tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post5674975100466530275..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: Dear “I’m the Worst Writer Ever!” WriterHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-35026092761307440032016-09-29T15:22:32.939-05:002016-09-29T15:22:32.939-05:00Don't forget keep battling. Those doubts are e...Don't forget keep battling. Those doubts are easier to fight off once you've won a few battles.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-32211930446780950372016-09-29T10:56:22.236-05:002016-09-29T10:56:22.236-05:00@Alex, YES! I've read things I wrote years ago...@Alex, YES! I've read things I wrote years ago and have cringed. But I know I've improved. :)<br /><br />@Liza, exactly. Why not one more? Why not ten more? ;)<br /><br />@Liz, it's true that others can admire our writing and we don't even know it.<br /><br />@Dolorah, well, you can start again. Now. :D<br /><br />@Huntress, glad you liked that part.<br /><br />@Zahra, you're very welcome!<br /><br />@Neurotic, E.L. James...*sigh*...yes, many of us have doubted her writing, too. But I guess we can't doubt her success. ;)<br /><br />@Janie, HAHAHA!!!<br /><br />@Kathleen, fiddling with out styles is a good thing to do.<br /><br />@Diedre, it is easy to say, but after a while, it can become reality. I was awful at comparing myself, but now I can just enjoy really good writing without bringing myself down, too.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-6006067125436662292016-09-28T16:50:21.658-05:002016-09-28T16:50:21.658-05:00Thanks for such an uplifting post! True, reading i...Thanks for such an uplifting post! True, reading is essential to writing. But we should never compare ourselves. Easy to say, right?diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-9351822696188003562016-09-28T14:22:49.193-05:002016-09-28T14:22:49.193-05:00It took me a long time to accept that it was okay ...It took me a long time to accept that it was okay to just write like me. I'm glad I got there but I'll probably always fiddle around with my style, such as it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-27202029012559886362016-09-27T20:03:47.179-05:002016-09-27T20:03:47.179-05:00I'm the best righter ever. AARR!
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JanieI'm the best righter ever. AARR!<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-88544058114806949012016-09-27T19:56:14.055-05:002016-09-27T19:56:14.055-05:00I like reading books about writing, especially the...I like reading books about writing, especially the ones by Anne Lamott and Natalie Goldberg. I have doubts about my own writing sometimes. Even though I know I shouldn't, sometimes I have doubts about other people's writing too, even though they're successful (E.L. James and her 50 Shades of Grey series, anyone?). Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-52040761159505407862016-09-27T14:21:13.856-05:002016-09-27T14:21:13.856-05:00thanks for this post :Dthanks for this post :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331402556611375316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-16790979642642541742016-09-27T14:14:25.751-05:002016-09-27T14:14:25.751-05:00"...because God gave me this passion..."..."...because God gave me this passion..."<br />Excellent!!Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-35346738227446256402016-09-27T00:46:38.052-05:002016-09-27T00:46:38.052-05:00Its been so long since I went to a class or confer...Its been so long since I went to a class or conference; or even read a book on writing craft. Man, I'm so out of it. Ugh.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-76955649353619129332016-09-26T20:55:14.691-05:002016-09-26T20:55:14.691-05:00It's fine to just be you. Although, it's g...It's fine to just be you. Although, it's good to read good writers and strive to get better. But I think many of us would be surprised to find that others admire the way we write.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-29174414537183813372016-09-26T16:39:21.163-05:002016-09-26T16:39:21.163-05:00I just keep remembering how many wonderful writers...I just keep remembering how many wonderful writers there are out there. Why not one more?Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-7320014511236864322016-09-26T13:36:57.746-05:002016-09-26T13:36:57.746-05:00If you're reading something you wrote a while ...If you're reading something you wrote a while ago, just remember that you've improved since then. You're not the worst writer ever now.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-39479144986592947662016-09-26T12:57:18.134-05:002016-09-26T12:57:18.134-05:00@Bish, I think we all wanted to write like one aut...@Bish, I think we all wanted to write like one author when we were younger (and maybe still do). For me, it was Nora Roberts.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-86294748340902930232016-09-26T11:18:43.455-05:002016-09-26T11:18:43.455-05:00I so hear you. I wanted to write like Steinbeck so...I so hear you. I wanted to write like Steinbeck so bad when I was hunger. Took me a while to let that one go and trust to the development of my own style. (But yeah, I still have those doubts.)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.com