Comments on: About Writing (Also, Playing Pretend)

By: Wonderfriend

Wonderfriend — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 01:41:01 +0000

In reply to Kristy.

I’ve never heard of Writing Down the Bones – will have to get a copy.

I hear you. Making the shift from thinking about/reading about to actually doing is not as easy as it sounds. At this rate, I might have a completed book by 2019. Might.

By: Wonderfriend

Wonderfriend — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 01:37:56 +0000

In reply to Stacey @ Entropified.

I know – balancing all of the day-to-day is not easy. I doubt it’s laziness! It’s just life.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:37:33 +0000

Thank gawd, I’m not the only one that would sometimes rather bang my head against the wall than “play cars” again. Anyways, I am right now nearly done with Bird by Bird. I keep meaning to tell Cheryl (Mommypants/Red Dress) that I am reading it from her recommendation. I love it. Next, I will read Writing Down the Bones (recommended in O mag for memior writing). Someday, maybe I’ll stop reading about writing, and actually start that damn book. Will follow you, my sister in writing and red dresses!

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By: Stacey @ Entropified

Stacey @ Entropified — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:35:02 +0000

I don’t know what my writing problem is.
Lazy? Probably.
Lots of other things I HAVE to do? Most definitely.

One of these days.

By: Wonderfriend

Wonderfriend — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:51:12 +0000

In reply to gigi. Errant spouting off is the most fun!

By: Wonderfriend

Wonderfriend — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:50:44 +0000

In reply to Amber. I get it. I so get it. Once I have quiet time, my brain is kind of mushy!

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:52:37 +0000

OK, your disclaimers had me laughing hysterically!!

What you described in this post is the reason I can’t write when my kids are awake, I generally write something this is sloppy, awkward, and generally hard to read and end up posting it because I am so darn tired of trying to write. (See what I mean?) However, I have those moments even when my kids are sleeping. Times when my thoughts race each other around the world and back while I lean back, breathing heavily, and try to organize my thoughts in some way. It’s not easy.

By: gigi

gigi — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:25:51 +0000

I don’t read anything about writing. I probably should. But then again, I don’t have true aspirations to be a published writer. I much prefer the errant spouting-off I get to do in blogging.

I am in awe of everyone who is working on a novel. Suddenly, I know many of those people!