tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599649145364470232.post4359257760691717090..comments2024-02-08T06:19:52.019-08:00Comments on Devereaux Court: Preconceptions: What People Think of WritersAthenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326433374535082863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599649145364470232.post-49679966297722330532011-01-18T19:36:53.385-08:002011-01-18T19:36:53.385-08:00I think part of it is a confidence thing. I didn&...I think part of it is a confidence thing. I didn't realize it until you said it, but I've been getting less of the 'fall back' since I started refering to myself as a writer too. I think maybe it's like a mental block, if you say you are a writer, then that's what you are, and it doesn't occur to people to try to talk you out of it, because it's already happened.Athenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326433374535082863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599649145364470232.post-52289072931666985282011-01-17T15:13:36.768-08:002011-01-17T15:13:36.768-08:00:| For years I got the 'fall back' respons...:| For years I got the 'fall back' response, and it got to the point where I would tell people I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and I would figure it out after I went to university, because I got the same response only it was more supportive. It's weird, because just recently (just after this NaNo, actually - it did quite a lot for me writing-self-wise) I've actuallyEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803567614298269421noreply@blogger.com