tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post8104547269822741931..comments2023-09-25T11:56:15.259-04:00Comments on The Scribbling Sea Sprite: An Interesting PhenomenaDianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02228827774140351030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post-3302978981117560562009-07-01T15:36:04.905-04:002009-07-01T15:36:04.905-04:00There you go, my observation backed up by a scient...There you go, my observation backed up by a scientific study. I wonder if they came to the same conclusion about why that may be so, as I did.<br /><br />DianaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228827774140351030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post-90877982510347526232009-07-01T09:55:07.743-04:002009-07-01T09:55:07.743-04:00This reminds me of a study done comparing people&#...This reminds me of a study done comparing people's abilities to their perceptions of their abilities: http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf In their tests, the top 25% of participants tended to underestimate their performance, and the bottom 25% grossly overestimated theirs.<br /><br />Which, of course, only leaves me terrified that I'm a bottom-quartiler and don't know it.Amanda C. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882651754806884334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post-15419691890070581282009-06-30T02:46:44.600-04:002009-06-30T02:46:44.600-04:00I'm with Lunatic. One day I think I'm pret...I'm with Lunatic. One day I think I'm pretty awesome. Then the next day, I'm garbage. Overall, I fear I am garbage. With delusions of grandeur. Those are the worst kind. EEEk.bettieleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113663226939801759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post-87061853617377058072009-06-29T22:22:23.622-04:002009-06-29T22:22:23.622-04:00I think you're onto something. When I've ...I think you're onto something. When I've beta read for people, if it is preceded with "This is freaking awesome, I love it", chances are...it's crap. If it's preceded with, "I think this blows, but if you could let me know how to fix it up...", it makes me seethe with professional jealousy (credit to Scarlett for that phrase). <br /><br />I'm insecure as hell about my own writing. Don't know if that reflects the quality or not, but there it is. Maybe it's just the nature of the beast for writers?Lori W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00977774459484130567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post-48948603939281547752009-06-29T19:24:10.530-04:002009-06-29T19:24:10.530-04:00I have days where I think there might be something...I have days where I think there might be something worth keeping, and then I actually ingest my daily caffeine and wonder what I was thinking. :D lol<br /><br />I try to be a little more objective in editing. I'm not sure it works. I still think it all sucks until I bash it into shape where I can tolerate looking at it, then I need to ask one of my trusted beta readers if it's worth keeping or scrapping. They have better judgment than I do. *pets her betas--er, beta readers*<br /><br />*cough*<br /><br />~MercMerchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164221022350926808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post-110858989596640652009-06-29T09:44:50.066-04:002009-06-29T09:44:50.066-04:00Then there are those psychotic bipolar types like ...Then there are those psychotic bipolar types like me. One day I think it's pretty good, and the next day I want to chuck it in the trash, curl up in the corner and suck my thumb.<br /><br />FredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649844631127723420.post-24059838921143771512009-06-29T08:52:30.519-04:002009-06-29T08:52:30.519-04:00I keep all my objectivity in my editing hat (see m...I keep all my objectivity in my editing hat (see my blog for to understand), and refuse to get it out UNLESS I'm editing.<br />I find that, if I try and view my work objectively while I write it, it suffers.<br /><br />As for yer other point, I neither think of my work as dreck, nor perfect. Where do I go? :-)<br /><br />*hugs*<br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041390205721204791noreply@blogger.com