I think because I'm more illustrator than writer, insecurities haunt me after giving feedback to my critique partners, who are both published and soon to be published writers.
Critique partner: Thanks, Devas T., that critique was very helpful.
Devas T.: Good, so I was helpful?
Critique partner: Yes, very helpful.
Devas T.: Reeeeally? How helpful?
Critique partner: Um, very. You helped me to see a few things I overlooked.
Devas T.: I did? Me?
Critique partner: Yes. You.
Devas T.: Things like...what?
Critique partner: ???!!
Devas T.: So, on a scale of 1 to 10, how helpful...
3 comments:
9.5, OK? But don't get cocky -- that last 0.5 is going to be tough...
Laughing laughing laughing.
I love admitted self-interest. It makes me feel better about me. Tee hee
Oh, Don! Now, no more of dividing yourself up like this, okay? You ARE an author, a writer, an author, a writer, an author, a writer, an author, a writer...a CREATIVE person TOTALLY. Okay? Check out a few chapter titles in Brenda Ueland's book, "If You Want to Write," for a good morale booster. I type out quotes from it to keep on hand, myself.
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