LOL Is why I have a beta - I need somebody to beat me with a bat when I'm bein' stupid!!
My inner critic is harsh enough as it is o.O Not saying I'm perfect or anything, but I don't think anybody can be harder on me than I am on myself, LOL.
then I can at least feel like I tried!
LOL, I guess that's just not worth all the anxiety that accompanies the effort, for me! There's a reason I only keep up with a selective group of authors and their work! :P
I am doing a wide variety, and I like seeing how well I can change my tone. Can I write in a very RT-esque manner? Can I make myself more relaxed for the funnier fics? It's a great challenge for me
I totally feel you on this - its why I have to be in certain "moods" to work on certain fics. Perhaps not surprisingly, the WIP least like my natural style is the one I update the slowest, but the work I put into it is totally worth it, to be satisfied with the final product :) And it does help your natural style to practice those that kinda go against your grain, you know?
Hell, I just realized I'm behind on reviewing my friends' fics! *adds to to-do list*
No kidding! *sigh* Maybe tomorrow I can get caught up...today I was seized by an ever-elusive writing muse, one that demanded *gasp* research even!
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My inner critic is harsh enough as it is o.O Not saying I'm perfect or anything, but I don't think anybody can be harder on me than I am on myself, LOL.
then I can at least feel like I tried!
LOL, I guess that's just not worth all the anxiety that accompanies the effort, for me! There's a reason I only keep up with a selective group of authors and their work! :P
I am doing a wide variety, and I like seeing how well I can change my tone. Can I write in a very RT-esque manner? Can I make myself more relaxed for the funnier fics? It's a great challenge for me
I totally feel you on this - its why I have to be in certain "moods" to work on certain fics. Perhaps not surprisingly, the WIP least like my natural style is the one I update the slowest, but the work I put into it is totally worth it, to be satisfied with the final product :) And it does help your natural style to practice those that kinda go against your grain, you know?
Hell, I just realized I'm behind on reviewing my friends' fics!
*adds to to-do list*
No kidding! *sigh* Maybe tomorrow I can get caught up...today I was seized by an ever-elusive writing muse, one that demanded *gasp* research even!