tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post1021633616097227410..comments2023-12-22T01:00:05.754-08:00Comments on Pensuasion: Insecure Writer's Support Group S. L. Hennessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-23258614506961161772014-11-08T04:18:37.714-08:002014-11-08T04:18:37.714-08:00It IS ugly. And difficult. Ha! Feels strangely emp...It IS ugly. And difficult. Ha! Feels strangely empowering to admit these things. <br />So why do we do it? No idea. <br /><br />"a romantic idea that writing is some beautiful experience that takes place in an architectural room filled with leather novels and chai tea." <br />Such a beautiful image...I can feel the texture...and smell those leather novels...and the chai tea...<br />Ha! IF ONLY...<br />Thank you for co-hosting the IWSG this month!<br />Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-40486167216266859242014-11-07T06:56:50.241-08:002014-11-07T06:56:50.241-08:00Hehehe. Yeah, writing doesn't seem like a pret...Hehehe. Yeah, writing doesn't seem like a pretty thing. I enjoy it. It's just the revising that drains me. And making things logically work. Sheesh. Details. :) Best of luck with the chipping!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-75188884721447979102014-11-06T19:50:53.117-08:002014-11-06T19:50:53.117-08:00With the exception of Barbara Cartland, whose auth...With the exception of Barbara Cartland, whose author pic always showed her on a velvet chaise, sipping champagne, and eating bon-bons, I don't know any authors who say it's easy, that they dress to write, or hide away in a cabin. Although Koontz says he never revises, and that seems like it must be a lie... I do think it's getting harder though. So much competition. But more opportunities, too. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-31883625632332530672014-11-06T11:27:27.940-08:002014-11-06T11:27:27.940-08:00I lol'ed myself on that one. Right on! Where&#...I lol'ed myself on that one. Right on! Where's my screwdriver. I've got some work to do.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-73338594337509788512014-11-06T03:50:09.629-08:002014-11-06T03:50:09.629-08:00Maybe that's why more people don't read my...Maybe that's why more people don't read my stuff. I haven't been lying to them enough. Maybe writers lie about writing becasue no one wants to hear the truth about writing.<br />In any case, as you say, I can't imagine doing anything else. Thanks for the encouragement and I hope I wasn't a downer when I started out. Thanks for co-hosting. Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-31835825115543765752014-11-06T01:56:28.202-08:002014-11-06T01:56:28.202-08:00Brilliant post. I must have lucked out and spoken ...Brilliant post. I must have lucked out and spoken to a lot of honest writers - knowing that you should expect the first draft to be crap and to just get it written down regardless has helped me enormously and probably saved a lot of time.Angela Wooldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087511266107287296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-67824195655819225762014-11-05T23:08:32.580-08:002014-11-05T23:08:32.580-08:00There is a "bang head here" target next ...There is a "bang head here" target next to my computer screen for when I'm writing.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-85327134152490466142014-11-05T22:16:25.322-08:002014-11-05T22:16:25.322-08:00I agree - particularly this year it has felt like ...I agree - particularly this year it has felt like a hard slog, the revision side of it anyway. It's been like pulling teeth ... or watching grass grow ... or any other cliché that fits. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-58418914030337331932014-11-05T21:09:07.658-08:002014-11-05T21:09:07.658-08:00YES! Writing is boring (and boring to look at) and...YES! Writing is boring (and boring to look at) and hard and internal and confusing. It is not fun in the traditional way people think of "fun" things. But we do it anyway.Michelle Athyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143019809716476693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-50969154028767122242014-11-05T19:28:20.982-08:002014-11-05T19:28:20.982-08:00Ha, that was great! Some nights I would rather hac...Ha, that was great! Some nights I would rather hack away at my freezer with a screwdriver than sit down and write. =) Leandra Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381034024025750992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-12005131855087169712014-11-05T18:44:42.907-08:002014-11-05T18:44:42.907-08:00Reminds me of Anne Lamott's piece "Shitty...Reminds me of Anne Lamott's piece "Shitty First Drafts." I go back and read it when I about to throw myself off a cliff. <br /><br />Dig the blog title. I am a sucker for a pun.Holly Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113438267020711966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-15531836848774471882014-11-05T18:07:59.732-08:002014-11-05T18:07:59.732-08:00...and now I am laughing aloud and visualizing mys......and now I am laughing aloud and visualizing myself, screwdriver in hand, hacking away at paragraphs, once presentable, now seen as frozen gobs to be eradicated or sculpted into something good. "Oh, the story is there, independent of me... I sense it, I touch it, I guide it into birth..." *Cough!* (The foregoing was spoken to a poetry professor by someone who fixed him with an oyster-like eye [rather like The Ancient Mariner] and went on for a while!Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-8352956314286943632014-11-05T17:54:54.855-08:002014-11-05T17:54:54.855-08:00Is it bad I'm glad it's not only me... but...Is it bad I'm glad it's not only me... but that paragraph is so true and I feel better knowing I'm not alone.<br /><br />Thanks for co-hosting.Cherie Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205065477147957455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-80155989200292429762014-11-05T17:29:26.373-08:002014-11-05T17:29:26.373-08:00Personally hacking at a freezer with a screwdriver...Personally hacking at a freezer with a screwdriver sounds more fun but ah well :P heres to hacking away!sjphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772883091207430753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-47613851153782538952014-11-05T16:13:32.139-08:002014-11-05T16:13:32.139-08:00This is so true! My first drafts are just hideous....This is so true! My first drafts are just hideous. The second drafts aren't much better. Writing is hard work. Thank you for co-hosting and for such a great post. Tricia Drammehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120085771431824426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-49401037954071747142014-11-05T14:04:21.267-08:002014-11-05T14:04:21.267-08:00Yes! The good the bad and the ugly of writing... B...Yes! The good the bad and the ugly of writing... But we keep going back for more, great post. M xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-42020297485063083502014-11-05T13:54:12.511-08:002014-11-05T13:54:12.511-08:00Loved your post! :Yeah, writing is hard work and i...Loved your post! :Yeah, writing is hard work and it's lonely.Unless we're hanging out with the IWSG. Lots of people to bolster us. Thanks for hosting this month.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-63619706927160515812014-11-05T13:46:14.213-08:002014-11-05T13:46:14.213-08:00This is an awesome (and truthful) post! Oh the qu...This is an awesome (and truthful) post! Oh the quote! Perfect. I feel good deep down reading this...it is hard, isn't it? Thank you for hosting IWSG!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-42040812013537208302014-11-05T13:31:00.100-08:002014-11-05T13:31:00.100-08:00That quote is awesome! And yes, writing is so hard...That quote is awesome! And yes, writing is so hard. I make my students read Anne Lamotte's "Shitty first drafts" and am always amused by how astounded they are that "real" writers have a hard time writing too.Rosalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533288555696717340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-51174704603065935332014-11-05T13:30:06.491-08:002014-11-05T13:30:06.491-08:00haha! Loved the Amy Poehler quote. I guess all of ...haha! Loved the Amy Poehler quote. I guess all of the bs comes from people wanting to make their mundane lives sound more interesting than they really are. I used to do it when I worked in banking. I'd tell everyone about closing the big deals and cool business lunches, while my everyday was crunching numbers, figuring out how to use impenetrable software, and dealing with endless customer complaints. But no one wants to hear about that! :=)<br /><br />I've always like Elizabeth George's quote on writing: "It isn't "fun," like going skiing or having lunch with a friend is fun, but is certainly is satisfying!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-5891819580041232842014-11-05T12:26:33.142-08:002014-11-05T12:26:33.142-08:00I love that quote. It's like having kids (or s...I love that quote. It's like having kids (or so I'm guessing, I don't have kids). They take a lot out of you, but you can't imagine living without them.cheerfuloptimistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348764562955222219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-77252008306169481972014-11-05T12:03:28.662-08:002014-11-05T12:03:28.662-08:00Thanks for sharing that Amy Poehler quote! I laug...Thanks for sharing that Amy Poehler quote! I laughed so hard, and it's definitely spot on!L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-87812358482126179582014-11-05T12:01:30.227-08:002014-11-05T12:01:30.227-08:00Very funny! When you listen to the people who &qu...Very funny! When you listen to the people who "write" their autobiographies or something about cooking (I am thinking actors right now), they make it sound like they are exploring etc.... I think you nailed it more on the head than anyone else with the excerpt. This also tells me how much one has to love writing and have that feeling of accomplishment afterwards...and then a few drinks of wine, beer or martinis or maybe all three:)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-64554610214949354872014-11-05T11:57:03.126-08:002014-11-05T11:57:03.126-08:00Writing is hard and only another writer would unde...Writing is hard and only another writer would understand that. It's a bittersweet process, but it's always worth it in the end. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-86924192884322595172014-11-05T10:40:27.357-08:002014-11-05T10:40:27.357-08:00Awesome post. Don't you love Amy Poehler? Writ...Awesome post. Don't you love Amy Poehler? Writing is hard work. But if you're passionate about it, it's worth it. And it's rewarding. Thanks for this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com