tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post4868003516239489179..comments2023-03-13T00:53:25.860-07:00Comments on Writer's Wavelength: What if I'm a Sanjaya and I just don't know it?SamAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11957168329971743563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-90882020283054781482007-05-04T10:48:00.000-07:002007-05-04T10:48:00.000-07:00I'm reminded of a story about Charlie Chaplin at a...I'm reminded of a story about Charlie Chaplin at a premiere for one of his movies. He grumbled all the way there. He already knew his movie was fine, he insisted. He didn't care what audiences think. When the film was done, and he received a huge standing ovation, he finally sighed, "I do care."<BR/><BR/>It seems like the only way to get through the uncertainty or the pressure. Fake it till you make it, as the twelve-steppers say.<BR/><BR/>The real trick seems to be to ignore your own PR, not to believe your own sales pitch. That's a nice little tightrope we have to walk on.<BR/><BR/>(And sorry for the long absence. Work, work, work. Sniff, cough. Lather, rinse, repeat.)Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357791073695338391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-5565316245556362332007-04-29T20:31:00.000-07:002007-04-29T20:31:00.000-07:00To my mind, the very fact that you ask yourself if...To my mind, the very fact that you ask yourself if your work isn't any good, and you seek out as many opinions as you can find, says that you have nothing to worry about.<BR/><BR/>Ed Wood always thought his stuff was wonderful. :-)Ayeshalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06940819237695738813noreply@blogger.com