Not exact matches
The
writers, who get to pursue their dreams or a few nervous, old school throwbacks, who desperately want things to remain the same in order to keep their
fragile egos intact?
Lori, you were not alone, and in all honesty,
writers should be intimidated by the process... only a few are chosen, and our
egos are quite often
fragile.
Of her post today, Judy says, «I've always been convinced that as
writers we share a unique kind of
fragile ego, regardless of where we are in our writing careers — trying to get an agent or publisher, first book being published, hanging onto the midlist, or even when we are blockbuster best sellers.
I need the second reminder plastered someplace prominent so that my subconscious can help soothe my
fragile writer's
ego:)
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Both of these authors, big names, very successful, must have what I've coined the
fragile writer ego.
If two NYT best selling authors can feel threatened by two other
writers, (in my opinion as a result of
fragile egos) when can we feel good about our successes and even okay about our failures?
I KNOW I suffer from
Fragile Writer's
Ego and do best when I try to remember what I mom taught me: if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
I know I have the
fragile writer ego, but I figured that was pretty normal for a not so seasoned author just bringing her first or second book out.