tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post7864132169308550284..comments2024-03-26T08:09:33.829+00:00Comments on The Plastic Mancunian: Despicable DavePlastic Mancunianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-33929376457931597952012-10-16T22:13:49.247+01:002012-10-16T22:13:49.247+01:00Hi EC,
I don't really have a temper but I can...Hi EC,<br /><br />I don't really have a temper but I can be very pig-headed.<br /><br />We sound alike.<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-18239801186829895322012-10-16T22:12:11.168+01:002012-10-16T22:12:11.168+01:00Bonjour Kath,
I only scratched the surface of my ...Bonjour Kath,<br /><br />I only scratched the surface of my negativity ...<br /><br />THREE novels? Ill bet they are fabulous.<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-50821609366251766522012-10-16T22:10:58.081+01:002012-10-16T22:10:58.081+01:00Hi Jackie,
I've read Catch 22. I thought it w...Hi Jackie,<br /><br />I've read Catch 22. I thought it was brilliant.<br /><br />Maybe there's hope yet.<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-76100264377226102382012-10-16T10:49:54.919+01:002012-10-16T10:49:54.919+01:00I beat up on myself. If someone says something ni...I beat up on myself. If someone says something nice about me I will go to some pains to explain why they are wrong.<br />I am shy.<br />I am pig-headed, or stubborn on a good day.<br />I have a temper which I try hard to keep in check.<br />Sound familiar? It seems we share some of the negatives.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-48414573750077597302012-10-16T06:54:32.391+01:002012-10-16T06:54:32.391+01:00You don't sound all that despicable to me, dea...You don't sound all that despicable to me, dear Wavey Davey or Mrs PM would have buried you in the back garden long ago!<br /><br />Hmmm, my negatives are vast:<br />* Worrying about things not yet occurred / that may never occur / I can not do anything to change;<br /><br />* Showing off due to over-excitement, nervousness or pretending to be an extrovert when really I'm an anxious introvert;<br /><br />* Stubbornness;<br /><br />* Sulking for far too long during boring arguments with Love Chunks;<br /><br />* Mostly taking the emotional rather than the rational route;<br /><br />* Talking over the top of others and not listening properly: and<br /><br />* Procrastination. THREE entirely different novels started and not finished (27,000 words, 11,000 words and 10,000 words)MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-26900124518759542202012-10-16T01:17:34.926+01:002012-10-16T01:17:34.926+01:00Mine are the same as yours.
If it is any comfort, ...Mine are the same as yours.<br />If it is any comfort, I believe most writers really, really struggle with procrastination.<br />Don't give up! Maybe set yourself smaller goals such as drafting out the plot, or finishing a couple of chapters?<br />Took Joseph Heller 12 years to write Catch 22 I think.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.com