tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post985128717686432613..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Writer’s Block (A Mythology)Hart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-7679180779122663692009-11-11T13:54:16.309-05:002009-11-11T13:54:16.309-05:00Tami, this is a great post. I can empathize. Whe...Tami, this is a great post. I can empathize. When I put away all my irrational beliefs of perfection and overthinking the plot, my writing actually progressed. I didn't realize that I was a hindrance to my own writing.<br /><br />*kicks writing mythology*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994415353101258592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-73928698368343293702009-11-09T18:18:53.379-05:002009-11-09T18:18:53.379-05:00Mark--so glad it helped! WRITE WRITE WRITE! Does...Mark--so glad it helped! WRITE WRITE WRITE! Doesn't matter at ALL if the first draft is pants!<br /><br />Elizabeth--it was amazing how liberating, yes? Not to have to just wait for the story to descend... just write!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-82644433198084374832009-11-09T16:48:03.420-05:002009-11-09T16:48:03.420-05:00There IS a writing mythology, isn't there? Lik...There IS a writing mythology, isn't there? Like you, when I made those discoveries, the writing came so much easier and quicker!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-6942693724937916392009-11-09T15:54:05.818-05:002009-11-09T15:54:05.818-05:00Thanks for this. I've been stalling on my curr...Thanks for this. I've been stalling on my current WiP longer than is humanly sensible, and needed the fillip.<br /><br />I'm going to spurt it out this week and torture myself later. <br /><br />Great post!M.J. Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972190103986599079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-85632090464410782512009-11-09T14:25:35.727-05:002009-11-09T14:25:35.727-05:00Elspeth, i would think growling might occassionall...Elspeth, i would think growling might occassionally be nice! Then again, maybe not at yourself...<br /><br />Crystal-hopefully a HELPFUL way to look, not just a foreign one! Though everybody is different... that is important to always remember, but I think to a lot of people this is liberating--especially people who spend so much of their time polishing and making perfect like you do.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-35041001749493160882009-11-09T14:09:23.993-05:002009-11-09T14:09:23.993-05:00What interesting views on the actuality of getting...What interesting views on the actuality of getting a story down on paper, (figuratively speaking). <br /><br />I've never encountered this particular way of looking at writing. Very enlightening...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-21548100564420658362009-11-09T13:44:22.413-05:002009-11-09T13:44:22.413-05:00I try desperately to remember that it's okay t...I try desperately to remember that it's okay to write crap once in a while because I'm the only one who sees it. I've also found that the crap seems to lessen as I continue to write. Now I have to learn not to growl at myself.<br /><br />Best of luck with NaNo.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-36532047482411358142009-11-09T12:04:54.709-05:002009-11-09T12:04:54.709-05:00Excellent (and timely) post, Tami! *looks for the ...Excellent (and timely) post, Tami! *looks for the like button* And hey, isn't that MY pussy you're talking about? *ducks*Amber T. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087021598115958337noreply@blogger.com