kijjohnson has said several times that she can hardly believe how nakedly honest I'm being about the whole process in this journal, and I suppose that's true. It may look vulnerable, even ridiculous at times, but being honest here has at least gotten me back to my slow, stumbling process of writing, instead of sitting mute with my hands folded. I hope you will be satisfied with that modest achievement, for now.
I don't think it's a modest achievement. And I think that for writers and non-writers alike, it's also useful. Getting over the self-doubt (which I refer to as "clubbing the internal editor senseless so she'll leave me alone for at least the first draft") is something I struggle with all the time. Sometimes it's easy; sometimes reading someone brilliant drives me over the edge and I can't look at a single word I've written without wanting to throw it all out and Write Really Well.
And, although perhaps this isn't the case for everyone, I've actually found that it's gotten worse over time, and with publication, rather than better <rueful g>.
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Date: 2004-10-13 08:58 pm (UTC)I don't think it's a modest achievement. And I think that for writers and non-writers alike, it's also useful. Getting over the self-doubt (which I refer to as "clubbing the internal editor senseless so she'll leave me alone for at least the first draft") is something I struggle with all the time. Sometimes it's easy; sometimes reading someone brilliant drives me over the edge and I can't look at a single word I've written without wanting to throw it all out and Write Really Well.
And, although perhaps this isn't the case for everyone, I've actually found that it's gotten worse over time, and with publication, rather than better <rueful g>.