Comments on: Why you should always stay proud of your writing

By: Iain Broome

Iain Broome — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:45:57 +0000

Practice does indeed make perfect.

By: Tina Hoyi

Tina Hoyi — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:03:33 +0000

I love writing, but i do find that when i write, im constantly looking out for mistakes in my work, so it true that writers should be more proud of thier work, and accept that you cannot be perfect at anything from the get go. Practice makes room for improvement, improvement paves the way to excellence.

By: Sherry Noik

Sherry Noik — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:34:22 +0000

“I write, and I’m proud.”

What a great topic for a post, and so nicely put, Iain.

What immediately came to mind was all those embarrassing old photos – the leg-warmers, the Jordache jeans, the oversized ‘Frankie Say Relax” t-shirts, the Flock of Seagulls haircuts or whatever. They look so silly now, but they were “of the time,” too, and reminiscent of some other significant period in our lives.

Thanks for this. I’ll go back and look at my old scribblings in a new light.

By: Dono Soto

Dono Soto — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:09:49 +0000

Some really encouraging talk here. It was really what I needed to hear after hours and hours of backtracking through old files, dealing with the embarrassment that came from each page.

By: J. Koyanagi

J. Koyanagi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:14:44 +0000

Even if I think my old writing is bad, I agree that it serves as a benchmark. Seeing the progress I’ve made reminds me that I’m working on my craft. That’s success.

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Why you should always stay proud of your writing » The Write Network — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:50:59 +0000

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The Daily Car – Hello world! — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:17:17 +0000

[...] back out there. You know, just in case some lunatic wants to read it. Besides, I recently read an article on the thoroughly decent Write for Your Life blog about how you should not be ashamed of ghastly stuff you’ve written in the past. Oh, and [...]

By: Cassie

Cassie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:25:25 +0000

As you’ve said – all writing has its place and is valuable in some way. I really enjoy a lot of the things I’ve written in the past, time makes it easier to see where I went wrong and what I can do to fix problems on the pieces that induce cringes though.

By: Nithya

Nithya — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:12:48 +0000

As a recent blogger that has procrastinated on starting a blog for several years, I definitely cringe at everything I write, be it a blog post or a comment.
What I’ve found in the last few months is that as I write more, it seems to get better(at least to me) and I’m able to get past the strong criticisms of my inner critic.
It’s good to know that not all bloggers and writers are super confident of every word that they put out for the world. It makes me beat myself up a little less.
Thanks for these encouraging words to write more and better.

By: Sherrie Sisk

Sherrie Sisk — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:58:44 +0000

Mmm…this is hard for me. There are some things I am quite proud of, but there’s another large pile that makes me cringe when I think of it. Self-indulgent, vain, whiny — but like Julia Cameron says, you have to put it all out there, and then refine the best. (Or something like that.)

Great post, though. It’s a challenge I’d be willing to take.