Being married to your words
Thursday, June 29, 2006
It's better to be committed to your writing than being married to your words. It's hard watching your words get revised, deleted or totally ignored by editors, writing partners or even family members, but it happens. So deal with it.
There used to be a time when I would fight someone over a revision to an ad headline, an article closing or basically anything they wanted to change. I mean, why change perfection? Then I'd sit by the phone and wonder why people weren't calling me back.
If you can let it go, then you have more energy to spend on the next awesome story or article. It's true. Bog yourself down with a battle, and you'll need a day or two to recover.
Of course, there are some battles that you must fight. You'll know what I mean when you get there. In the meantime, try your best to hear what the critiquer is saying. They might even be right.
Okay, enough advice. It's time for a fun quiz!
Things You May Not Have Known About Me
1. Four jobs I have had in my life
Newspaper carrier
Waitress at Red Lobster
VIP table attendant for Canadian Idol (seasons 1 & 2)
Concession stand worker at a movie theatre
2. Four movies I would watch over and over
The Shawshank Redemption
While You Were Sleeping
Dead Poet's Society
Bring It On
3. Four places I have lived
Etobicoke, Ontario
London, Ontario
Calgary, Alberta
Scarborough, Ontario
4. Four TV shows I love to watch
Treasure Hunters
So You Think You Can Dance
Anything CSI
24
5. Four places I have been on vacation
Bermuda
Maui
Orlando
London...England and Ontario
6. Four websites I visit daily (or often)
Michelle Rowen
Craig's List Toronto
The Onion
Writer's Digest
7. Four places I'd rather be right now
Bermuda
A theme park
A bookstore
My own book launch party
Okay, back to the WIP...
There used to be a time when I would fight someone over a revision to an ad headline, an article closing or basically anything they wanted to change. I mean, why change perfection? Then I'd sit by the phone and wonder why people weren't calling me back.
If you can let it go, then you have more energy to spend on the next awesome story or article. It's true. Bog yourself down with a battle, and you'll need a day or two to recover.
Of course, there are some battles that you must fight. You'll know what I mean when you get there. In the meantime, try your best to hear what the critiquer is saying. They might even be right.
Okay, enough advice. It's time for a fun quiz!
Things You May Not Have Known About Me
1. Four jobs I have had in my life
Newspaper carrier
Waitress at Red Lobster
VIP table attendant for Canadian Idol (seasons 1 & 2)
Concession stand worker at a movie theatre
2. Four movies I would watch over and over
The Shawshank Redemption
While You Were Sleeping
Dead Poet's Society
Bring It On
3. Four places I have lived
Etobicoke, Ontario
London, Ontario
Calgary, Alberta
Scarborough, Ontario
4. Four TV shows I love to watch
Treasure Hunters
So You Think You Can Dance
Anything CSI
24
5. Four places I have been on vacation
Bermuda
Maui
Orlando
London...England and Ontario
6. Four websites I visit daily (or often)
Michelle Rowen
Craig's List Toronto
The Onion
Writer's Digest
7. Four places I'd rather be right now
Bermuda
A theme park
A bookstore
My own book launch party
Okay, back to the WIP...
posted by Bonnie Staring at 10:11 AM
5 Comments:
Everytime I hear somebody mention Shawshank Redemption, I'm amazed I've never seen it. It's one of my favorite stories. I'm always stunned that Stephen King wrote it (and I'm a big fan of most of his stuff).
I think I'm afraid that I won't like the movie since most of the movies made from books (especially King's) are painfully miserable. I know almost everybody loved the movie but most people liked Forest Gump and I definitely did not.
I was a Stephen King fan until The Tommyknockers, then he wooed me back onto the bandwagon with On Writing. I think Shawshank is one of the best King adaptations I have seen. But that's just my opinion...
Of his recent stuff, I pretty much only like the Tower books. I almost don't want to read the last book in the series because it will be the end of a series I've been reading since Jr. High, almost 20 years. I need to read On Writing somebody, too. So little time.
She live with somebody better than Stephen King?
Clive Barker? Anne Rice?
Do tell!
The entire cast of Fame. LOL
Lame! It's gonna take forever...
Seriously though, Lara is telling tales out of school. My parents aren't famous. In fact, my father insists I owe him money. Again.
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