Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Critique Group Bomb

I've been busy writing everything and everywhere but in my WIP. I think I have avoidance issues. Perhaps if I avoid the poor dying thing long enough it'll get better all on it's own. Then again, the ostrich lost it's head that way but that's a whole different story. Poor ostrich didn't even see it coming. HA! But about my story. I bombed at the crit group. That in itself really didn't surprise me. I expected it to be torn to shreds because it needed to be. What I didn't expect was complete silence. You talk about eloquence without words. That hit hard. So, back to the drawing board. I'll have to try to figure this thing out on my own for a while, again. In the meantime, I'm still talking with some other writers who seem to have no problems with revisions and they're giving me some really great tips. Unfortunately they all have to do with organization and as per prior discussion we've already established I'm no good at that when it comes to my revising skills. Why in the world do I fight it so hard? Maybe I have some deep seated childhood issues with revising manuscripts. Yep, that's it. When I was two ... okay so that's not it. Maybe I'm scared of being successful. Gasp, am I really that pathetic? Apparently so. Let's add that to the list of neuroses right there in the middle along with the 'that's a spider *scream*' issue and the 'no you cannot wear that much makeup to school without looking like you belong on the coffin lid of king Tut's tomb' argument and the 'would you mow the damn lawn already, the game will be there when you are done' fight. Oh what joy to be me.

1 comment:

  1. :) Hang in there. I think I was scared of succeeding too, but I'm moving past it. Check out my blog today for what helped me. I originally posted it for my family, so religion leaks in, but that is a major part of my life. Otherwise, the quote is still very helpful.

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