Comments on: Is it Experience or Confidence? http://www.indiadrummond.com/2009/02/28/experienced-writers/ Welcome to the official site of India Drummond - urban fantasy, sci-fi, and romance author. Ordinary Angels, her debut novel, comes out April 2011! Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:13:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Criss http://www.indiadrummond.com/2009/02/28/experienced-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Criss Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:30:22 +0000 http://www.nixyvalentine.com/?p=160#comment-677 I read that post just this morning. I agreed with what it said, but you're right that "delusional" is not really the right word (for some of the things he mentioned, yes: delusional people think the world owes them something. But that statement applies to people in all professions). Some of the things me mentioned made me think of a lady I know (who was recently booted from our critique group, for various reasons). None in this group have been published and we're all amateur newbies, but we brought our work to be critiqued and were open to feedback and suggestions; whenever we critiqued this lady's work, she dismissed everything we said and explained why what she had written, and how she had written it, was perfect just the way it was. The confident writer welcomes opportunities to grow, and gain experience. The delusional writer thinks she knows it all already and doesn't bother trying to learn anything new, or gain any experience. I read that post just this morning. I agreed with what it said, but you’re right that “delusional” is not really the right word (for some of the things he mentioned, yes: delusional people think the world owes them something. But that statement applies to people in all professions).

Some of the things me mentioned made me think of a lady I know (who was recently booted from our critique group, for various reasons). None in this group have been published and we’re all amateur newbies, but we brought our work to be critiqued and were open to feedback and suggestions; whenever we critiqued this lady’s work, she dismissed everything we said and explained why what she had written, and how she had written it, was perfect just the way it was.

The confident writer welcomes opportunities to grow, and gain experience. The delusional writer thinks she knows it all already and doesn’t bother trying to learn anything new, or gain any experience.

]]> By: Christine http://www.indiadrummond.com/2009/02/28/experienced-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Christine Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:21:52 +0000 http://www.nixyvalentine.com/?p=160#comment-676 I totally agree with you, Nixy. The more I learn and write, the more I believe that I am an author. I totally agree with you, Nixy. The more I learn and write, the more I believe that I am an author.

]]> By: harvey http://www.indiadrummond.com/2009/02/28/experienced-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-675 harvey Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:08:09 +0000 http://www.nixyvalentine.com/?p=160#comment-675 Dear Nixy, The comparisons between the confident and delusional writer is well put! Your criticism is quite valid, or rather more precise. Writing is an <a href="http://beingandquirckiness.blogspot.com/2008/12/art.html" rel="nofollow">art</a> which requires <a href="http://beingandquirckiness.blogspot.com/2009/01/talent.html" rel="nofollow">talent</a>. :) Dear Nixy,

The comparisons between the confident and delusional writer is well put! Your criticism is quite valid, or rather more precise. Writing is an art which requires talent. :)

]]> By: harvey http://www.indiadrummond.com/2009/02/28/experienced-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-678 harvey Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:20:10 +0000 http://www.nixyvalentine.com/?p=160#comment-678 And your criticism is quite valid, or rather more precise. :) And your criticism is quite valid, or rather more precise. :)

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