Recently discovered via Carson’s new-paint-and-drapes Content Done Better blog is the provocatively named “Screw You!” – a freelance writer’s blog that’s destined to become a fixture on my RSS feed.
She dug up a John Irving quote, good for a solid whack upside the head:
If you don’t feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating yourself, of losing control of the whole thing, then probably what you are doing isn’t very vital. If you don’t feel like you are writing somewhat over your head, why do it? If you don’t have some doubt of your authority to tell this story, then you are not trying to tell enough. ~ John Irving
You can read the whole post at Freelance Quote of the Day—John Irving, but that, my friends, is a great quote.
A quote worth repeating. A blogger’s credo, especially for those of us who might avoid unclear, ambiguous blog topics in favor of the easy, safe stuff (I’m talking about you, Chandler).
Kathy Kehrli clearly isn’t haunted by the same thoughts, which makes her blog a hilarious, cutting read.
p.s. – For lighter subject matter, don’t miss Screw You’s “Strip Tease Word Count” post. Excellent.
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Glad you found me, Tom. Actually, I can’t take credit for unearthing that great quote. I found it in one of my daily email newsletters. It is, however, one that’s worthy of daily repeating. I like to think of it as a motto for life as a whole, not just the writing life.
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