tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post1927382970802295615..comments2023-05-31T06:08:42.160-07:00Comments on My Demon Spirits: Self-Sabotage and Other Epic Failures/Insecure Writer's Support GroupHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00163850266884874892noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-6015230564829359072011-12-07T18:19:16.863-08:002011-12-07T18:19:16.863-08:00I am the queen of self sabotage. Maybe my fear of ...I am the queen of self sabotage. Maybe my fear of failure leads to my resistance to take action. My novella was finished in August. Since then I've been putzing around haven't published it yet due to one excuse after another.<br />I tried NaNo last year. I think I wrote 3k in my NaNo book before calling it quits and working on the stuff that really NEEDED my attention. I don't consider that failure, more prioritizing.Avadonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17558137341367620003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-54227268106952502912011-12-07T13:51:10.575-08:002011-12-07T13:51:10.575-08:00I'm still working out in my head the epic fail...I'm still working out in my head the epic fail. If I understand correctly, you actually had to go back and write the additional words which would actually be over 50k. Plus, you mentioned having a daily goal of writing something everyday. Sounds like you won to me. Just saying.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-58792769305328813352011-12-07T13:08:54.287-08:002011-12-07T13:08:54.287-08:00This is the only thing I don't like about NaNo...This is the only thing I don't like about NaNo, people who think they've somehow 'failed' if they don't hit the magic 50k. In the first place, what Alex said is right - you wrote way more than that. In the second place you need to think about how many words of your story you would have written if you weren't doing NaNo. I'm going to bet that it would have been less than 47k. That makes you a winner in my book.<br /><br />But next time - don't delete - save elsewhere :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-57057955820158003692011-12-07T11:06:55.502-08:002011-12-07T11:06:55.502-08:00That wasn't failure - you went way over 50,000...That wasn't failure - you went way over 50,000 all together.<br />Look at the bright side - what you had to re-write is probably better.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-20993222714748961752011-12-07T10:34:42.642-08:002011-12-07T10:34:42.642-08:00Wow, deleting 20,000 words, yikes! I don't th...Wow, deleting 20,000 words, yikes! I don't think I could ever do that, but I have sabotaged myself many times in regards to my writing, mostly with querying or being too anxious to have an agent read my manuscript when it wasn't ready. Still, that's a bridge burned, an opportunity lost. So I feel your pain.<br /><br />BTW - I'm a new follower via Alex's IWSG. I try to find a few new blogs to follow every month.Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-62449356046676685762011-12-07T08:49:03.867-08:002011-12-07T08:49:03.867-08:00I don't suffer from self-sabotage per se. When...I don't suffer from self-sabotage per se. When I tear apart stories, I save them in their own document files. That's what I think you should do.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-73862211540678131892011-12-07T08:41:20.008-08:002011-12-07T08:41:20.008-08:00@Shannon: I thought about "fudging" it a...@Shannon: I thought about "fudging" it at the end, but I kept thinking "to what purpose?" I would just have been lying to myself and so, ultimately, I just decided to stick with honesty - and fail. It sucks. I have a book swap scheduled with a reader of mine, I'm hoping that it will be an amazing experience. I've actually never had anyone read or edit my work before, so since I'm so new; I can only hope for the best!<br /><br />Thank you for visiting today, I hope you return!<br />HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163850266884874892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594007549333425332.post-63511146986045587522011-12-07T08:32:15.094-08:002011-12-07T08:32:15.094-08:00I am not certain what my final count was. I too d...I am not certain what my final count was. I too did a major delete. I could have copied and pasted past posts into the book but I decided it was better to like what I had written. I'm new here... visiting from the Insecure Writers Group. <br /><br />I once hired someone to edit my work. I gave her the first chapter of my book. She attacked the first paragraph - said I needed to include what type of business I had when I said "we are together again, just as we often are, on the front porch of the office" ...or something along those lines. I then spent the next 3 months trying to expand on that and I couldn't do it. Needless to say, she was not the right editor for me. I try to let it flow but I need feedback, which is why I blog. I'm starting to know when my voice is ON. But I still spend a lot of time with self doubt. Okay, thats enough of me... Best to you, ShannonGreen Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.com