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[turps]

In my last post I mentioned how happy I was with getting some awesome comments on my last story. Now I deleted that part and added it back a few times, because what if people thought I was this egotistical big head?

But you know, I am proud and there's nothing wrong with that. So I'm standing here and saying I'm proud of the story, I think I wrote it well.

Now I want you to do the same. No need to dim your shine, it's just me, and I'm asking you to tell me about the story you're most proud of, with links so others can read it too if you're comfortable sharing. A paragraph that you wrote and think is amazing, and hey, copy pasting that here would be awesome. If you're not a writer, tell me about an icon you made that came out well, a graphic or a website you built. Tell me about the kick ass cards you make, that you've painted your walls at home and they look fab. The shelves you made out of breeze blocks and planks.

I want to know. So no hiding your light. Be proud.

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[topaz119.livejournal.com]

Being proud of something you've done, and saying it out loud is totally allowed! But it's definitely an acquired skill. Have you ever seen synecdochic's Monday Pride thread? We all say one thing we did in the past week that we're proud of. It's very telling how hard it is not to say, I did this, BUT ...

Anyway. I'm still ridiculously proud of my lone Friday Night Lights story, Texas Forever (http://t-fic.livejournal.com/18030.html). I wasn't writing much last spring, good or bad, but this one came out exactly, perfectly right and my only regret is that the rhythm of the piece wouldn't let me fit in everybody's story, because I know where every single character ends up, but to have put it in would have lost the flow.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I have seen the Monday pride threads. I think they're a really good idea, exactly because it is hard not to slip that 'but' in.

I remember you posting that story. I love the fact that you're so solid in what the story is about, the people and their journeys. That's a wonderful position to be in.