tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13537757.post3897724422944015699..comments2023-10-12T01:05:43.433-07:00Comments on the gallivanting monkey: word processorTina Rowleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13982100203591837083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13537757.post-9564155352205358402014-06-24T13:55:05.657-07:002014-06-24T13:55:05.657-07:00I just read a great article about perfectionism he...I just read a great article about perfectionism here, you may like: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/11/22/bird-by-bird-anne-lamott/<br /><br />I, like you, am frozen by fear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258853049477299754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13537757.post-88984394296502305392014-06-19T14:42:48.372-07:002014-06-19T14:42:48.372-07:00I can definitely understand the correlation betwee...I can definitely understand the correlation between perfectionism and lack of work done. I believe there are examples of it all around us.<br /><br />We are all made up of collections of fascinating stories; yours are exceptional and your ability to portray them with insight and intellect make them rewarding to read whether they're sad or funny. <br /><br />Thanks for making me aware of the other writers you have noted.<br /><br />Finally, I think you have just coined my new life quote: "Please don't let the last word on my deathbed be one long obscenity!"<br />Cheryl in Wisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724939947607431433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13537757.post-53212800859717672652014-06-19T11:58:15.835-07:002014-06-19T11:58:15.835-07:00Hi Tina. A friend of mine has now forwarded two of...Hi Tina. A friend of mine has now forwarded two of your blogs to me: I am wondering if you have already found your long-lost twin, because, if not, I am her.<br />The honesty of your "writing your way to visibility" is like a gong in my heart, reverberating as it passes through each level of hell that is within me. <br />I am grateful, also, of the crimes perpetrated upon me in childhood, because, holy fucking great material Batman! :) Oh ya. I swear a lot too - gets me in trouble with my parents, and that is certainly why I do it. I love your writing! I am working on a memoir also, as well as re-working the first two books in a YA series, and writing poetry to try to lay some ghosts. You're awesome, and thanks!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484169557779235406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13537757.post-40101305958065329752014-06-18T22:07:04.106-07:002014-06-18T22:07:04.106-07:00Tina, imagine my total and utter surprise just now...Tina, imagine my total and utter surprise just now when I found out I am on the verge of writing my memoir! I hadn't planned to do that. I have a lot of other stuff on my plate right now. But once upon a time, a bazillion years ago, I did want to be a Writer. I have boxes and boxes of words written on yellow pads that never went anywhere. But I've said everything to myself, every single thing, that you have! All of the excuses. The fear. The insecurity. I was even a full-blown perfectionist for a while.<br /><br />I am not going to write anything. But you are! You have overthought this book to death! Now take about an hour -- no more -- and start weeding out the excuses, separating them from the reasons, and throw them away. Then face what is left. Try really hard to come up with a viable response to each reason you have for not starting your memoirs yet. You've played around with these thoughts and ideas for long enough now. There is just no point in continuing that. You have a very unique writing voice, you are good enough, you are interesting enough, you are funny enough and you have a magic way with words. If you don't write the coolest book ever, according to the cool kids, tell them to go fuck themselves. You have a great story to tell and I am dying to read it from top to bottom! GO WRITE.<br /><br />KathyKatie In NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05128096526634023424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13537757.post-14327372826441595712014-06-18T09:41:01.983-07:002014-06-18T09:41:01.983-07:00Tina, you are the bomb, you bombitty-bomb-bomb. Th...Tina, you are the bomb, you bombitty-bomb-bomb. Thank you for thinking of me for this exploration and I would love to respond. Will do in a few days. At the moment, I am alternating between crying and vomiting as I try to finish a draft of a new play for my reading this weekend.Keri Healeynoreply@blogger.com