tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post3946713063762189866..comments2024-03-27T00:08:47.465-07:00Comments on KATE AVERY ELLISON: What Scares You About Writing?Kate Avery Ellisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-9644193449873439052010-12-07T08:47:50.524-08:002010-12-07T08:47:50.524-08:00@aspiring_x Well, here's to both of us overcom...@aspiring_x Well, here's to both of us overcoming this fear...Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-46778378169005863922010-12-07T06:26:08.125-08:002010-12-07T06:26:08.125-08:00yes! this is exactly what happens to me! i didn&...yes! this is exactly what happens to me! i didn't write- or draw or do any of the creative things i love- for years because of this fear of mediocrity. and the thing is... how arrogant is that? the thought that what you make has to be GREAT! or it's worthless... that means that everyone else's work that you don't view as GREAT! you see as worthless... and that's not true. why do we put ourselves under that kind of pressure.<br />honestly, i know i'm not smart or talented enough to write the best book ever... but i CAN write the best book i can write. and making myself satisfied with that... well, i'm working on that.vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-55087968960104432112010-12-06T15:32:08.240-08:002010-12-06T15:32:08.240-08:00And in my mind, mediocrity = failure :/And in my mind, mediocrity = failure :/Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-49040265146894589122010-12-06T15:17:33.068-08:002010-12-06T15:17:33.068-08:00Great post, K. I agree with your fear-most thing. ...Great post, K. I agree with your fear-most thing. Mine is failure too, or mediocrity.Jaimie Teekellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845537262456320501noreply@blogger.com