I actually love reading author’s blogs. Some of my favorites are Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin and Jim Hines. They all write some of my favorite books. But in reading their blogs, I got some insight into the publishing world, writers methods, questions, etc. That led me to reading some literary Agent blogs. I was browsing the blog for BookEnds, LLC and in the post called "The Writer’s Process", a short paragraph made such an impression on me:
It never should be surprising to me, but it always is — we, as creative types are always fixated in some manner on “measuring up” to the very subjective greatness/prowess/skillset of someone else. From my own experience, there is a huge difference between seeking to push your limits and seeking to becomes “as good as” someone else. The latter always leaves me stressed out and disappointed. Trying a new technique or doing something I haven’t done before is rewarding and best of all, fun. Even if I fail in the “final output”, there are always, always, always aspects of the journey that I enjoyed.
I guess all this is simply to say — try lots of new things. It’s ok if it doesn’t work the way you planned. You’re still awesome, either way.
