Comments on: Things you should know. http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/03/23/things-you-should-know/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:33:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: marn http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/03/23/things-you-should-know/comment-page-1/#comment-8 marn Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:07:17 +0000 http://machineplay.com/signal/?p=9#comment-8 Well, fair enough, and it's good to be autonomous from needing other people's praise. But please don't think I don't want to beta your stuff just because sometimes I fail to when I can. Well, fair enough, and it’s good to be autonomous from needing other people’s praise. But please don’t think I don’t want to beta your stuff just because sometimes I fail to when I can.

]]> By: ande http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/03/23/things-you-should-know/comment-page-1/#comment-7 ande Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:51:10 +0000 http://machineplay.com/signal/?p=9#comment-7 @marn I'm really not bothered when people don't read my stuff anymore... I found it was wasting my time. *laughs* And, honestly, I want to be my own best critic and editor. I have really worked on that this year. Learning to operate in a void is important, even if it's hard and lonely. I don't work well in one, but I /can/. I guess that's what matters. I don't have to, though, because I have one special person in particular who's always there for me that way, and I am so spoiled by it. I don't think it's right for a writer to work in a void, and I don't expect anyone to (though I think it's good to learn how), but I do think that wanting praise is a pitfall. Wanting help improving is something else. @marn I’m really not bothered when people don’t read my stuff anymore… I found it was wasting my time. *laughs* And, honestly, I want to be my own best critic and editor. I have really worked on that this year. Learning to operate in a void is important, even if it’s hard and lonely. I don’t work well in one, but I /can/. I guess that’s what matters.

I don’t have to, though, because I have one special person in particular who’s always there for me that way, and I am so spoiled by it. I don’t think it’s right for a writer to work in a void, and I don’t expect anyone to (though I think it’s good to learn how), but I do think that wanting praise is a pitfall. Wanting help improving is something else.

]]> By: marn http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/03/23/things-you-should-know/comment-page-1/#comment-6 marn Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:42:40 +0000 http://machineplay.com/signal/?p=9#comment-6 well said. #4 especially rings a resonant note with me. WRT #1d, I do feel bad when you post stuff and I am so busy I don't read it though, because I like your stuff in general and even if I didn't I'd feel particularly bad for all the times you've given me writing help and I didn't offer any feedback. well said. #4 especially rings a resonant note with me. WRT #1d, I do feel bad when you post stuff and I am so busy I don’t read it though, because I like your stuff in general and even if I didn’t I’d feel particularly bad for all the times you’ve given me writing help and I didn’t offer any feedback.

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