Comments on: Do You Love Writing but Hate to Write?

By: naisioxerloro

naisioxerloro — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:12:52 +0000

Hi.
Good design, who make it?

By: Kimmikoto

Kimmikoto — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:04:57 +0000

I find the fastest way of writing is doing it on computer. Screw rough copy because when I do a rough, I always rush and forget stuff. On papper, there’s no spacebar to start in the middle. If your a writer and don’t know how to type. You better learn how if you want to have time to fly a kite.

By: After the MFA - More on the Loving and Hating of Writing

After the MFA - More on the Loving and Hating of Writing — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:50:41 +0000

[...] of the more popular posts I’ve written so far is “Do You Love Writing but Hate to Write?” I like the fact this has resonated with others. I always felt guilty about hating a lot [...]

By: Lyndon

Lyndon — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:20:27 +0000

Shame I was looking for a place that could sell me chains, so I could chain myself to the desk and finish what I start.

I’ve heard that Absinthe can have the same effect.

By: NaNoWriMo 2006 « quaking aspen

NaNoWriMo 2006 « quaking aspen — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:10:29 +0000

[...] Anyway, I decided after the work I did last year on NaNo that I really REALLY need to give outlining a try. If you want to do the same, here’s a useful link for a novel outline in 30 minutes. Also an entertaining post on the dilemma of wanting to write, and yet not. [...]

By: gordon

gordon — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:28:01 +0000

Jess — please do post back. I would love to hear how people are using some of the stuff we talk about here…

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:58:08 +0000

Great bit of advice! Thank you for taking the time to post it!

I’ve been sputtering (mostly) on my novel for the past four years.

I’ll try your approach and will let you know about my results.

Cheers!

Jess

By: Jeffrey Yamaguchi

Jeffrey Yamaguchi — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:36:54 +0000

These are fantastic, simple tips. I used them to help me focus this past weekend, during which I was mostly feeling like I “hate to write.”

By: admin

admin — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:18:56 +0000

I can see how students might feel cheated without being given some choices about exercises and prompts — particularly when the class is tackling some new techniques or craft elements. It’s good to have them in a pinch.

I should remind myself of that when/if I get into doing some teaching.

Thanks for all the comments.

-g

By: Kate Evans

Kate Evans — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:48:15 +0000

I feel the same about exercises–I’m either writing or I’m not. I didn’t like them as a student either. However, my students seem to want them … mainly, perhaps, because otherwise they have to wait too long to get workshopped and get their work seen. Maybe I need to stress that they need to write all the time but not necessarily show *everthing* to someone! But generally I go with the exercises thing, realizing we’re all different as writers.