Comments for You Have Lost! http://shoinan.com "Video game players, huh?" Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:49:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by shoinan http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1379 shoinan Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:49:21 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1379 Thanks Michelle. I feel that way too - now! My school was very much a 'slam doors' establishment, but I wasn't exactly a strong enough kid to try too hard to knock any of them down. But the past is the past, and I would probably do well to remember that a bit more often. Thanks Michelle. I feel that way too – now! My school was very much a ’slam doors’ establishment, but I wasn’t exactly a strong enough kid to try too hard to knock any of them down. But the past is the past, and I would probably do well to remember that a bit more often.

]]> Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by Michelle http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1378 Michelle Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:03:32 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1378 Let's look at this another way - teachers can be incredibly overbearing because they often feel responsible for you and as such get frustrated through no fault of your own. They often think -incorrectly - because of their position over authority over you they have weighting on your future. No one has that right except you. Your teachers comment smacks of control to me, they wanted to slam doors down in front of you rather than opening up more opportunity as a good teacher should do. I would stop paying that teacher's words any heed, at the end of the day if writing is something that you're passionate about you can overcome any technical issues as long as you have the imagination, and be quite honest with reading your work its sounds like you already have. tl:dr: You have nothing to worry about. Let’s look at this another way – teachers can be incredibly overbearing because they often feel responsible for you and as such get frustrated through no fault of your own. They often think -incorrectly – because of their position over authority over you they have weighting on your future. No one has that right except you.

Your teachers comment smacks of control to me, they wanted to slam doors down in front of you rather than opening up more opportunity as a good teacher should do.

I would stop paying that teacher’s words any heed, at the end of the day if writing is something that you’re passionate about you can overcome any technical issues as long as you have the imagination, and be quite honest with reading your work its sounds like you already have.

tl:dr: You have nothing to worry about.

]]> Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by shoinan http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1377 shoinan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:40:11 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1377 I will unleash the fury of my physical presence upon you soon, young Reid. Soon, very soon. I will unleash the fury of my physical presence upon you soon, young Reid. Soon, very soon.

]]> Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by Christos http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1376 Christos Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:22:31 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1376 You're a Londoner, Sinan. What are we if not creative souls plagued by self doubt and the obsessive compulsion to moan at every turn? You're also a good writer, and a fantastic podcast host, so shaddap :). It's all good, mate, and think about it the way I do with Escapist articles: if I was shit, they wouldn't be paying. Oh, and by the way: you owe me a pub afternoon! It's half a year overdue, damn it! You’re a Londoner, Sinan. What are we if not creative souls plagued by self doubt and the obsessive compulsion to moan at every turn?

You’re also a good writer, and a fantastic podcast host, so shaddap :). It’s all good, mate, and think about it the way I do with Escapist articles: if I was shit, they wouldn’t be paying.

Oh, and by the way: you owe me a pub afternoon! It’s half a year overdue, damn it!

]]> Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by shoinan http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1375 shoinan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:01:19 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1375 This is what I figure, Anthony. And don't worry, anyone here is smart enough to fit in - see, a bit of the confidence is back ;) This is what I figure, Anthony. And don’t worry, anyone here is smart enough to fit in – see, a bit of the confidence is back ;)

]]> Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by Anthony http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1374 Anthony Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:38:03 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1374 To be honest it's probably healthy that you feel anxiety about how good you are at writing. I have the feeling nagging at the back of my brain all of the time, despite people re-assuring me that I can right (wow, what a time for that spelling faux pas to rear its head). If anything it just helps drive you to strive to be better. It's very easy to let paranoia get the best of you, lord knows it's always trying to cave my skull in with a croquet mallet, but it also means that you won't get over confident and cocky. I'm not entirely sure what point I am trying to get across here, so I'll just tell you that you are not a special unique snow flake, you are a writer. Keep enjoying what you do best and it'll all be fine. If it makes any difference you give me insecurities about my writing :p Now, to go and read through all of the other comments to make sure I sound smart and comforting enough to fit in. To be honest it’s probably healthy that you feel anxiety about how good you are at writing. I have the feeling nagging at the back of my brain all of the time, despite people re-assuring me that I can right (wow, what a time for that spelling faux pas to rear its head).

If anything it just helps drive you to strive to be better. It’s very easy to let paranoia get the best of you, lord knows it’s always trying to cave my skull in with a croquet mallet, but it also means that you won’t get over confident and cocky.

I’m not entirely sure what point I am trying to get across here, so I’ll just tell you that you are not a special unique snow flake, you are a writer. Keep enjoying what you do best and it’ll all be fine. If it makes any difference you give me insecurities about my writing :p

Now, to go and read through all of the other comments to make sure I sound smart and comforting enough to fit in.

]]> Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by shoinan http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1373 shoinan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:20:41 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1373 Pish and posh, Dave - but appreciate the kind words. But will have to beat some sense into you later. Pish and posh, Dave – but appreciate the kind words. But will have to beat some sense into you later.

]]> Comment on Crisis Of Confidence by Dave http://shoinan.com/2010/03/04/crisis-of-confidence/#comment-1371 Dave Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:37:24 +0000 http://shoinan.com/?p=2851#comment-1371 Oh, I have no crises at all Sinan. I know I am at best mediocre and fully reliant on people far better than I (read:you) to make anything I write into something actually interesting. I'm not going to sit here and blow sunshine up your arse other than to say I enjoy reading your stuff and from reading above, lots of others agree. Chin up lad ;) Oh, I have no crises at all Sinan. I know I am at best mediocre and fully reliant on people far better than I (read:you) to make anything I write into something actually interesting. I’m not going to sit here and blow sunshine up your arse other than to say I enjoy reading your stuff and from reading above, lots of others agree.

Chin up lad ;)

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