tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3257147730812552355..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Giant Muffin CakeAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66856389371420092342011-04-22T23:51:28.401-04:002011-04-22T23:51:28.401-04:00What Lisabet said. I'm sure you've baked y...What Lisabet said. I'm sure you've baked your own delicious muffin cake!Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37896953658757977292011-04-21T18:54:56.612-04:002011-04-21T18:54:56.612-04:00She- thank you. I hope so!
Lisabet- I think we al...She- thank you. I hope so!<br /><br />Lisabet- I think we all doubt our own successes. Only when someone points them out from the outside do they become clear. Or sometimes they become clear over time! And thank you. You always help me to see.Charlotte Stein aka The Mighty Viperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938045078503792108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45384626313114403612011-04-20T04:38:31.506-04:002011-04-20T04:38:31.506-04:00Charlotte, dear,
I knew when you proposed this to...Charlotte, dear,<br /><br />I knew when you proposed this topic that you were thinking about your own failures. Except that from the outside, I don't see any failures at all. Every single thing you've published (at least that I've read) is brilliant. Like Bron, I will automatically grab anything with your name on it.<br /><br />Not sure that this helps, though. Until you see your own successes, they won't exist. But consider that perhaps the reason that you're not being punished for having failed is that you haven't - in anyone's eyes but your own.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3622336537568019852011-04-20T04:36:28.681-04:002011-04-20T04:36:28.681-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sally Goldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085110440568161880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-16105924016853535442011-04-19T21:56:45.960-04:002011-04-19T21:56:45.960-04:00I couldn't wait to be 30 and that is when my l...I couldn't wait to be 30 and that is when my life truly started. Now I'm 53 and life has just gotten better over the years. Do I have what others think makes one successful? Probably not but I've got my health and I'm happy. I wouldn't trade those for anything. You'll find your success. It will be different what you dreamed about, but it will be sweet success.Shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376023103870884939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60968403282750446762011-04-19T19:51:32.257-04:002011-04-19T19:51:32.257-04:00Fulani- I love your comments! You always say somet...Fulani- I love your comments! You always say something extensive and well thought out. Makes me feel like I write blog posts with an actual point! And I would certainly take you up on your offer, but regrettably I'm of the "being the one carrying the whip" inclination!<br /><br />Kathleen- I KNEW it!<br /><br />Hailey- God YES the compounding! The compounding is the WORST. Nothing is truer than the straw that broke the camel's back. Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way, and not the only one who uses certain methods to make it all better!<br /><br />Bronwyn- you know you're mah favorit, rite? Mah favorit in the world. And you're right- I looked at my three shelves filled with books that have my writing in, and felt a little bit less of a failure. And then you say lovely things like that, and I feel even less of a failure. You are lovely, and right back atcha on all fronts. Big kisses, always.<br /><br />Garce- I do just that, only substitute "7up" for beer and "Stephen King/Margaret Atwood/Christopher Pike/Emma Holly" for Italo Calvino and you're there. As for your vagina story: I should have known you would!Charlotte Stein aka The Mighty Viperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938045078503792108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-34673574860263730752011-04-19T19:04:54.874-04:002011-04-19T19:04:54.874-04:00I'm still visualizing being swallowed up by a ...I'm still visualizing being swallowed up by a giant vagina. Not the worst way to go. Now I'll probably have really weird dreams tonight.<br /><br />Failure or success at creative work is so hard to guess at. You never know. You just have to do it and let it go. If I were you I'd get a glass of some good beer and read a bunch of weird stories by Italo Calvino and when you're in the zone, write a story about a guy getting swallowed up by a giant vagina. It would definately get someone's attention.<br /><br />Just so you know - I've written that story! Right here! I shit you not, Might Viper Lady, I just remembered.<br /><br />It was a post two years ago on the theme of "the great outdoors" called "Natural Acts". You can read about getting swallowed up by a giant vagina right here:<br /><br />http://ohgetagrip.blogspot.com/2009/09/natural-acts.html<br /><br />Just wish I were there to offer you a good beer while you read it.<br /><br />GArceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-13203077592607464082011-04-19T17:40:38.181-04:002011-04-19T17:40:38.181-04:00I don't think anyone could look at you or your...I don't think anyone could look at you or your body of work and call you a failure. That said, I do understand feeling like someone ought to be pitching stones at you at any moment.<br /><br />Of course, we all hold ourselves to far different standards than everyone else does. But for what it's worth, I think you're shiny and brilliant, and I love your stories. You never fail to make me tilt my head, squint and look at things a bit differently and I LOVE that in an author. I never feel like I'm reading recycled material when I pick up a Charlotte Stein book. In short, you're an autobuy and I'm always thrilled that I did. <br /><br />You and your muffin cake are wonderful. :)Bronwyn Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932056019850822590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47149379663964361552011-04-19T17:17:18.974-04:002011-04-19T17:17:18.974-04:00I get this. On so many levels, I really do. I thin...I get this. On so many levels, I really do. I think the problem with failure is not a single instance. It's the compounding over time that drives people (me) to seek out bearded men in the streets, armed with a satchel of rocks for their throwing pleasure.<br /><br />You're right in that husbands, junk food, and good books/TV are the best way to cope with...well...everything.Hailey Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198366574573877171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-27909907981322918002011-04-19T09:55:39.274-04:002011-04-19T09:55:39.274-04:00Giant bearded lizards are deathly afraid of Angel ...Giant bearded lizards are deathly afraid of Angel Delight. <br /><br />That explains everything.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49005039798652655222011-04-19T08:20:06.859-04:002011-04-19T08:20:06.859-04:00I don't share your taste for The Office. I do ...I don't share your taste for The Office. I do get what you mean by the sense of failure, though. In my case usually it just comes in the form of people who should be getting back to you not getting in contact, or things that are supposed to happen just not happening. Things just go quiet. <br /><br />My solution, developed over a number of years of failure, is to dust myself down and put three more ideas out there. Usually one does end up working. More often, weirdly, all three end up working, which can be a pain. Or at least, makes for a very intensive time.<br /><br />The thing about writing, while I think about it, is that it does come with its own inbuilt letdowns. I send the file off, sometimes get to check proofs and sometimes not, then everything goes quiet and I don't hear anything until I randomly find out the thing's been published for a while already... As a writer, if you want to celebrate things you normally have to arrange your own celebrations.<br /><br />Finally, I'll leave you with the thought that if you do seriously want to be punished I'm excellent with a bullwhip and usually available at short notice!Fulanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959628434559905605noreply@blogger.com