tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post8008221206973632707..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Natural Talent?Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-32416017509232888312011-11-02T02:09:09.986-05:002011-11-02T02:09:09.986-05:00Talent and effort:
http://andrewjshields.blogspot...Talent and effort:<br /><br />http://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2007/02/effort-not-talent.htmlAndrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-22778163636994237932011-10-28T11:45:23.222-05:002011-10-28T11:45:23.222-05:00wow. quite impressive.wow. quite impressive.Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-72916063715024729762011-10-26T10:46:19.145-05:002011-10-26T10:46:19.145-05:00Your father was a sociologist? Cool. I also think ...Your father was a sociologist? Cool. I also think that having a parent who is an academic is a great help in demystifying writing. My mother is a professor of legal philosophy ;)Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-60444847926321374902011-10-26T10:40:56.263-05:002011-10-26T10:40:56.263-05:00The more you work on your writing, the more compli...The more you work on your writing, the more compliments you will get. Even writing above-average prose will get you the reputation for writing extremely well. My father was a sociologist and used to complain about how badly many of his colleagues wrote. But, of course, this is not a problem specific to that field. Literary critics ought to write well but all too often don't.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-53426013661650876682011-10-26T09:32:36.589-05:002011-10-26T09:32:36.589-05:00I recently received a review where the reviewer sa...I recently received a review where the reviewer said I was a "gifted writer." In my case, I am quite sure that is NOT the case. I have become a much better writer over just the past few years through practice, even deliberate practice. As you imply in your post above, when I began to think of myself as a writer, I began to pay attention to style and to work towards improving my writing.Tanya Golash-Bozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299920277816825958noreply@blogger.com