tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372797675293003712.post776506524529203643..comments2023-09-20T07:09:45.487-05:00Comments on Pencil to Paper: On Writing and WillfulnessSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671692384624598065noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372797675293003712.post-86883092002141749452010-12-01T11:03:48.203-06:002010-12-01T11:03:48.203-06:00Love this post.
After recently leaving a job in ...Love this post. <br /><br />After recently leaving a job in "journalism" I realized the best thing it taught me about writing was to do it when I don't "feel like it." To make myself put a few words on paper, because I'll almost always be surprised that more will follow if I'll just commit those first few.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts. And good luck with school. It sucks, I know, but just developing the discipline of (ahemMath) will help a lot I suspect. Granted this is coming from a girl who had to review a lot of city budgets in order to be a "Staff writer," but still.Jenhttp://divineimperfections.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372797675293003712.post-80545636581323023342010-12-01T10:50:28.593-06:002010-12-01T10:50:28.593-06:00@Christopher—I totally agree! I would love a lake-...@Christopher—I totally agree! I would love a lake-side cabin with a view, nature for neighbors, and a big porch where I could sit with a cup of coffee and just write. Oh, that would be bliss! Real life definitely tends to get in the way.<br /><br />And you're right; even on the busiest, most hectic days, I'm still thinking of stories, or how to use life situations in stories. There will always be those of us who see the world that way.<br /><br />Good luck to you, too! And thanks for following along. I'm glad it's been good inspiration! If all else fails—when in doubt, WRITE!<br /><br />:-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671692384624598065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372797675293003712.post-60434707503149416222010-12-01T10:44:28.408-06:002010-12-01T10:44:28.408-06:00@Matt—I think it's so handy that our chosen ca...@Matt—I think it's so handy that our chosen career aspirations are just one other way we have things in common. We both write, just not in the same medium. And as such, we face a lot of the same problems! Writer's block, lack of inspiration, fussy muses, and, of course, getting attached to our favorite pieces!<br /><br />I'm still working on becoming a good self-editor. I mean, I'm good at...editing. But I still put it off...kind of a lot.<br /><br />And you're probably right about school making NOT writing such an easy option. Although I do think, at least for me, it can also be laziness and/or fear. I mean, I have Tuesdays and Thursdays OFF. You'd think I could make myself sit down and write those days... *facepalm*<br /><br />Pushi! HA! That's awesome. Not as good as "wifeless" though. If you ask me. ;-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671692384624598065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372797675293003712.post-83374856539866679912010-11-30T11:22:21.124-06:002010-11-30T11:22:21.124-06:00I completely agree with your ideas about writing. ...I completely agree with your ideas about writing. It's probably one of the hardest things to do, yet I love every second of it (when I finally start doing it). If life wasn't so crazy these days, I would've tried NaNoWriMo. What I need is that isolated lake-side cabin situation and a few months of quiet. Sometimes real life clouds the mind a bit too much for the fingers to form the words. <br /><br />But the good thing about writers who truly love writing is that they'll always be thinking of the world in terms of stories, absorbing the world, creating plot-lines... And one day they'll sit down and turn all of those experiences into stories on the page.<br /><br />So good luck with the writing. I've been following along with your blog for a while now and it's been good inspiration to keep listening to my muse, even while the universe seems to be shouting in my ear.Christopher Fryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066952505635017016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372797675293003712.post-90728635276352065682010-11-29T20:31:11.433-06:002010-11-29T20:31:11.433-06:00It's so true. We face the same problems in wri...It's so true. We face the same problems in writing music. ESPECIALLY in film scoring...I've had to remove a lot of music that I just loved. It sucks. But they also tell us not to get attached to anything we write, because that'll happen all the time. Not so much in concert music but...it still happens, especially if you're a good self-editor...which I've had to become unfortunately. <br /><br />And I don't think it's laziness or fear that keeps us from writing. Sometimes you just have to NOT. School just has a tendency to make the "not" so much easier. Damn school.<br /><br />-Pushi <----- HA!Matt Bukatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738057443018433758noreply@blogger.com