yeah, that tracks. That tends to be my high watermark these days, “well, I don’t hate it. at least it was an honest effort.” Leo was right about art or creative acts never being finished, only abandoned.
Are you talking to me? It seems so, and I'm grateful. You told me I wrote the book I could at the time. And that relaxed my shoulders. I'm still proud of it, and you were a huge part of it! Thanks, Jeff, for the endless encouragement and wisdom, young man!
What a timely message! I just got back edits from my first fiction novel that I’ve been trying to write for 20+ years. He shredded it and my muse is crushed. It’s good to know ice cream helps!
It hits home…and feels so true about any creative endeavor. I have told myself I don’t know what I’m doing and have done it anyway. The alternative would be apathy and boredom and I don’t believe any of us are here for that. Thank you for your words. I know they are great because I forget I am reading something and am lost being and feeling it. I do admire your skill and value your pieces.
Terrific! I’m not a writer but I love telling stories that help people. I’ve decided to start a writing series on top of my new career of instructional design. This article helped me push forward, write, and publish (soon!). Thanks Jeff.
Loved this one, shared 🍿😎
yeah, that tracks. That tends to be my high watermark these days, “well, I don’t hate it. at least it was an honest effort.” Leo was right about art or creative acts never being finished, only abandoned.
Are you talking to me? It seems so, and I'm grateful. You told me I wrote the book I could at the time. And that relaxed my shoulders. I'm still proud of it, and you were a huge part of it! Thanks, Jeff, for the endless encouragement and wisdom, young man!
It's been about 3 months since I last looked at my first draft...
When the disgust at not writing is more unbearable than the disgust I feel for that draft... I'll be ready.
What a timely message! I just got back edits from my first fiction novel that I’ve been trying to write for 20+ years. He shredded it and my muse is crushed. It’s good to know ice cream helps!
Thanks, Jeff, you have a way of convincing failure writers to continue.
Thank you Jeff - I didn’t realise how much I needed to hear this today.
This hits really powerfully. Thank you for writing this.
Thank you. I needed this.
So needed to hear this. Thankyou.
It hits home…and feels so true about any creative endeavor. I have told myself I don’t know what I’m doing and have done it anyway. The alternative would be apathy and boredom and I don’t believe any of us are here for that. Thank you for your words. I know they are great because I forget I am reading something and am lost being and feeling it. I do admire your skill and value your pieces.
Terrific! I’m not a writer but I love telling stories that help people. I’ve decided to start a writing series on top of my new career of instructional design. This article helped me push forward, write, and publish (soon!). Thanks Jeff.
Magnificent! I could have shared most paragraphs and did share many…🙏✨
Time to live, or time to die . Writing is the in between. Thanks for this