I am fickle

[erinbow]

Spent two hours this afternoon tackling the troublesome section (both girls napped at once!  It's a miracle!)  and now feel like a genius.  I must try to remember that I occasionally do feel good about this book.  That's part of the reason for keeping this journal.

I like this bit:

The rusalka swept toward her -- like sleep itself, the thing swept:

Comments

You're good enough, you're smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like you ...

[drmeglet]

Just remember that your feeling about yourself as a writer are based on a heavy biased measurement. That of what you are feeling and experiencing at the time. And when you search your memory, you remember the negative stuff (human bias!) more than the positive.

Yup, you're a genius.