tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605033899425840109.post4304322196058424171..comments2011-02-15T05:01:02.297+00:00Comments on The Diary of a Secret Writer: Writing and DrivingKiara Goldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17135223368418435374noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605033899425840109.post-64202953040926840112011-01-20T19:00:47.232+00:002011-01-20T19:00:47.232+00:00Devin: I can relate, I always try and strive for t...Devin: I can relate, I always try and strive for the best in most things I do, so when it doesn't go as well as I want I take it personally. Exactly, that's all you can do. Maybe deleting everything isn't always the answer, just try your best to correct the mistakes you made. We can't always be perfect, as much as we would like to be.<br /><br />Sonia: Definitely, especially when you know that something isn't right there. It can help to correct the mistakes you made, but it can also be one of those times when you think everything is wrong until you get a new perspective. I usually take a short time away from it before I press the backspace. Us writers are so critical of ourselves - it's hard not to get overwhelmed by it.<br /><br />Carol: Thank you. You're completely right, I don't think either process is something you compeltely give up. There's always small ways to improve and hone your skills. Advice from others is incredibly helpful as well; everybody needs support now and then.Kiara Goldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135223368418435374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605033899425840109.post-18579680100665677192011-01-14T22:01:56.943+00:002011-01-14T22:01:56.943+00:00I like your analogy. Mastering any skill, be it dr...I like your analogy. Mastering any skill, be it driving or writing, is a constant learning-and-practising process. Fueled by determination, that process slowly gets us to our destination. Learning by trial and error isn't usually the most productive way, either, so your analogy also works to remind us to learn not only from our mistakes by by listening to others. Nicely done. :)Carol J. Garvinhttp://careann.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605033899425840109.post-73510986186034155242011-01-10T02:10:51.782+00:002011-01-10T02:10:51.782+00:00Yeah I have days like that when nothing goes right...Yeah I have days like that when nothing goes right. Everyone has, I think. When it happens with writing, it is really really depressing and it's hard to resist the temptation to to edit. :)Sometimes I have to before I can go on. Sometimes I just dump everything I wrote in a trash word file and usually when I go back to it later, it is not as bad as I thought it was.Soniahttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605033899425840109.post-12010499995406761412011-01-10T00:21:02.650+00:002011-01-10T00:21:02.650+00:00There have been times where I didn't necessari...There have been times where I didn't necessarily make a mistake, but I felt like what I had done was just complete and utter crap. And I have a pretty bad complex with not being the best (even when it's just me). <br /><br />When I have moments like those, I want to just give up and call it quits, but I always remind myself that I can change it. That's not the last time I'm going to touch the piece and I can make it better.<br /><br />Generally that means deleting everything I just wrote... much to my writing partner's chagrin. <br /><br />This is a great post, Kiara. I never would've thought to make an analogy between driving and writing, but there definitely is one!Devin Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778910287345364738noreply@blogger.com