tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post4582653510953301660..comments2023-10-20T06:07:29.429-07:00Comments on Storyqueen's Storycastle: Make Lots of Mistakes!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-82391000858809079622009-11-16T15:11:22.169-08:002009-11-16T15:11:22.169-08:00Great post! Yes, you're right, of course. This...Great post! Yes, you're right, of course. This is the kind of post you read and say, "I knew this somehow, but never quite put it that way." Important to remember --Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-51987826863579264452009-11-16T09:38:00.693-08:002009-11-16T09:38:00.693-08:00LOVE this! I used to start my school year off havi...LOVE this! I used to start my school year off having the kids write their expectations. Then I'd tell them mine. They always thought I was crazy when I'd say, "I expect you to make mistakes." After, I'd read them The Empty Pot to reinforce the ideas of honesty, perseverance and trying your best. Guess I should go back and read that book again. Thanks for the kick in the pants, Shelley!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648861548786258875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-50337263543847548402009-11-15T17:31:59.400-08:002009-11-15T17:31:59.400-08:00What a great post! You know, it IS intimidating wh...What a great post! You know, it IS intimidating when you submit that first manuscript. I could fill up a week of posts with the mistakes I've made, but you're exactly right. Until I made them myself, I couldn't grow. I could read about the pitfalls of others all day long, but unless I fall into the pit, I won't learn. Scary, but true.Clementinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745982305618408952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-51780171514692881602009-11-15T14:55:27.015-08:002009-11-15T14:55:27.015-08:00So true! Even if I'd been told I shouldn't...So true! Even if I'd been told I shouldn't send my first manuscript too soon, I would have. Now I won't do it again because I've learned from experience. Excellent post!MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-45814173212608485572009-11-15T07:14:42.305-08:002009-11-15T07:14:42.305-08:00Bane-Hahahahaha! Now whenever I see this post, I&...Bane-Hahahahaha! Now whenever I see this post, I'll think the same thing too!<br /><br />Susan-permission granted.<br /><br />L.T.-yep. Mistake=Opportunity<br /><br />Corey-Aw, thanks.<br /><br />Tricia-I think the ability to risk it all is what pushes us to get better.<br /><br />Catherine-you're welcome!<br /><br />J.A.-Thanks for stopping by! come back any time.<br /><br />Renee-I tend to be a rule follower, for the most part, but sometimes....well, you just have to go for it.<br /><br />LiLa-Thank you....did you like the post enough to buy me a kindle?<br /><br />Jessis-No, the Valentine's story didn't happen to me exactly. I used to sit in History class in front of this guy who would breakup with his girlfriend before every major holiday so he wouldn't have to buy her a present. It didn't matter how many people told her he was a jerk....she kind of had to learn that lessons on her own. So, um, I stole the story for my post.....<br /><br />Wendy-Ah, yes, the not-so-mistakey-spin....genius!storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-17415405921806774332009-11-13T20:19:07.386-08:002009-11-13T20:19:07.386-08:00Yay for mistakes!!!
I'm a perfectionist too,...Yay for mistakes!!! <br /><br />I'm a perfectionist too, but I can often find a "spin" on mistakes to make them look less mistakey. :)Wendy Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-35311199684843246502009-11-13T18:49:30.730-08:002009-11-13T18:49:30.730-08:00This was a good post for me to read right now. And...This was a good post for me to read right now. And dumping before V-day to avoid the present? Now is that made up or a Shelley story?Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-28296775179549095522009-11-13T13:38:41.521-08:002009-11-13T13:38:41.521-08:00Oh gosh, how have you managed to make mistakes ins...Oh gosh, how have you managed to make mistakes inspiring? I'm impressed, Shelley.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-17064841091126797082009-11-13T12:20:18.220-08:002009-11-13T12:20:18.220-08:00Amen, amen, amen!!
Great post! And something we w...Amen, amen, amen!!<br /><br />Great post! And something we writers really need to hear sometimes. I think we can be so afraid to break rules or do anything wrong that it can be quite paralyzing. Sometimes the only thing we can do is plunge in.Renee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170818341212519937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-31454715601742366302009-11-13T12:08:22.841-08:002009-11-13T12:08:22.841-08:00So true.So true.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-27804114191248520592009-11-13T09:24:24.540-08:002009-11-13T09:24:24.540-08:00What timing! Thank you.What timing! Thank you.Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-44936725148150858052009-11-13T08:55:31.335-08:002009-11-13T08:55:31.335-08:00It is hard for me to make mistakes--the perfection...It is hard for me to make mistakes--the perfectionist inside gets all hissy fits. But you are right that it is better than doing nothing because of fear of mistakes. That's one reason I'm doing NaNo. I'm hoping it shuts up the critic and let's me dance through a story. We shall see. In the meantime, thanks for this important piece of advice.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-24515486302179309682009-11-13T08:49:56.922-08:002009-11-13T08:49:56.922-08:00Terrific post, Shelley.Terrific post, Shelley.Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-25356231569663168482009-11-13T08:04:23.327-08:002009-11-13T08:04:23.327-08:00Thanks for this Mary :)
I like making mistakes. E...Thanks for this Mary :)<br /><br />I like making mistakes. Every learning opportunity is an opportunity.<br /><br />Not that I TRY to make mistakes. But when they happen, well, take the best you can get from them, eh?L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-20137012438127790762009-11-13T07:59:54.007-08:002009-11-13T07:59:54.007-08:00Hmm... permission to make mistakes? I like that.Hmm... permission to make mistakes? I like that.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3293818069256266954.post-80779033911062820582009-11-13T07:14:13.425-08:002009-11-13T07:14:13.425-08:00For some reason this post's title made me thin...For some reason this post's title made me think of The Little Miss Sunshine grandfather's famous line... "___ lots of women." I'm not sure what's wrong w/ me :)<br /><br />WV: wouldn't you know -- matedJoshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.com