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[passingwindows]

It has come to my attention that I have absolutely no faith in my writing at the moment. This makes me irritated with myself. I've been doing this for so long now: surely that means I can't be all seventy-nine kinds of dreadful? (And then I think of Laurell K Hamilton and I realise that longevity has nothing to do with writing quality...) Really,

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[c4keman]

I know how you feel--this summer has sucked royally for my writing, and usually this is my creative season! My writing has, well, it seems to have dried out, like I don't have anything to say, and I don't think I'm quite old enough to feel that way. My solution is to read The Road in hopes of getting inspired again (and some R.A. Salvatore--an old favorite of mine), but I think that he'd just depress most people.

Either way, enough out of me. Good luck, and happy birthday!

[niee87]

A) Ugh, don't tell me it's freezing cold and raining less then a week before I get to come visit your rainy country for four months.

B) Happy early birthday!

C) I know EXACTLY what you mean about writing. I get weirdly defensive and odd about things and have been doing that all this summer in particular and so haven't been writing much at all and it's driving me batty because I KNOW that I'm being stupid and weird about it all.

Anyway, just felt the need to throw those things out there :P *random hugs*

[sophonica]

I know it's pretty damn difficult to take compliments when you're down about your talent, but youre most definitely not in the dizzy heights of dreadful. I'm sad to say that you're not even bad! (Why does that feel like a double negative?).

See, now I really would like to beat you into submission until you realise your potential but I'll hold off and wait and be nice about it :p. Be grateful for that!

love love xx

[mischkalafleur]

I am a tad under-qualified to reassure you in your writing ability, since I haven't read anything of yours and I often enjoy writing of incredibly varied style and quality, but I can still say with confidence that it most definitely does not suck. Otherwise why would Charlie beam with pride for you most of the time? (I say beam, I really mean the Charlie equivalent, which is closer to sublimation.) I realise he is proud of you for a great many things, but your writing really is one of them.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed your holiday with family and your footman. I hope I'll see you at some point when you're up visiting all of us, but for now I hope you're doing well and get lots of sparkly things tomorrow!
Michelle
xx