I feel like in these instances, looking around outside of yourself is actually thinning out your own experience.
You know the level of quality you respect in other authors, and you know what level of quality you are trying to acheive yourself. Wondering if you should water down that expectation isn't just settling in terms of the work itself, but I think it also waters down how you feel when creating it. The final product should be something you enjoy, regardless of if others would have enjoyed a slightly less perfect version.
There is such a thing as beating a dead horse, but you don't sound like that's what you're doing. You sound methodical and logical and exactly as someone should sound who is working out something important to them.
I guess what I'm saying is that at the end of the day, you should be asking yourself if you're happy with the work before you ever ask others.
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Date: 2012-03-20 09:50 pm (UTC)You know the level of quality you respect in other authors, and you know what level of quality you are trying to acheive yourself. Wondering if you should water down that expectation isn't just settling in terms of the work itself, but I think it also waters down how you feel when creating it. The final product should be something you enjoy, regardless of if others would have enjoyed a slightly less perfect version.
There is such a thing as beating a dead horse, but you don't sound like that's what you're doing. You sound methodical and logical and exactly as someone should sound who is working out something important to them.
I guess what I'm saying is that at the end of the day, you should be asking yourself if you're happy with the work before you ever ask others.
I'm done rambling. LOVE!!