tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21535968.post7985579157835723304..comments2023-11-15T12:11:25.390-08:00Comments on My Name Is Jacques: Not Alone in The WorldJacqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01191605452150905153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21535968.post-2850805971664998892008-01-29T14:08:00.000-08:002008-01-29T14:08:00.000-08:00Jake, you sound like a crazy, ungrateful, depresse...Jake, you sound like a crazy, ungrateful, depressed person. Now put on one of your 21 Polo pullovers and let's go get a mind-eraser at Nite-Caps.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04190402026137851504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21535968.post-23700398283725232762008-01-16T11:21:00.000-08:002008-01-16T11:21:00.000-08:00Two jobs ago, I was working as a wilderness instru...Two jobs ago, I was working as a wilderness instructor at a unique boarding school. It's a character-based education (meaning attitude over apptitude, integrity over intelligence, etc.) During my first week, I was asked if I was more afraid of failure or success. My first thought was "Failure of course!" But the more I thought about it, I realized the opposite was (and is) true. For a while, --since I've been writing-- I've been worried. Really worried: What if my books makes it? Seriously! What if someone --an editor; an agent-- REALLY likes it, then I gain a reader base, then I'm expected to KEEP ON WRITING. I'm held to that high standard, and then there's all the more reason to be afraid of potentially letting everyone down again. Like, the critics are just WAITING for me to mess up. But if I don't (mess up my 2nd story, I mean), then that's more work for me because I can't just back out and NOT write my 3rd story...then the 15th...Fear of success is a vicious demon. But one that keeps me going so at the very least I can prove myself wrong. See you at the top, Jacques.The Davis Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985490915975766484noreply@blogger.com