Monday Aug 04, 2003

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So a 19-year-old MBA hopeful is telling me my writing sucks right now. He said "that I write for entertainment value only." Fuck. I'm so going into erotica. And get this, he read my manuscript too. My manuscript! The forty page piece that I poured my living heart into; the only piece of writing that resembles my life. The only piece of writing that I have physically made people cry over. And he said it's too "cliche" and "tripe."

I don't know why I'm taking this so hard. I'm used to criticism.

And on top of that, I feel like ass. I'm feel like my hands are fucking floating. Like I'm not connected anymore. I'm insane. Insane, I say.

Good note: only two more weeks of bitchy work to go...then I'm off to Portland baby! Ninjagrrl, watch out. I purchased hot pink fishnets today.

By the way, do you ever feel like you just want to beat the living shit out of someone? mad
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lucky1336929:
hi delilah. y'know what, every great writer has had some assmonkey tell them they were no good at one time or another (at least!). from what little ive read of your writing, i think you have a gift so fuck those who want to player hate. if you ever want to run something past someone who ACTUALLY knows their stuff let me know and i'll give it to my sister. she's an effing brilliant writer in addition to having her PhD from Oxford and her law degree from Yale. the girl's silly smart.

did that sound like bragging? im sorry. didnt mean to. im just so proud of my big sis.
uncool_hipster:
Sweet thing... you are a writer and like any other artist it is tough to take critisism of anthing you've put your soul into... the fact remains that critics are just stating your opinion. I think your writting is pretty darn good... rough yes, needing work... sometimes but it has a soul and characters that exsist and are interesting beyond the 2D page from which we read them. Keep writing (which I know you will) and you will develop those skills. You have to do it for the love... not for the credit.

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