tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post1425065668831019801..comments2024-03-25T20:57:39.730-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: February Theme: Do-Overs (Stephanie Burgis)Holly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-84644759960532662072013-03-08T06:49:25.448-06:002013-03-08T06:49:25.448-06:00Holly, I really like that theory! (And ack, I'...Holly, I really like that theory! (And ack, I'm sorry it took me so long to spot this comment and reply to it - duh!)Stephanie Burgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351035806176448886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-74611646715770303872013-02-21T21:33:49.483-06:002013-02-21T21:33:49.483-06:00If you're not making mistakes, you're not ...If you're not making mistakes, you're not growing!Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-33962272711600844122013-02-19T06:13:13.130-06:002013-02-19T06:13:13.130-06:00Thanks so much, Ying! *hugs*Thanks so much, Ying! *hugs*Stephanie Burgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351035806176448886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-46163846572961517532013-02-18T18:15:58.006-06:002013-02-18T18:15:58.006-06:00Oh, brave you! And terrific advice, as always.Oh, brave you! And terrific advice, as always.Y S Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870616903273903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-17444060519421538172013-02-17T11:09:41.648-06:002013-02-17T11:09:41.648-06:00Yes! Jaime, I do exactly the same, even though I&#...Yes! Jaime, I do exactly the same, even though I've had irrefutable proof a dozen times in the past that honestly, I have NO idea what really is or isn't "marketable". And yet that paranoid part of my brain always tries to get in the way!<br /><br />Good luck to both of us in listening to our instincts.Stephanie Burgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351035806176448886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-34338481691929579772013-02-17T07:01:13.002-06:002013-02-17T07:01:13.002-06:00If I could have one major do over moment, it would...If I could have one major do over moment, it would be to stop worrying about what I was writing and if it was marketable. Not that anything I ever wrote was a waste of time, but I thought about markets way too much.<br /><br />Far too often my instincts said go west and my head said No, no go north. I should have listened to my instincts much sooner.<br /><br />Good post, Stephanie. Sorry it took me a day to get here. :)Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131601257480019361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-32353976692312569682013-02-16T11:46:21.017-06:002013-02-16T11:46:21.017-06:00Thanks for telling me that, Liz! I appreciate it.Thanks for telling me that, Liz! I appreciate it.Stephanie Burgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351035806176448886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-74721421813511259772013-02-16T10:01:02.561-06:002013-02-16T10:01:02.561-06:00Excellent advice. I would be hard pressed to pick ...Excellent advice. I would be hard pressed to pick one do-over moment as well... there are so many!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-54932782947890225262013-02-16T07:33:24.279-06:002013-02-16T07:33:24.279-06:00I tend to worry about the NEXT thing when I should...<em>I tend to worry about the NEXT thing when I should be celebrating the CURRENT thing!</em><br /><br />Yes! Why is it so much easier to focus on our worry over the <em>next</em> thing than on the very cool thing that's <em>just happened</em>? Sigh. <br /><br />It really helps to know that I'm not alone in struggling with this, though!Stephanie Burgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351035806176448886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-33700380973456745542013-02-16T07:30:09.617-06:002013-02-16T07:30:09.617-06:00Oh, Stephanie, I feel you! Worry is a very bad hab...Oh, Stephanie, I feel you! Worry is a very bad habit, and one that does produce a lot of waste... I tend to worry about the NEXT thing when I should be celebrating the CURRENT thing! Waste waste waste. Thanks so much for sharing!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-36098309454152689442013-02-16T07:24:29.905-06:002013-02-16T07:24:29.905-06:00Thanks so much, Maurissa! And that really is the b...Thanks so much, Maurissa! And that really is the best slogan.Stephanie Burgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351035806176448886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-48926729381041054252013-02-16T07:03:24.337-06:002013-02-16T07:03:24.337-06:00Great advice Stephanie! We get so good at worrying...Great advice Stephanie! We get so good at worrying and imagining how we might fail that it freezes us. I try to tell myself "just keep writing"- like "just keep swimming" in Finding Nemo- lol. Sometimes it works :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com