Hatrack River Writers Workshop: Ira Glass On Storyteller

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Posted by smncameron (Member # 7392) on :

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-hidvElQ0xE

The video mainly deals with radio broadcasting, but the first part is an inspiring message for anyone who has ever thrown their work away in disgust.

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Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :

Nice to hear that from someone in another form of creative work.

I submit that as you are learning and improving, you go through the gap cycle (if you want to call it that) several times. You're "taste" improves faster, at times, than your abilities, and while your abilities are catching up, you can really HATE what you are creating.

As he said, you just have to keep at it.

Edited to add:

Thanks, smncameron, for posting that link.

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Posted by mitchellworks (Member # 6779) on :

Thanks for this link -- it's exactly why I hate all my stuff! Good to know it's normal.