And no, that doesn't mean do a crap job. It means go for it. Don't hold back, or play it safe, in the hopes that you won't make a huge fool of yourself if you get it wrong.
If you shoot for the middle, all you'll get is mediocre. That and the knowledge that you could've tried harder but you didn't.
So the next time you sit down to write, or work out a plot, or anything else in life, ask yourself. Am I doing everything I can to make this great? Am I trying to make my story fit in with what everyone else is doing?
Is there a crazy idea you have for a story that in your gut, you know it could work, but you're afraid to try it? Are you shoving it aside to write something more mainstream/"now"/generic? Ask yourself it that's really what you want to do, and if it's not, go for it. And even if you fail, it will be the kind of glorious failure that shows your heart, and what's wrong with that?
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I love that, Valerie. Thanks! :-)
LOVE LOVE!!!
Dude, you *know* how I feel about this! Thanks to you, this was the bright red header for my last revision :D
This is lovely :) And it's exactly what I'm trying to do with my WIP. To GO FOR IT. And it's exactly what YOU should be doing with words.
Ahem. I owe you an email, but YOU owe me some words. *cracks whip*
Thanks Shannon and Christina! I really love this quote!
@Brenna Love that! I should do that to my wip!
@Sara *cough* um... Yeah. I have been working on a secret (writing um related) project, but I need to get back to making words. In the meantime you GO FOR IT! woohoo!
SUCH good advice! Go big or go home. :)
Love this advice, and intend to live by it!! :)
Great Advice!! I totally agree XD
I never hold myself back content-wise, because I'm certain my book will never be published with that said, I need to stay tougher on myself as far as my consistency in determination. Motivation is a fickle beast.
What a great quote! I'm going to keep that in mind.
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