tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post469273355949958030..comments2024-03-27T07:14:36.800-04:00Comments on <b>Dawn Potter</b>: Dawn Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-81498617768370315422014-07-28T14:15:59.126-04:002014-07-28T14:15:59.126-04:00I'm definitely an introvert and, yes, the soci...I'm definitely an introvert and, yes, the social media chatterers may not be. I also noticed that most of the quick sharers were fiction writers, both YA and adult. Maybe that's just a coincidence, but maybe not.Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-85295389533128086672014-07-28T13:39:38.701-04:002014-07-28T13:39:38.701-04:00Isn't it good to be an anomaly, especially in ...Isn't it good to be an anomaly, especially in creative endeavors? I think how writers work and how/when they solicit feedback may depend on whether they are introverts or extroverts, and for some on how much they need other's approval. Many extroverts truly thrive on working with others and need the interaction. As an introvert, I have the opposite reaction. I suspect you are an introvert too, although I don't know for sure. I wait at least a few months before sharing work with two trusted readers, for me work needs to sit and then undergo a rigorous edit before I share with anyone. However you're working Dawn, it obviously works. I wonder if you had the sense that you are an anomaly because the more extroverted, group-oriented writers are more likely to be very keyed into social media, and checking in on FB more frequently. I don't intend to imply that their way of working is better or worse, although I find people who are obviously seeking approval and praise annoying.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-41912272908752113682014-07-25T08:47:19.716-04:002014-07-25T08:47:19.716-04:00I am wondering if it also has anything to do with ... I am wondering if it also has anything to do with our comfort levels with people. There are those who ooh and ah over bitty babies and those who prefer older children or teens or the newly adults or any other age group. Perhaps that is why some want to share even the tiniest beginnings and some want to wait for the adult stage. <br /> I don't want to share until I've done lots of scribbling and rewriting and even then the people with whom I share need to be trusted people. I do not thrive in the "rip it apart" atmosphere. Encouragement to take the next step and deal with the cliff ( even to realize that there is a cliff) is helpful to me. Then I can revise with some possible directions.<br /> This is a good discussion; however, there is not one answer. Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-28822894487957316962014-07-25T07:50:14.230-04:002014-07-25T07:50:14.230-04:00I think the answer is not only individual to the w...I think the answer is not only individual to the writer but also changeable over time. I really needed Baron to read my early work, much as I cried when he did read it. Now, I don't need him to read my work any more. He's a great teacher, as you know, and he taught himself out of a job, as great teachers do. Still, I know that many of his former students thrive on writing groups et al., and I just don't. So as far as you are concerned, Carlene, I guess I'd ask, "What do I need NOW? Do I need a reader to help me keep working and developing? Or do I need privacy so that I can keep plumbing these necessary depths?" Sometimes revision comes later, after you've found a way to step over the cliff.Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-71113996846626254872014-07-25T07:44:38.009-04:002014-07-25T07:44:38.009-04:00I've often wondered about when it's okay t...I've often wondered about when it's okay to let a poem take a few toddler steps. I have piles of unfinished/abandoned bits and pieces, and I wrestle with the whole "would these benefit/get jumpstarted if someone else looked at them" versus "if I ignore them long enough, maybe I'll get some insight" conundrum. Oddly enough, I still don't have an answer. =)Carlenenoreply@blogger.com