Posted by nobodyz on January 13, 2004, at 23:39:30
In reply to Re: writing, depression, procrastination » gardenergirl, posted by fogmama on January 11, 2004, at 16:53:48
> What he said was that his father ended up taking some pride in being the model for the Great Santini (imagine that), and he would go to book signings with Pat and sign the book too. !!!
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> Seriously - about "telling" and how it relates to writing anxiety, I think that is a factor for some of us. I have that issue when it comes to personal writing, and general performance anxiety when it comes to other writing. I was trained to be a "perfectionist", which can kill spontenaity.
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> Well, it's good we're not all alone, isn't it?
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> fm
>Thanks for the info about Conroy's new book and his dad. I have the "perfectionist" flaw as well, and yeah, it kills spontenaity like light kills darkness: instantly and completely. Sometimes I have to be nearly comotose to write past a block or the perfectionism will kill the story dead in it's tracks just as it's starting to get really good.
:) -nobodyz
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