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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Susanj
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Theodora Goss:
Still curious, if you've ever read Rosalind Miles' Who Cooked The Last Supper; The Women's History of the World? Saw Hamilton yesterday, and kept thinking, How brilliant it would be to see a musical of a Women's History of the World! Told by historical women, known and unknown, Goddesses of Olde, Pendle "Witches"; So much possibility!!!
Susanj
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Theodora Goss:
Loved The Strange Case of The Alchemist's Daughter! Now, into the sequel. Any thoughts of turning it into a screenplay/adapting it to the screen? LOVE, that it was female centered. I am currently working on a female centered novel about family and friends and their trials and tribulations in an idyllic Midwestern town. Another must read-> Who Cooked The Last Supper? by Rosalind Miles
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