For me a lot of it is comparing where I was years ago to where I am now: I can literally see the difference between then and now. (The pieces I'm editing currently were written over several years, so the changes are very obvious.)
Also remembering that every time I write, just like every time one draws, I put together words in different ways and try new things, and that sometimes those things fail, but I still learn from those. (My boss, at work, is very keen on "you learn more from messing up than succeeding" and as much as it's nerve-wracking and horrifying to screw up when I'm getting paid to do it correctly, her attitude helps take the edge off of it.)
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Date: 2016-05-15 06:46 pm (UTC)Also remembering that every time I write, just like every time one draws, I put together words in different ways and try new things, and that sometimes those things fail, but I still learn from those. (My boss, at work, is very keen on "you learn more from messing up than succeeding" and as much as it's nerve-wracking and horrifying to screw up when I'm getting paid to do it correctly, her attitude helps take the edge off of it.)