tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post116087729321532854..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: The only thing we have to fear...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-52296033073815759712009-11-01T19:35:21.937-06:002009-11-01T19:35:21.937-06:00Gremlin spray! Yes, must get me a stockpile...
:-)...Gremlin spray! Yes, must get me a stockpile...<br />:-)Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-39367366344256173362009-11-01T02:51:34.752-06:002009-11-01T02:51:34.752-06:00More great advice :) Fear is an amazing thing. I c...More great advice :) Fear is an amazing thing. I can't think of a writer who hasn't felt it regularly, and yet what do we really have to lose? I know I've been happiest as a writer when I've put aside thoughts of being published or even being read and just enjoyed the journey of putting words on the page, or telling a story that I'd like to read myself.Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286952159573145712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-11884265177813090032009-10-31T11:45:24.470-05:002009-10-31T11:45:24.470-05:00Heidi- It's with good reason that we writers g...Heidi- It's with good reason that we writers get afraid; our books are our babies! (g) But think about it this way: your book WILL suck to someone. It's inevitable. Look up the reviews of your favorite book and you'll find someone who hated it. <br /><br />It's kind of liberating to know that there is no possible way of pleasing everyone. So please yourself! (bg)<br /><br />Okay, sermon over. :)Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-90486503356424411502009-10-29T13:05:11.313-05:002009-10-29T13:05:11.313-05:00Kristen,
Fear is huge for me in writing. It's...Kristen, <br />Fear is huge for me in writing. It's paralyzing, stunts creativity and totally frustrating. I fear finishing, that it sucks, that it will always suck, that there is no way I can finish and yet I keep going back for more. <br /><br />Thanks for posting about how you finished and failed and didn't let fear win.<br /><br />I must not let fear win.<br /><br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351598594013934291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-50200913890826970722009-10-29T09:11:44.248-05:002009-10-29T09:11:44.248-05:00Rachel - Oh, that is a good quote! Gives me shiver...Rachel - Oh, that is a good quote! Gives me shivers too. <br /><br />I don't think we ever fully get over our fears. I see it much like alcoholism; we are in constant recovery. LOL. So I probably should have clarified. I got over the big FEAR, the deep seed, but little fears have a way of creeping back from time to time. Which is when I reach for my gremlin spray. (g) <br /><br />-oh, and Sci-fi is NOT nerdy. Only when you start quoting it- (g,d&r)Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-19253802077572548602009-10-29T09:06:11.749-05:002009-10-29T09:06:11.749-05:00Deniz -go for it! :-)
-And longhand? WOW! I'...Deniz -go for it! :-) <br /><br />-And longhand? WOW! I'm impressed.Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-72460278596976068582009-10-29T09:04:55.517-05:002009-10-29T09:04:55.517-05:00Jen - Well, you see, I have this crystal ball...LO...Jen - Well, you see, I have this crystal ball...LOL. The what ifs are definitely little gremlins with teeth, biting us in the ass at every turn! Here, have some gremlin spray*<br /><br />*The safety and validity of Gremlin Spray-o-matic has not be reviewed by the FDA. Use at own risk.Kristen Callihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448274676402616525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-60445417342041288182009-10-29T06:37:34.615-05:002009-10-29T06:37:34.615-05:00Ah, so true Kristen!
Have you ever read Frank Her...Ah, so true Kristen!<br /><br />Have you ever read Frank Herbert's Dune series? I went through a sci-fi/fantasy stage when I was about 13, and read his books many times over (yes, I was a nerd!) and in the first book he introduces an order of ... well, I guess they're like nuns, but much nastier, with secret mind-weapons (it is sci-fi, folks!) - called the Bene Gesserit. But for this order, he created a Litany Against Fear, which so reminds me of what you're saying, and which I think is really cool. It goes like this:- "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."<br /><br />That still sends shivers down my spine. <br /><br />And I'm so glad you conquered your fears!Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-34075436593908453762009-10-28T14:48:02.971-05:002009-10-28T14:48:02.971-05:00Thanks for the extra push Kristen! I'm off sic...Thanks for the extra push Kristen! I'm off sick from work today and I've FINALLY started typing up all the longhand scenes for the new book. Still blogging/internet researching (read: procrastinating) every half hour as the old fears threaten to overwhelm me (what if it sucks? it sucks, doesn't it? what if it's lame?), but it's almost 4 pm and I've got 3000 words typed, about 1000 boring words scrapped, and I might actually have something I can post to KidCrit soon!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-19819683420492352412009-10-28T12:58:53.217-05:002009-10-28T12:58:53.217-05:00Good gawd. It's like you're reading my mi...Good gawd. It's like you're reading my mind. :) I've been in that place for a very long time -- fiddling, and rewriting..and reimagining...anything to make my book better. In the end, I KNOW I just have to put my nose to the grindstone and finish the blasted thing, but all the what-if's keep dominating my thoughts. What if no one wants it when I'm finished? What if everyone is completely let down by the book as a whole? Blah blah blah. You name an insecurity, and I've experienced it at one time or another. <br /><br />Oh the games we play in our heads. It's ridiculous and a complete waste of time.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder.Jennifer Hendrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.com