Theodora Goss
At first, you're going to think you're pretty good, but you're not going to be very good. Then you'll get much better. At that point, you're going to think you're not very good, because the better you get, the more you'll see flaws in your own work. So my advice is, keep working and learning--and realize that the better you get, the harder writing will be and the harder you will work at it--because you'll be getting a lot more ambitious. And the better you get, the more you will question yourself. You have to persist through the valley of self-doubt. Eventually, you'll be a much more perceptive judge of your own work and the work of others. But if it's getting harder, if you're doubting yourself more, that's not necessarily a bad sign. It could mean that you're developing a better sense of where you are and where you want to go . . .
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Jenna
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Athena Club series is so refreshing. I love Victorian mysteries, but they can become predictable. This is unique, and I have recommended it to several friends. Thank you for a new perspective! So...I couldn't find the place for a regular comment, and Goodreads tells me that to submit I must have a question mark. LOL! ?????
Melissa
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Thank you for answering!! I had another thought after writing this question as I continued reading - after reading a description of Mary in book two, I felt compelled to ask if she might be named Mary after the Mary Debenham of Murder on the Orient Express? Your description of her mind reminded me very much of Poirot's description of that famous character. Her own trip aboard the Orient Express made me suspect a link?
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