tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982534988290621347.post3107485650557804324..comments2023-04-21T11:23:21.647-04:00Comments on xzistenz by D.T. Griffith: A Writer’s Exploration: Plight of the Obsessive RevisionistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629556514752643040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982534988290621347.post-33273519631992119922012-03-20T13:20:21.843-04:002012-03-20T13:20:21.843-04:00It's okay to let a little bit of your OCD to s...It's okay to let a little bit of your OCD to shine through, you may find it satisfying while knocking out the self-criticism. Go for it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629556514752643040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982534988290621347.post-89461273393892306532012-03-20T13:18:56.958-04:002012-03-20T13:18:56.958-04:00I hear you. That was a one time thing for me, I fi...I hear you. That was a one time thing for me, I figured I have this big pile sitting there doing nothing and it needed some attention. Pulled a few good stories out of it I have since used for MFA workshops and developed further. I'm not sure of their fates yet, but it was a good exercise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629556514752643040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982534988290621347.post-24132336320555934842012-03-19T18:08:46.219-04:002012-03-19T18:08:46.219-04:00I'm the opposite, I try VERY hard to not be OC...I'm the opposite, I try VERY hard to not be OCD about revision because it's so easy for me to be stuck in that stage and never feel I've made a satisfactory draft. <br /> But as I've remarked a few times in OMGW, I'm almost never satisfied due to magnified sense of self-criticism combined with several bouts of head-desking. <br /> -Lauren GMidnightSirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753306970866283484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982534988290621347.post-64393767512555830762012-03-19T16:09:54.044-04:002012-03-19T16:09:54.044-04:00Interesting process, to look at old material and s...Interesting process, to look at old material and see where you were (and whether anything's worth saving). One of the things I've found with the stories I've managed to publish is that they're often ahead of themselves (or I am) . . even though I've worked them hard and thought they were done, it's sometimes a matter of years before anyone else agrees ;-)Dick Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031245830476802856noreply@blogger.com