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Contemplating My Navel I
By memoirista | June 29, 2007
Occasionally, something sparks more than usual introspection about how I do things (now). The following was originally added as a comment to another writer’s blog, and I liked it enough to steal my own work! Where does that fall on the plagiarism axis, I wonder.
Here it goes:
If I get a good solid nitpicking critique of anything I’ve written, yes, I learn what to look for in the next thing I write, or how to revise what I’ve written. It’s helpful, too, when I understand the critical distinctions between what I wrote, and the thoroughgoing critique I received. That feeling of not being very good at what I do, that you describe, is often there, but doesn’t bother me much anymore. I’ve separated the world into people who have an agenda that they want me to fit, and those who want the best for me–and the best from me. With the first group, I do my best to meet my own standards. With the second group, I hope, both of us grow.
The other blogger’s personal description included “never being very good at what I do.” The trouble is, I’ve found, once you get very good at what you do, no one will tell you that you are very good at what you do. There’s a long story that goes with this observation, but it’s best saved for that memoir that keeps waiting for wordcount!
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