tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969861500179304121.post5280128132887315251..comments2023-05-16T06:32:21.119-07:00Comments on Dust Yourself Off: Depression and Anxiety are my Special Needs ChildrenValerie Willmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05219261050115171913noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969861500179304121.post-8466233233148292592009-10-14T22:13:59.585-07:002009-10-14T22:13:59.585-07:00Tamara,
I always think of publishing things. ;)
...Tamara,<br /><br />I always think of publishing things. ;)<br /><br />And your critiques are right on. They sound exactly like something I'd get from my writer's critique group.<br /><br />ValValerie Willmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258181592488349168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969861500179304121.post-31564488094956532022009-10-14T21:39:51.586-07:002009-10-14T21:39:51.586-07:00Are you thinking about publishing this? I had a si...Are you thinking about publishing this? I had a similar experience, just last week. I had a deadline to meet for the local paper, and had intense writer's block. I sat there with my fingers resting gently on home row and... nothing. <br /><br />I love the idea behind this piece, and I think the concept is one most people can relate to, whether they are 'creators' or not. If you are thinking of publishing it, I think it's a great candidate. I really enjoy your voice and style. They are unique without being too weird.<br /><br />I think the piece really gets rolling with the paragraph "My fingers are frozen..." I don't think you'd lose anything from the core concept by omitting these introductory paragraphs. <br /><br />The part that begins with "Perhaps I don't need to be depressed..." could use some work, but I'm not sure how. I like how you're casting about, but I kind of get lost in it somehwere along the line.<br /><br />I'd also take out the specific reference to iTunes... but my personal preference is to omit specific brands from anything I write because it calls to MY mind logos and marketing that detracts from what I'm trying to say.<br /><br />Your conclusion rocks. So does the part about "Art lives in us..." <br /><br />Well, there's my critique. I'm new to this whole critiquing thing, so if you could give me some feedback about whether you found my comments helpful or not, that would be great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969861500179304121.post-39118848748654747822009-09-25T10:37:27.289-07:002009-09-25T10:37:27.289-07:00Thanks. :)Thanks. :)Valerie Willmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258181592488349168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969861500179304121.post-36082037671941448132009-09-20T17:30:27.212-07:002009-09-20T17:30:27.212-07:00my friend, who also writes, said she got to this p...my friend, who also writes, said she got to this place you describe (where she'd judge herself and/or get stuck) and she just had to force herself to write. She says she used to be able to sit down (for high-school writing, for example) and be able to put out marvelous gems of creative pieces. Short, concise, brilliant (she says she got awards for them). <br />And now that she's 'old' (30? heh) she has to just "put out" (a bunch of nothing - and every once in a while there's a gem in there). <br />Kind of funny. <br /><br />I love those dreams where you're trying to scream but you can't. In mine, I am able to scream (and I am screaming my lungs out) [kind of hoping to wake myself up or wake my husband up so he can wake me up]. Sometimes he does hear me, and is kind enough to give me a nudge (to bring me out of my nightmare). But always he says that I wasn't making very much noise at all (you know - a barely audible moan or something). hahah<br />and it's so funny b/c in my dream I'm screaming like my life depends on it (or worse). <br /><br />I've been in a few of those creative moods the last few months. Wanted to write but wasn't able to put out what I wanted. Kind of annoying (it woulda been so great). But alas, it was not to be.<br /><br />Carry on. Just force yourself to write a bunch of crap and maybe you'll get better. OR - don't force yourself. But whatever you do (all my friends agree) don't judge yourself for it - either way. ;DHappyOrganisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335633639616473197noreply@blogger.com