tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post7444983494558449454..comments2024-03-28T02:34:34.041-07:00Comments on Rachna's Scriptorium: IWSG Post – Tackling the feeling of not being good enoughRachna Chhabriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-65357314026964005202014-09-09T01:30:29.359-07:002014-09-09T01:30:29.359-07:00I often feel this way. Meditation helps.
By the ...I often feel this way. Meditation helps. <br /><br />By the way, Rachna, you've been nominated for "The Versatile Blogger Award". Here's my post on that one: <a href="http://sittiecateslovestories.blogspot.com/2014/09/versatile-blogger-award-delighted-to.html" rel="nofollow">Versatile Blogger Award: Delighted to Receive it!</a>SittieCateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521819279505376147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-72190669550360258882014-09-04T20:10:26.839-07:002014-09-04T20:10:26.839-07:00I get this feeling all the time Rachna. I guess my...I get this feeling all the time Rachna. I guess my only salvation has been in the few short story publications I've had.<br /><br />Not all advice is worthy of following. Choose wisely, Grasshopper.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-25172686479356440322014-09-04T07:11:13.710-07:002014-09-04T07:11:13.710-07:00Damn, I need all of that? Hmmm I'll slink off ...Damn, I need all of that? Hmmm I'll slink off lolPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-12300515404829621262014-09-04T03:57:53.717-07:002014-09-04T03:57:53.717-07:00Yes, I do struggle with that feeling. But then I t...Yes, I do struggle with that feeling. But then I try to take something new or different from the awesome book I just read and apply it to my writing. I think, "one day, it'll be me--a best seller" :)Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-70285263310944886942014-09-04T00:49:35.786-07:002014-09-04T00:49:35.786-07:00I feel that way whenever I walk into a bookstore. ...I feel that way whenever I walk into a bookstore. Seeing all those novels by famous authors with teams of editors/designers/publisher/etc., piled up on display, table after table, shelf after shelf...it's almost crippling. <br /><br />Then I go home, look at my WIP and think to myself... I'm writing for me, for my sanity, for my happiness. Whatever happens... happens.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tanya Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993489244795453045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-4268780533067655812014-09-03T21:23:02.604-07:002014-09-03T21:23:02.604-07:00Hi, Rachna,
Writing is tough. But we must rememb...Hi, Rachna,<br /><br /><br />Writing is tough. But we must remember to write from our hearts, honestly. All the other "tricks" are expected, but we must also remember ebbs and flows. We need to build it, before we peak. SO much of this is lost in today's stories,<br /><br />Look at the classics. They continue to be timeless... Why? because the prose is real, beautiful, and honest. Not full of gimmicks. It's like movies with tons of special effects, but no real storyline. Special effects only go so far....<br />Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-60497185432987630132014-09-03T12:50:21.584-07:002014-09-03T12:50:21.584-07:00I wrote my post on this exact thing. And my soluti...I wrote my post on this exact thing. And my solution: never compare yourself to anyone else. You are you and you have your own talents and gifts. Believe me, I struggle with not feeling good enough but then I think, I'm never go to sound like them. I'm only going to sound like me. So I better make this as great as I can. Just have faith in yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-65237352556222329102014-09-03T08:38:17.420-07:002014-09-03T08:38:17.420-07:00I have to include all of that in a book? I'm i...I have to include all of that in a book? I'm in so much trouble...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-87259805041296623462014-09-03T07:57:35.409-07:002014-09-03T07:57:35.409-07:00I think we all feel that way--and it's comfort...I think we all feel that way--and it's comforting, honestly, to know others feel that way, as well. I have a feeling authors like Stephenie Meyer and J.K. Rowling probably have that doubt more than the rest of us. All that pressure to live up to having such a huge fan base. It would be very difficult to write with all that noise in your head!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-34653746594414268422014-09-03T05:39:23.958-07:002014-09-03T05:39:23.958-07:00I sometimes feel practically paralyzed by all the ...I sometimes feel practically paralyzed by all the writing advice out there. I try to push it all aside and just write the first few drafts without all of that in my head. I turn back to it when I'm ready to revise. <br /><br />Madeline @ <a href="http://MadelineMora-Summonte.com/" rel="nofollow">The Shellshank Redemption</a>Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-46976904659468102652014-09-03T04:44:30.202-07:002014-09-03T04:44:30.202-07:00I fight the feeling almost every day. All that adv...I fight the feeling almost every day. All that advice doesn't make me feel inadequate, it makes me want to do it, but it's easier said than done.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-69842535966623824962014-09-03T03:18:51.930-07:002014-09-03T03:18:51.930-07:00Yes, I always feel like that. Sometimes I wonder i...Yes, I always feel like that. Sometimes I wonder if writing is just a hobby just for me. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-46445932012469689122014-09-03T02:40:35.252-07:002014-09-03T02:40:35.252-07:00All of us are not good enough at some point of tim...All of us are not good enough at some point of time. We just have to work towards getting better. If we read some author who is better than us, they can also become an inspiration/ learning for us. <br /><br />Destination InfinityDestination Infinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888747736092948085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-72793889997010317342014-09-03T01:37:31.813-07:002014-09-03T01:37:31.813-07:00Always left with a feeling of could have done bett...Always left with a feeling of could have done better!Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-88133553423512755512014-09-03T01:27:39.641-07:002014-09-03T01:27:39.641-07:00Yes! I always get this feeling, and it's stron...Yes! I always get this feeling, and it's stronger after I've read an excellent book... <br />But then I remind myself that I'm NOT that author. I am me. Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-38658654150749525282014-09-03T00:46:21.607-07:002014-09-03T00:46:21.607-07:00Ha, I always feel like I'm not good enough, bu...Ha, I always feel like I'm not good enough, but I have to write anyway. Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-75392758924468986982014-09-03T00:24:39.388-07:002014-09-03T00:24:39.388-07:00Yes, yes and triple yes! This sounds so familiar, ...Yes, yes and triple yes! This sounds so familiar, in fact my IWSG is a very similar topic. I think the only answer is to keep going, keep learning and growing as a writer. It's such a subjective business. Best of luck, Rachna.Suzanne Furnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908200156114453054noreply@blogger.com