tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post1080772416072446889..comments2023-03-29T10:22:01.651+01:00Comments on Along The Write Lines: In search of a perfect formula or Cu2CO3(OH)2DThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-56395547617402198632014-06-30T19:45:35.568+01:002014-06-30T19:45:35.568+01:00I loved this post, Derek. I loved the writing and ...I loved this post, Derek. I loved the writing and I loved the things you've said. Simon and I have asked ourselves this question over and over again: Why not me? After feeling like we'd done everything we're "supposed to." Our conclusion: So much comes down to luck. Or not. But this is what makes the artist brave: Believing that you have something to say, or create, or contribute...so you JUST. KEEP. AT. IT.Monikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-61573064106609946152014-06-30T19:01:40.682+01:002014-06-30T19:01:40.682+01:00Agreed. The only success we have absolute control ...Agreed. The only success we have absolute control and influence over is the quality of our finished writing. All else is secondary.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-18166152425576364942014-06-30T10:50:00.764+01:002014-06-30T10:50:00.764+01:00I think we can never emphasise too many times how ...I think we can never emphasise too many times how the key to "success" is to write well. That doesn't guarantee success of course, but it MUST be a prerequisite to it - or at least to any satisfying version of it.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.com