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I guess so.
Some writers right as a form of escape.
Though, I do disagree on one point in that photo. Writers whom write to escape from their troubles do not procrastinate. Because if they are procrastinating, they are no writing. And thus, they are no escaping from their problems.
Escape
Do they escape to the right too?
DJ
I believe it.
That's simply brilliant.
~And so it goes...
It is One View
And a very sad and somewhat twisted one. Having been a writer for over twenty years and known some very gifted and noted writers during that time, I can happily say I have never met one who even comes close to the depiction of writers what's-his-face in the picture is describing. I dare say if I ever did, I'd excuse myself as quickly as possible and run like hell for the nearest exit.
As an aside, might I ask who would want to read anything someone like that wrote? I expect most of us already have more than enough drama as well as gloom and doom in our day to day lives without taking, what is for me, quality time each day reading tales of woo penned by someone else.
Any who, that's my story and I'm sticking' to it.
Nancy Cole
a.k.a. HW Coyle
"You may be what you resolve to be."
T.J. Jackson
Absolutely not, I've never
Absolutely not, I've never had that good a day while writing.
Not So Much
If I felt the way he described, I doubt that I'd be writing. And -- if that was De Niro talking,
I don't think he was speaking AS a writer; he was making fun of writers. So, ha ha, Bob, you ungrateful
character actor. Aren't you funny. Did one of the writers give you that quip?
Certainly some of us write from suffering -- you can see it in the blogs. But we are all very different.
For many writers, what they write isn't personal, even if it makes other people cry or laugh.
I find that when my life is difficult, I don't write at all. It's not an escape for me.
When I have some leisure and things are generally normal in my life, *then* I can develop a story
and write. I have been in a position of having to produce on a schedule, and it's a good experience:
you find that writing doesn't depend on your feelings. It depends more on your ability to get words out
and then fix them afterward.
Kaleigh Way
Absolutely true
I isolate myself. I am weird and don't really work well in social situations. I am caffeine addicted. I procrastinate most of the time. I panic when due date's about to arrive. I hate myself and my soul-crushing inadequacy. Yeap, I'm born to be a writer.
Try being basically immune to
Try being basically immune to caffeine. Some days it'd be nice to have something to help me in the morning :x
Been there
Been there. Still doing it.
What's a good day?
I write, and I LOVE IT!
..... I don't drink coffee,
I adore writing with people around me to bounce ideas off,
I always believe that the next one IS going to be a best-seller,
if I reach a block on the story I'm on, I get a fresh page and start another,
I don't know what panic is,
I'm about as level-headed as one can be, even with all the crap in my life,
......and all this on a bad day
The good days are AMAZING!
Tanya :)
PS... All I need now is for tens of thousands to discover my books.. oh yes, and buy them!
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