tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post7371518317622539263..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: In Pursuit of ImperfectionL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-12366396928481626872011-10-15T13:54:30.836-07:002011-10-15T13:54:30.836-07:00My favorite posts come from the heart, like this o...My favorite posts come from the heart, like this one, Peg. It's perfect.Judith Yates Borgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989317858819225597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-44914599562726399712011-10-15T11:57:36.417-07:002011-10-15T11:57:36.417-07:00It's always been my belief that we're born...It's always been my belief that we're born thinking our possibilities are endless. Look at any young child and you'll see that's evident. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way that belief gets taken away from us, and as a result we become intimidated by the possibility of failure. What many don't realize is that failure is one of the more frequent paths to success. As the saying goes, it's not how many times you fall down that matters, but how many times you get back up. That little child still lives within us all--we just have to reconnect with it. Great post, Peg. Thanks for reminding me .ANDREW E. KAUFMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835920472268730244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-66300478195737979132011-10-14T19:47:18.334-07:002011-10-14T19:47:18.334-07:00Thanks, Peg. I do feel the pressure to step up wit...Thanks, Peg. I do feel the pressure to step up with every novel But breaking out and writing something different sometimes, like The Arranger, relieves some of that.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-13486226087317030762011-10-14T19:04:58.865-07:002011-10-14T19:04:58.865-07:00L.J., Gayle, Jodie, Marlyn and T.L., I'm think...L.J., Gayle, Jodie, Marlyn and T.L., I'm thinkg it's a shared condition. A condtion we fight to stay on top of. Recognizing it is 90%. The rest is just choice.<br /><br />And L.J., what I tell people at every appropriate moment, is that you are a wonder. Every book better than the last. I know it must be a bit of pressure to you, but I also know you're up to it.<br /><br />Just sayin'.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-56473004572855885682011-10-14T11:06:59.271-07:002011-10-14T11:06:59.271-07:00I also struggle with perfectionistic tendencies. I...I also struggle with perfectionistic tendencies. I have blogged about it more than once.<br />Perfection is only an illusion anyway.T. L. Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280040102040626570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-49254967011536150482011-10-14T10:50:10.946-07:002011-10-14T10:50:10.946-07:00Wow. You've just described me.Wow. You've just described me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487464497446199247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-20162653911316951382011-10-14T10:43:58.311-07:002011-10-14T10:43:58.311-07:00Peg, I agree heartily with Gayle, that perfect cha...Peg, I agree heartily with Gayle, that perfect characters and people are boring. Not only that, they're also so annoying! And their own lives must be very boring, I think.<br /><br />Keep writing, keep striving, tell yourself you're beautiful inside adn out, and embrace the human, interesting side of you!Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-40005195476196240652011-10-14T08:40:24.377-07:002011-10-14T08:40:24.377-07:00It is our curse, isn't it, to want every word ...It is our curse, isn't it, to want every word our fingers type out to be The Right One? Some days I have to constantly whisper, "It's okay if it sucks," as I write. If I didn't, I'd never write another word.<br /><br />Perhaps we should take a cue from our characters. We write about imperfect people because perfect people are boring.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-31488444705232169862011-10-14T07:01:25.613-07:002011-10-14T07:01:25.613-07:00Lovely post. I'm so glad you're letting go...Lovely post. I'm so glad you're letting go old blockages. I got those same messages too, and I still slap myself around for making mistakes. But I love writing novels, and I've accepted that mine will never be perfect. As long as I keep getting better. :)L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.com