With the holiday weekend, I’m taking a break from blogging this week…but don’t worry! I’ve got a great post that will probably be new to most of you. Check out this post over at the Wild Writers, where I blog with my critique group.
There should be a support group…
…for perfectionist writers. We’d all start off by introducing ourselves: “My name is Cheryl, and I’m a perfectionist” and then go on to share our stories of identifying, struggling against, and, perhaps, overcoming perfectionism.
I like this idea because perfectionists have a surprising number of traits in common with addicts.
- We’re good at denying we have a problem
- We often misdiagnose the problem (eg, thinking we’re lazy or disorganized)
Perhaps most important, perfectionists and addicts share many of the same cognitive distortions.
Head on over to the Wild Writers blog to learn more about perfectionism–and how to keep it from holding you back as a writer!
What am I thankful for?Another year with which to give tnhkas.Family and friends that are loving, generous and interested in making ours a better world.That after all these years I can still call Ralphie my friend.That there is a God in His heaven in which to give tnhkas.Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless.