tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post6262709451897268454..comments2023-12-25T02:37:35.430-06:00Comments on TL Conway writes here: IWSG: As The World TurnsTL Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08831728300345220814noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-51774504271644875062012-10-08T12:20:22.256-05:002012-10-08T12:20:22.256-05:00ugh, i hear that. Which is why sometimes i really ...ugh, i hear that. Which is why sometimes i really hate the internet, for rubbing in my face what everyone else is doing. I wish it was easier to step awaySarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-70410251518869670202012-10-06T20:39:05.128-05:002012-10-06T20:39:05.128-05:00Okay, I totally get why that would be annoying. It...Okay, I totally get why that would be annoying. It's like those people who go to an art museum and look at a painting and say, "I could do that", like it takes absolutely no skill at all. <br /><br />But I agree with the other comments that we can't worry about what anyone else is doing. Hard as it seems, it takes time and precious energy away from our work and we need all we can get! Adrianne Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108123882094459747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-37137843778201386222012-10-05T22:55:38.564-05:002012-10-05T22:55:38.564-05:00Awesome insights! I think I would've wasted a ...Awesome insights! I think I would've wasted a little energy stewing about that one, too, but you're absolutely right. It's better to just write!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-17422065322543284872012-10-05T10:10:08.501-05:002012-10-05T10:10:08.501-05:00I think a lot of people view writing that way, and...I think a lot of people view writing that way, and it can be frustrating. But you're right, just let it go. You can only focus on you. I was in a similar spot a few years ago, had to let it go.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-3213125939004129172012-10-03T12:36:16.920-05:002012-10-03T12:36:16.920-05:00This is a wonderful post and something I needed to...This is a wonderful post and something I needed to read right now. I've been feeling irrational lately, my intolerance for certain writing attitudes overcoming my better self. It bugs me badly, not really in a jealous or stewing way, but that I feel offended, deeply and irrationally offended. I want to grab random people and shake them and scream "DO YOU THINK THIS IS EASY?!?" <br /><br />But I really need to take a breath and walk away because they'll learn on their own, one way or another. Wasting energy on it doesn't help either of us.Sommer Leighhttp://www.sommerleigh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-88340191797416076362012-10-03T12:08:53.421-05:002012-10-03T12:08:53.421-05:00We waste our energy worrying about others. Burns e...We waste our energy worrying about others. Burns enough just worrying about ourselves!<br />Focus on your path - that's the one that matters.<br />And don't give up hope.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-31637873534887330602012-10-03T11:24:44.279-05:002012-10-03T11:24:44.279-05:00It's funny (or maybe not) how many people cons...It's funny (or maybe not) how many people consider books as a get-rich-quick scheme. A few years ago my then-landlord was going through a divorce and ended up having to sell the house (we got kicked out) to pay his bills. He knew I had a book coming out and he asked me for advice because he was thinking of writing a self-help book about his experience with the divorce laws, etc. I skipped over my thoughts that this guy couldn't produce a well-written email, nevermind a whole book, and told him that the book I had coming out was going to be four years between when we'd sold it and when it hit store shelves, and that was average for non-fiction. It was six months between the verbal offer from the publisher and actually receiving our first advance cheque. He seemed shocked. (To be fair, I hadn't realized it would take that long, either.)<br /><br />It's so hard not to look at what other people are doing. I do it myself, compare my position to that of other writers. Feel a tiny bit of envy when a new writer signs with an agent, or sells a book, or their debut comes out. And also feel mildly offended when someone talks about writing in a way that seems to disrespect the effort I've put into it myself (either a situation like you shared, or by downplaying how much time and work I've invested). I admire you for recognizing that you're doing that and making the decision to focus on yourself, but also for acknowledging that it isn't that easy to do (and hopefully cutting yourself some slack).Seabrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400079400485962650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875999221456761044.post-11568239314310347272012-10-03T11:07:15.991-05:002012-10-03T11:07:15.991-05:00Woohoo!!! Sounds like you are exactly where you sh...Woohoo!!! Sounds like you are exactly where you should be! Good job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.com