it's easy to read other people's polished, published work then look at my own unpolished first draft and think only, "Wow, I suck."
The sad thing is, that doesn't change. I do it all the time. But it's partly because I am certain of what I read, and I cannot, ever, read my own words that way. I can mimic it, and I can overcompensate, but I will never come to the books I write as a reader first.
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branchandroot
Re: Big thanks
Date: 2008-04-11 01:32 am (UTC)The sad thing is, that doesn't change. I do it all the time. But it's partly because I am certain of what I read, and I cannot, ever, read my own words that way. I can mimic it, and I can overcompensate, but I will never come to the books I write as a reader first.