Er, Sorry (and other stuff)

[asphaltcowgrrl]

First,  want to apologize for flooding your friends feed.  I put off posting a couple things and then there was that other one that I finished yesterday and... yeah.

But, on the other hand, I've posted almost 9k words at this point in the month.

Secondly, I'm kind of freaking out.  My phone is blowing up with Wattpad notifications today.  Apparently, someone found me and is going through reading all of my White Pine stories I have posted there (sadly, only three so far).  It really makes me nervous when that happens.  Over the long New Year's weekend, someone on FF.net was reading all of my Common Law crossdressing stories.  I don't know why that weirds me out like it does, but it makes me panic just a tiny bit.

Anyway...

Comments

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

HA! You should try posting in fewer places if it freaks you out so much! Take a deep breath, my dear, it means you're good and people like you! (did that feed your anxiety any? ;-P)

Thank God for dumb phones (mine never tells me anything, except when my kids want me!)

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm a worrier by nature, so I could leave it on my hard drive and still freak out. :) The little random kudos or comments I get here and there don't worry me nearly as much... I don't know why it freaks me out so much when someone plows through an entire series?

I'm such a mess. Hah. But thanks so much for the support. :)

No kidding! I sometimes wish mine wasn't smarter than its owner. :)

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

*hugs* aren't we all? In reality, while the binge-readers don't freak me out, I'm just as insecure - when I read something great from someone I consider to be fabulous, I'm all 'I'm not worthy, my writing is garbage' about life...

I do support you, I promise! We have to support each other - who else is on the side of us crazies? ;-P

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think we are. :) I hear you, I'm the same way. I'm a simple writer - you won't find complex plots or settings in my work. Doesn't make me bad, just makes me less... complicated. And then I read something and want to cry. They say not to compare yourself to others, but how can you not, especially when you read as much as I do?

Why do we do this to ourselves?

I know you do and I love you for it. And you're so right. We have to support each other! I'm here for ya, babe!

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

I think all the best writers are a little bit insecure (or so I keep telling myself! ;-P). I also believe that we have to question ourselves and aim to do better all the time or else we'd lose our edge (if we had one!).

Yay! for supporting each other! ;-)

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I think you might be right. :) I definitely agree with that last part though. If you never wonder if you can do this better, then you never will. But on the other hand, you have to be careful you don't become obsessed with being the best either.

Yes! We all need it sometimes. :)