Comments on: Enemies of the Art Part 4—Pride

By: wideyesweaknees

wideyesweaknees — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:46:41 +0000

I definitely identify with this pride thing! Not only is it detrimental to our passions, but also to every area in life we let it invade. I have experienced some meat tenderizing moments the past couple of weeks, and although they probably won’t be my last, I am making strides in asking for help and admitting I don’t know all the answers. Thanks for your insight!!

By: Erin Rose Bragg

Erin Rose Bragg — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:53:15 +0000

Love reading and learning from you and your books. Thank you for sharing.

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By: John Hayden

John Hayden — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:50:39 +0000

Pride! My own most obvious symptom is that I talk too much and listen too little.

By: MonaKarel

MonaKarel — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:36:51 +0000

If I had that DeLorean (did they come in purple??) I’d be spending way too much time going back to slap my earlier self silly. And I continue to be proud but now I’m proud I’m spending time on improving my craft, and extremely proud I can introduce new writers to the invaluable resources out there..several of them thank me on a regular basis for introducing them to Kristen’s blog!
It’s taken a lot of meat tenderizer moments to admit some scenes are superfluous, and even more to listen to remarks from people whose writing doesn’t thrill me. Not all readers are writing geniuses.

By: Gene Lempp

Gene Lempp — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:36:04 +0000

Ugh, well, spent 15 years in the Meat Tenderizer, because, I knew how to write a sentence: How hard could it be to do fiction? After losing without mention in a dozen writing contests and looking back at the drek I’d sent, (and they are all filed in a drawer now under the tab “Dense Skull”), I finally woke up enough to know I needed something more.
Then I found my first mentor, Kristen Lamb – may have heard of her *smile*
I won’t say I’m out of the Meat Grinder now, learning and growth are unending processes, but at least I know that there are people out there worthy of being mentors. And I know I’m listening, finally. James Rollins, Jami Gold, James Scott Bell, Seth Godin, Steven Pressfield, and Joanna Penn, all come immediately to mind – although there are many more as I look over at my craft and writing shelves.
Excellent post, Kristen – keep being the great mentor you are. Some of us listen better than others.

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By: Marilyn Hudson Tucker

Marilyn Hudson Tucker — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:40:26 +0000

Excellent thoughts, Kristen. I remember the first time my work was critiqued by San Antonio Writers Guild. I thought my chapter was perfect. It was a shock to discover that it could have been better. Now I find critique groups invaluable, especially San Antonio Romance Authors because they have lots of expertise. Thanks for your blog posts.

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