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[vicarz]

Perhaps LJ makes me so pretty that I live on junk food and never grow as a writer? So, like a pretty girl who always has at least 10 guys and 5 girls that give her positive feedback, because she's pretty (they may or may not be sincere - we all want to find value in pretty people), who never grows up or disciplined because they always receive positive affirmation...
(I go off on this tirade a lot)
Perhaps I face the same issue with writing. I don't write, but I LJ post. Perhaps the ability to just blop out my thoughts, firing from the hip, and get positive feedback gives me enough positive feedback that I never grow as a writer and actually create anything.

I also realize my urge to write is more for the reason I'm a horrible parent (of no one). I want to tell everyone what not to do, why, what to do, why, and how...I'm a wreck of a writer. So my urge is to write a self-help book? Ever met someone that reads self-help books? You don't want to help them, and you can't help them. So I'd have to write a story that was interesting to read, but tricks you into the lesson by showing events in such a way that the error is obvious, the solution is obvious.

Oh look, a bird...

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[end-fate.livejournal.com]

Do you care about growing as a writer for your fans? You shouldn't. This is a journal, not some poetry contest.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I care about reaching my potential - and if this handicaps me more than my inate lack of talent...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_blackjack_/]

See, I look upon it as a service to humanity that I never reach my potential. You know, for the same reasons Reed Richards never lets Franklin Richards hit puberty and manifest his mutant powers.

[end-fate.livejournal.com]

Well, if it's about potential and your audience consists of mostly me-me-me writers (like me!!), you've got to go to another place.

[panthergirl.livejournal.com]

nanowrimo?

[virgogirl.livejournal.com]

i actually do read self-help books and get a lot out of them!

you can make it more like a manifesto. check out marcus aurelius' "meditations" for an idea of what i am talking about.

i've so totally thought about doing this too.