Comments on: on writing http://blog.lauralemay.com/2004/12/on-writing.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:50:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: SB http://blog.lauralemay.com/2004/12/on-writing.html/comment-page-1#comment-61 SB Fri, 03 Dec 2004 00:15:20 +0000 http://wptest.lauralemay.com/2004/12/on-writing.html#comment-61 Excellent post, thank you. Excellent post, thank you.

]]> By: Karl Elvis http://blog.lauralemay.com/2004/12/on-writing.html/comment-page-1#comment-60 Karl Elvis Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:24:25 +0000 http://wptest.lauralemay.com/2004/12/on-writing.html#comment-60 Ah yes, that damned internal editor. Mine is mostly of the "You Suck" variety. Nothing useful, just that. "Not fucking good enough." This got worse when I finally wrote something about which the editor said "Yeah, that's good enough"; now I feel like anything I do has to be that good, or I'll never win my own inner approval. Where's the off switch on those inner voices? B^) Ah yes, that damned internal editor. Mine is mostly of the “You Suck” variety. Nothing useful, just that. “Not fucking good enough.”

This got worse when I finally wrote something about which the editor said “Yeah, that’s good enough”; now I feel like anything I do has to be that good, or I’ll never win my own inner approval.

Where’s the off switch on those inner voices? B^)

]]> By: Simon Law http://blog.lauralemay.com/2004/12/on-writing.html/comment-page-1#comment-59 Simon Law Thu, 02 Dec 2004 04:20:04 +0000 http://wptest.lauralemay.com/2004/12/on-writing.html#comment-59 You know, I had a friend who recommended "Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days" to everyone he met. He praised your writing as the best introduction to Java he'd ever read. I liked your book a lot as well. Granted, this sounds a bit corny. But perhaps this little note will make one of your drinks celebratory instead of sedative. You know, I had a friend who recommended “Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days” to everyone he met. He praised your writing as the best introduction to Java he’d ever read.

I liked your book a lot as well.

Granted, this sounds a bit corny. But perhaps this little note will make one of your drinks celebratory instead of sedative.

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