Am I the only author that does this?

[KillerMuffin]

Sometimes I really hate being an overacheiving perfectionistic grammerhound

I read my story once it's posted with an idiotic grin on my face. You'dve thought that Expertise just offered to be my love slave or something. I'm reading it, thinking, "Damn I am goooooood. You have got it baby."

Then all of my illusions are shattered. Fallen on the floor with a heartrending tinkling of broken glass. Usually the culprit is a comma. I forget one where it needs to me, and I see that error as a glaring neon sign that say YO WORLD!!! KM IS STOOOOPID!!!!!!

So, I get about 25-30 seconds of pumped up self congratulatgions. Then I get to beat my head on a desk. I don't think I've ever read more than 2 paragraphs of my own story when it's posted.

Repeat after me Muff, you don't have to be perfect. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to be perfect. I don't believe me either. *sigh*

 

[Sammyjo]

You don't have to be purrrrrrfect...

And yes, I'm sure anyone who is a serious writer, does do that.

 

[forgetunome]

KillerMuffin

Muff, you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...you don't have to be perfect...

no girlfriend you don't have to be perfect! You are very talented and write wonderful stories! Stop looking at a few weeds in the garden, raise up a little and see all the flowers, aren't they pretty? And remember from afar (the people reading the story) all we see are the pretty flowers! I hope I helped you believe in yourself? You give yourself more than 30 seconds of praise now ya' hear!

But, I know we are all our own worst enemy....so stop it already!

[Edited by forgetunome on 11-11-2000 at 08:06 AM]

 

[Nobody Special's wife]

It kills me every time because I'm not the perfect speller or puncationist....I WANT SPELL CHECK PLEASE... but I try my hardest to get it all right...

 

[Guest]

You wanted your own trollm so

Making the error wasn't stooopid.
Worrying about it is stooopid.
If your story is good the GLARING ERROR won't be seen.

I'm new to this. Are trolls supposed to be this nasty?

 

[Nobody Special]

I WANT SPELL CHECK PLEASE...

Well Wife........ Now if you would use the one you got instead of hitting "IGNORE" all the time maybe you could find more of your Grammer errors..

OOOOOOPPPPS did I say that!!!!!!!!! looking around to see if any one sees this post...

E

 

[Sammyjo]

You really are a nasty SOB aren't you?

 

[SeXy ReDHeD]

Yes Muff, I do it every time... not just in stories, but in posts. I reread what I wrote and I feel like such a retard. That's why a lot of my posts are edited. Sucks, huh?

 

[Roll-One]

Gosh Muffin, you don't have to be perfect, although i can see you strive to be, and thats great, but.... don't feel bad if your not. ..k...

(((((((((hugs))))))))))))

 

[Nicole]

Yes Muff, I do it every time... not just in stories, but in posts. I reread what I wrote and I feel like such a retard. That's why a lot of my posts are edited. Sucks, huh?

Yep me too, I even do the most stupid of things, months later if that thread comes back and I notice a mistake, I still edit it.

Emails ... if I happen to see a mistake in a SENT letter I get so angry at myself for missing it, wondering if the person I sent it too will notice it too.

Stories are harder, you see we spell certain words differently to you, Havoc is always picking on me about it, so I get someone to check that before I will even consider showing close friends let alone anyone else.

KM You are a good writer and people do not look upon you as Stupid, but I do know what you mean and no matter how good people say your writing is, it isn't going to get through to you.

So, Good Luck and Take Care

 

[CreamyLady]

Oh, me too, and remember that absolute perfection is hubris; Someone'll getcha for that. After I notice a misspelling or misplaced punctuation mark, I keep telling myself that the bolt is staying behind the blue where it belongs.

 

[Guest]

Re: Sometimes I really hate being an overacheiving perfectionistic grammerhound

Repeat after me Muff, you don't have to be perfect. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to be perfect. I don't believe me either. *sigh*

No, you don't have to, but I know how ya feel. I try to preview my posts....I've only posted one story.....today by the way...and I previewed it twice before I was satisfied. I think I got it in without stupid mistakes.....(I hope)

Guess I'll find out when it goes up, and someone finds something I've overlooked!

- Moon

 

[Katerina Val-Kyrie]

Talk about this perfectionist stuff, I am extreme. I did rewrites on my stories currently in Lit, and I spent months and months doing so. The comma thang drove me around the bend. I am still not sure if I have all my commas where they should be, but it is time to let it go. I finally submitted them this past week along with my newest one Summer's Day. Can't wait until they are up!

I feel good inside, I have accomplished alot. Rewrites are damn hard. But, anyways, I am the same way, regarding finding errors. Once stories are submitted, you always seem to find something, no matter how hard you tried. It makes me crazy, but this time I am letting it go. I shall look the other way LOL. I have lost track of how many times I have read, changed and edited my stories. I am much to hard on myself. I have worked endlessly on making them better, so therefore I should just say, Way to go Kat, and leave it at that! Nuff said!

Hugs KitKat

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I think there is still at least one typo in every single thing I've ever written, no matter how many time over the years I've re-written, edited, and proof-read. I've just corrected six typos in that last sentence. Arggghhhh.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Re: You wanted your own trollm so

Making the error wasn't stooopid.
Worrying about it is stooopid.
If your story is good the GLARING ERROR won't be seen.

I'm new to this. Are trolls supposed to be this nasty?

*Dances up and down singing in delight* I have a troll! I have a troll!!!!!

smooooooooooooooches for my troll

I'm glad I'm not the only one reading my own postings and wincing. Funny, I don't often notice errors in other stories unless the stories are full of them or just plain awful. Mine are a different story.

 

[Katerina Val-Kyrie]

I know what you mean there Dix. It is enough to drive you nuts at times...

 

[Silverlily]

KM, I'm willing to bet no one else notices. Anyone who reads the stories here only to nitpick over errors obviously has missed the point.

pst - your stories are great, sweetie, stop worrying.

 

[R Nitelight]

I make it a habit to never read my stories once they are published. You can always find a hundred things you'd like to change in a good story, and they aren't all good stories. You have to learn to cut the cord.

Where I get compulsive is seeing my name in print. I can't pass a book or a magazine with one of my stories in it without turning to the table of contents page to make sure I'm still there.

 

[kathy stl]

Wow Muffin, half the stuff you write my gf reads to me, cause I have this reading disability. So she leaves out the spelling or whatever errors. And we both laugh and enjoy. Much happiness.

 

[Easy Boy]

A modest (?) proposal

Think of your stories like sex, KM. You probably haven't had the perfect sexual experience yet. But you get to keep practicing.