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Question of the day part 10
Sakabelle:
--- Quote from: mare on July 25, 2013, 06:36:21 AM ---Do you ever question yourself and your abilities as a writer? What are some of the reasons why you think that happens?
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All. The. Time. I actually used to think I was better than I think I am now. I do try my best to improve and take critical feedback, but it can get me down when my stuff gets a lack of response (or a not very good one), especially when I was used to people reading it on AC. I just tell myself that I do take an interest in bettering my writing - so that has to help. Also (this is kind of embarrassing) I've never been seen as a very smart person at least by my peers and the people I know IRL, so it's hard for me to believe in myself and my abilities when they have been questioned a lot.
--- Quote from: usako on July 25, 2013, 07:25:23 AM ---I think that everyone always question themselves and their abilities. It's what makes us always trying to improve and get better as writers.
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I agree with this completely!
That is something that's really great about this forum. We are all very encouraging of each other and our hobby, and I think that's really awesome. I went to a panel at a convention a few years ago about writing and fanfiction, and the panelist's advice was to find a person or group of people who aren't afraid to be honest about the good and bad stuff about your writing, and who you can speak candidly with. When he was talking about this, I thought of AC and you guys right away.
mare:
--- Quote from: mare on July 25, 2013, 06:36:21 AM ---Do you ever question yourself and your abilities as a writer? What are some of the reasons why you think that happens?
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I am always questioning my abilities but like Cinzia said, I think we all do that from time to time. I actually think it's healthier to question yourself than not to. I know I go through phases where I feel like nothing is going right for me. I can't get myself motivated or I feel like my words are just flat. I'm not exactly sure what brings those feelings on, but when they happen I have a hard time pulling myself out of that funk.
mare:
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on July 25, 2013, 08:42:52 AM ---
That is something that's really great about this forum. We are all very encouraging of each other and our hobby, and I think that's really awesome. I went to a panel at a convention a few years ago about writing and fanfiction, and the panelist's advice was to find a person or group of people who aren't afraid to be honest about the good and bad stuff about your writing, and who you can speak candidly with. When he was talking about this, I thought of AC and you guys right away.
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I think that's so awesome! That's one of the reasons we decided to open this forum in the first place. I think it is so important to have a place where we can discuss writing and if nothing else, realize that in the end, we all tend to feel the same way about things.
I know before this forum, the only connection we really had to one another was their stories without really getting to know each other as people. It's so neat to see that no matter how long people have been writing or what genre's everyone is known for, we all have this one thing in common and love to talk about it and help each other out.
Related question to that, have you ever given authors their own personalities without even getting to know them but just based solely on their writing? Once you got to know them, were you surprised about the difference or did they act kind of how you expected in the first place? LOL
RokofAges75:
I agree with you guys, and it's so interesting to read the way you characterize yourselves or talk about how others in real life so you because it's so different from the way I "see" you online. Julilly, you do seem very confident, even if it's faked, and Steph, I can't believe anyone would think you weren't smart. Cinzia, you are such a nice, friendly person, I don't know why anyone would bully you, but I'm sorry that happened. And Mare, it's nice to know everyone feels that way about their writing sometimes, when it seems like nothing is going right.
I question myself as a writer the most when I start comparing myself to other writers. When someone posts a really great idea or a scene/story that's written in a creative way, I think, "Why couldn't I come up with something like that? Why can't I write like that?" Or "Why can't I finish this damn story?" Like Mare said, it comes and goes. There are days when I can churn out page after page of effortless-sounding writing that I'm happy with, and then there are days where everything I write or think of writing makes me go, "Ugh, this sucks" and quit. I think everyone has those days.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 25, 2013, 09:54:58 AM ---Related question to that, have you ever given authors their own personalities without even getting to know them but just based solely on their writing? Once you got to know them, were you surprised about the difference or did they act kind of how you expected in the first place? LOL
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I don't think I've done this with writers as much as with readers. Or maybe with writers, too, but only once I've started talking to them through feedback or something. I do kind of invent personalities for people based on how they write and what they say, but only when they're talking as themselves, not so much by reading their fiction.
I have definitely been surprised by how different people are from what I initially thought as I've gotten to know them better online or even met them in real life, and I'm sure they would probably say the same about me. It just shows how much is left open to interpretation when you're communicating solely through text.
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