Comments on: Publishing Dreams: Your Insecure, Intimidated Evil Twin http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/ Writing and Creative Success Through Righteous, Rockin' Rebellion Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Paul Darcy http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2358 Paul Darcy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:23:10 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2358 I face this with my writing (novels and shorts) all the time - fortunately I have a day job to fall back on, so the sell-my-writing-or-die gene can lay dormant for the most part. My best advice is just do it (write what you love to write) and don't be afraid to suck - unless you really don't know what that liquid is at the other end of your straw. Oh, and what a great site you have here. Wishing you much success! I face this with my writing (novels and shorts) all the time - fortunately I have a day job to fall back on, so the sell-my-writing-or-die gene can lay dormant for the most part.

My best advice is just do it (write what you love to write) and don’t be afraid to suck - unless you really don’t know what that liquid is at the other end of your straw.

Oh, and what a great site you have here. Wishing you much success!

]]> By: Amy http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2359 Amy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:17:49 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2359 @Paul - Welcome! And good points. The pressure is off with writing creatively when you got something payin' the bills. I am also a proponent of allowing yourself to suck. It usually leads to growth. And almost never to gagging. @Paul - Welcome! And good points. The pressure is off with writing creatively when you got something payin’ the bills. I am also a proponent of allowing yourself to suck. It usually leads to growth. And almost never to gagging.

]]> By: DebMc http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2361 DebMc Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:56:49 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2361 Great post. I just posted a diatribe on my blog over whether or not to get a j.o.b. or apply myself to freelancing. The worst part is not the hard work, but the nagging question of whether or not I will fail. Sheesh...the internal editor has the volume turned way up!!!!! Smacking her back into the cave where she needs to hide is part of the 'fun' of being a right-brained-creative person. Usually, she shuts up when I move forward on a creative project. So that's the key to me...moving forward. Great post.
I just posted a diatribe on my blog over whether or not to get a j.o.b. or apply myself to freelancing. The worst part is not the hard work, but the nagging question of whether or not I will fail. Sheesh…the internal editor has the volume turned way up!!!!!
Smacking her back into the cave where she needs to hide is part of the ‘fun’ of being a right-brained-creative person. Usually, she shuts up when I move forward on a creative project. So that’s the key to me…moving forward.

]]> By: Amy http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2382 Amy Thu, 01 May 2008 17:18:51 +0000 http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/#comment-2382 @Deb Absolutely. The hard work, for freelancing and for writing creatively, is tough but it's doable. The worst part is that stupid internal editor. Sounds like you have a nice way of shutting her up. Good job! @Deb Absolutely. The hard work, for freelancing and for writing creatively, is tough but it’s doable. The worst part is that stupid internal editor. Sounds like you have a nice way of shutting her up. Good job!

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