Well, how true that is. Rafa Nadal certainly qualifies but I'm not so sure about me! I hope I'm learning as I go, and I certainly look back on things I wrote a year or two ago and wish I could edit them again. I think I can look back objectively on a day's writing output and say if it is good, mediocre or bad. Usually I twiddle with it next day, and that always improves it. Well, nearly always! H'mmm, maybe I qualify.
However, I was much chuffed to receive a compliment about FAR AFTER GOLD last week and it really cheered me up:
"(The book) irresistably hooked me in. I think what I really adored about it was the way you really gave your characters realistically and believably ancient sensibilities and moral codes. You so rarely see this done well it was wonderful to read - thank you!"
I watched KING KONG on tv last night. At the point where the ape seizes the coloured man and looks as if he's going to bite his head off, I clicked the remote and gave up. It was an ugly film, nasty to watch and not redeemed, as far as I was concerned, by computer images and back projection. Clever doesn't always mean good.
The pic? Matfen Hall, where we sometimes go for a meal.
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Hi Jen
I noticed that comment as well. It's so true. And yes, you work hard enough to qualify.
Where've you been lately? Missed you!
Arsene Wenger's comment is backed up by a well-conducted study in a psychology journal (not that I suppose he is bothered by such things!). People who performed a task badly but believed they had performed it well were unable to improve.
Congratulations on your positive review!
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