tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post1096195618714434705..comments2024-03-17T11:17:53.826+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: The Dangers of Praise by Dan HollowayKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-51572177415039095962013-09-17T16:08:53.398+01:002013-09-17T16:08:53.398+01:00Indeed, Reb!
Lee - mine too :)
Valerie - no one ex...Indeed, Reb!<br />Lee - mine too :)<br />Valerie - no one exemplifies better the freedom we have to express our creativity any way we wish and to seek out ever different ways of doing so than you!Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-51384177707535970332013-09-17T14:39:22.608+01:002013-09-17T14:39:22.608+01:00Trust you Dan, to come up with something so indivi...Trust you Dan, to come up with something so individual, surprising and thought-provoking!and of course so honest about yourself. we all like praise and compliments. At the very least, most writers want recognition - if it was all just about the writing we wouldn't publish. I've tended to move on to different ideas and genres, when it would have been more successful in worldly terms to stick with one and pursue it relentlessly. However I do admit I like good reviews, kind remarks, people laughing or crying or both in my performances. It means a lot to me that people respond to my work. The opportunity to try new areas of interest is an advantage of indie publishing - an agent tends to insist on a writer toeing the line. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-27645013495918770292013-09-17T09:42:46.408+01:002013-09-17T09:42:46.408+01:00I remember all too well what my vision is - and it...I remember all too well what my vision is - and it's far from 20-20.<br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84270179515544604022013-09-17T00:56:25.147+01:002013-09-17T00:56:25.147+01:00Fine piece, Dan. I try to always bear in mind that...Fine piece, Dan. I try to always bear in mind that Byron's best friends implored him to stop working on Don Juan and return to the 'Byronic' gloomy fluff they loved. Thank God he stayed true to his vision.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-27900961880214198862013-09-16T23:58:08.197+01:002013-09-16T23:58:08.197+01:00HA - more like cranky and set in my ways ;) In tru...HA - more like cranky and set in my ways ;) In truth, I've never trusted praise for anything my whole life, why should writing be any different. Condemnation . . . well, that took a bit more to learn to ignore and not take to heart. It helps that I write books no one reads, less commentary all around!Sessha Battohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569927397738788073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87045606005752055412013-09-16T19:52:29.515+01:002013-09-16T19:52:29.515+01:00Thank you, Joni :)
Sessha - you're amazing an...Thank you, Joni :)<br /><br />Sessha - you're amazing and an inspiration - I wish I had the confidence in my vision to be as unswerved by praise as by criticism :)Dan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44833415071251939512013-09-16T16:59:37.021+01:002013-09-16T16:59:37.021+01:00I totally agree, Dan. (And the risk of seducing yo...I totally agree, Dan. (And the risk of seducing you with flattery, I really did love this book.)Joni Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00143235168532394565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-74319211424989788272013-09-16T11:13:18.099+01:002013-09-16T11:13:18.099+01:00Praise or condemnation - it's all only someone...Praise or condemnation - it's all only someone's opinion. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one but I don't need to get up close and personal with it. Then again, I've never been one to change for anyone or to pander to popular opinion. Sessha Battohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569927397738788073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-49794256775612779612013-09-16T10:19:57.741+01:002013-09-16T10:19:57.741+01:00I don't mind being told something is good (tho...I don't mind being told something is good (though I agree, it's a rather cod piece of psychology used in that context that tends to make me plain irritated and less likely to take the good advice in the middle as I lose respect for the person who hasn't got the oomph to come straigt out and say it!) - in many ways that's the problem. I like it too much, so when I'm told something's good I'll simply try and do "more of that" irrespective of whether it's actually what I set out to do artisticallyDan Hollowayhttp://danholloway.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67028690326382274172013-09-16T09:47:05.821+01:002013-09-16T09:47:05.821+01:00Couldn't agree more, Dan. The leader of my wri...Couldn't agree more, Dan. The leader of my writing group is great at the 'shit sandwich' (say something is wonderful, then what needs to change, then say it's wonderful) but I can get her to see I don't need the bread - just tell me what doesn't work!!<br /><br />She's balanced by a daughter who says exactly what she thinks - only a daughter could get away with her bluntness, but how I value it!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com