tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post5587996515219617552..comments2020-07-15T02:57:15.016-07:00Comments on Strange Words: How to Be a Writer - Part III (Self Care)Scott A. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840261793826042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-27040329434726490942019-11-14T11:12:04.615-08:002019-11-14T11:12:04.615-08:00The best advice I can give here is to put it down ...The best advice I can give here is to put it down for a little while, then go back to it with fresh eyes. I can't tell you how many pieces I've written that I've hated. Then, months later, when I've forgotten what I've written and I go back and read it, I begrudgingly admit that it's not nearly as bad as I thought it was. Scott A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840261793826042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-22558428124145874342019-11-09T13:39:03.383-08:002019-11-09T13:39:03.383-08:00Awesome post! Any further advice on self-hatred? I...Awesome post! Any further advice on self-hatred? I find that I love what I write at first then I hate every single word and think it is shit. No. I don't give up, but sometimes the putting myself down with my writing really gets to me.Madam Succubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469371528925626021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136992265063696641.post-54121199301137841532019-11-05T07:17:24.780-08:002019-11-05T07:17:24.780-08:00This is great advice, Scott! I personally add jour...This is great advice, Scott! I personally add journaling and meditating a bit everyday. A few minutes goes a long way to clearing my head before writing. One of my fascinations is with the journals of published authors. My favorite is Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters by John Steinbeck. He actually mentions his "depressions" more than once in the book (which wasn't Joy E. Heldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473192388465223453noreply@blogger.com