Comments on: When You’re Being Negative – What If You’re Wrong?

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:54:46 +0000

Hi, Paul – I love the idea that something wonderful could be waiting (or lurking) in the story-to-be that we’ll never discover unless we journey through. I think your point also applies to our tendency to wonder if time’s been “wasted” in the past when, for example, we’ve done many multiples of revisions.

Were they all “necessary”? Did we “waste” time? I have to remind myself that for one reason or another, each one needed to be done. Might I change things in the future, learn from my process? Sure…so then, there’s been no waste at all.

By: Paul greci

Paul greci — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:38:28 +0000

This is a great reminder for me. I’m working on a story and my thoughts are bouncing all over the place. Yes, it’s working. No, it’s not working. Should I be working on something else? Am I wasting my time with this one?

So, now I’m going to say: I might not see some great things in my story if I don’t keep working on it. I’ll never know what this story could become if I don’t see it thru.
Thanks, Carol!!

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:40:18 +0000

Great idea, Lisa – keeping track of “evidence”…I love it!

By: Lisa Nowak

Lisa Nowak — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:01:15 +0000

The negative part of me is saying, “what if I’m right?” It’s very stubborn, that negative me, but it has been proven wrong in the past . Not that it’s willing to admit that.

Maybe I should start keeping a chart of all the times its been wrong so I can wave the evidence in its face the next time it starts mouthing off.

Thanks for the reminder that the negative part of us isn’t necessarily right. A useful thing to keep in mind.