tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921943383818231774.post3692948951013886346..comments2021-08-06T19:36:51.398-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Word Slut: How Do You Know You’re a Good Writer?Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13306873432523548264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921943383818231774.post-25752404493951706332011-04-09T18:53:47.568-07:002011-04-09T18:53:47.568-07:00Thank you for this lovely post. I am having a cris...Thank you for this lovely post. I am having a crisis of confidence and your post was just the tonic I needed. I'm surrounded by younger, seemingly more brilliant, more talented lights but yet here I still am slogging away. I hope to be the one still writing and succeeding long after their attention spans have given up. Your post has given me additional push and courage for that effort. Many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921943383818231774.post-90173843401587313002011-03-01T12:43:38.661-08:002011-03-01T12:43:38.661-08:00There is a section in In the Face of Presumptions ...There is a section in <i>In the Face of Presumptions</i> by Barry Moser, where he talks about the difference between a good artist and successful artist has nothing to do with talent. <br /><br />He wrote that talent <i>may</i> be congenital, but it guarantees nothing. I think what you say of writers is along the lines of how he feels as well. You haven't given up yet, and you are still putting in the hard work and effort, even though the perfect words don't necessarily stream from your pen (or keyboard) like a fire hose. <br /><br />I think that this is an important realization for anyone doing creative work. That, like you said, it's <b>work</b>, and not some Harry Potter-esque spell that comes forth whenever you call upon it.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064928365294341750noreply@blogger.com