the sourdough…

-Rhae

]]> By: Melinda http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/28/the-first-person-thing/#comment-401 Melinda Tue, 29 May 2007 03:51:17 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/28/the-first-person-thing/#comment-401 Sourdough and pb&j? My mind is boggling. :) I do appreciate the support. Right now I feel like that song from Avenue Q -- "It Sucks to Be Me". Sourdough and pb&j? My mind is boggling. :)

I do appreciate the support. Right now I feel like that song from Avenue Q — “It Sucks to Be Me”.

]]> By: Tracy Taylor http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/28/the-first-person-thing/#comment-407 Tracy Taylor Thu, 31 May 2007 15:37:16 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/28/the-first-person-thing/#comment-407 We've never met, but I've heard about you and several others from Critical Mass through Ian Tregillis - he and I attended Clarion together in 2005. From what he has said of your skill and expertise, I truly doubt your novel "sucks" the way you think it does. I've been told we are our own worst critic and this is probably a case of that. Have you considered giving the section to someone else to read and assess, someone who's opinion you trust? Just a thought. In any case, for what it's worth coming from a complete stranger :), hang in there, I'm sure you'll figure out the problem and be able to solve it. We’ve never met, but I’ve heard about you and several others from Critical Mass through Ian Tregillis - he and I attended Clarion together in 2005. From what he has said of your skill and expertise, I truly doubt your novel “sucks” the way you think it does. I’ve been told we are our own worst critic and this is probably a case of that.

Have you considered giving the section to someone else to read and assess, someone who’s opinion you trust? Just a thought.

In any case, for what it’s worth coming from a complete stranger :), hang in there, I’m sure you’ll figure out the problem and be able to solve it.

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