Comments on: Ignore anyone who tells you to write, write, write! http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write A weblog about writing, reading and all things digital. Made by Iain Broome. Sun, 20 May 2012 21:49:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Francis B http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-1846 Francis B Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:39:08 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-1846 A good article, but I've a few issues with it. Sometimes one simply must "write, write, write" or else one realizes that bills are piling up and the job offers from old publishers just aren't coming in anymore. It is amazing what one late article can do to ruin the hard work one has put in over the years. When that plumber hurts his hand, he of course stops plumbing to take care of it, but as soon as that hand is fixed he goes back to plumbing. And if you're a writer, and you hurt your hand, then I assume you bandage that up. But if you're lacking inspiration, it doesn't mean you should stop. I've seen too many dissertations and half written (good concept) articles to see people continue that trend. Take some time to learn more about your subject, if you're writing fiction then do some freewriting exercises, just write about the character or the scene or the whatever happens to be involved in your piece. If you still aren't feeling the muse then feel free to take a break. But if at the end of the day (figuratively speaking) you still are not feeling inspired than for god's' sake man keep writing. Maybe you end up with a 1000 or 5000 words you cannot use, but the rest you keep and you tighten it up in editing. Maybe it isn't your best work, but that's ok, at least you conquered the mountain, even if you had to slog along at a crawl when you got near the summit. Not because that's what writers do, but because you're the only one who can write that and the world deserves the chance to know it. A good article, but I’ve a few issues with it. Sometimes one simply must “write, write, write” or else one realizes that bills are piling up and the job offers from old publishers just aren’t coming in anymore. It is amazing what one late article can do to ruin the hard work one has put in over the years.

When that plumber hurts his hand, he of course stops plumbing to take care of it, but as soon as that hand is fixed he goes back to plumbing. And if you’re a writer, and you hurt your hand, then I assume you bandage that up. But if you’re lacking inspiration, it doesn’t mean you should stop. I’ve seen too many dissertations and half written (good concept) articles to see people continue that trend.

Take some time to learn more about your subject, if you’re writing fiction then do some freewriting exercises, just write about the character or the scene or the whatever happens to be involved in your piece. If you still aren’t feeling the muse then feel free to take a break.

But if at the end of the day (figuratively speaking) you still are not feeling inspired than for god’s’ sake man keep writing. Maybe you end up with a 1000 or 5000 words you cannot use, but the rest you keep and you tighten it up in editing. Maybe it isn’t your best work, but that’s ok, at least you conquered the mountain, even if you had to slog along at a crawl when you got near the summit.

Not because that’s what writers do, but because you’re the only one who can write that and the world deserves the chance to know it.

]]> By: (Don’t) write, write, write | Chat Broome http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-469 (Don’t) write, write, write | Chat Broome Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:47:57 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-469 [...] Ignore anyone who tells you to write, write, write | Write for Your Life About A one-man podcast about writing, web culture and technology. By Iain Broome, novelist [...] [...] Ignore anyone who tells you to write, write, write | Write for Your Life About A one-man podcast about writing, web culture and technology. By Iain Broome, novelist [...]

]]> By: Iain Broome http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-468 Iain Broome Tue, 31 May 2011 19:01:00 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-468 Do it! Do it!

]]> By: Bethany Dean http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-467 Bethany Dean Tue, 24 May 2011 09:16:00 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-467 Oh, I just found this... I might actually just print this out and stick it on the wall! Oh, I just found this… I might actually just print this out and stick it on the wall!

]]> By: Robin Simonds Fitch on writing patterns | Write for Your Life http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-466 Robin Simonds Fitch on writing patterns | Write for Your Life Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:37:06 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-466 [...] is a great point. While I strongly believe that a writer doesn’t have to write every day to call themselves such, I do think that it’s important to write regularly – to keep at [...] [...] is a great point. While I strongly believe that a writer doesn’t have to write every day to call themselves such, I do think that it’s important to write regularly – to keep at [...]

]]> By: Are writers forever riddled with guilt? | Write for Your Life http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-465 Are writers forever riddled with guilt? | Write for Your Life Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:02:52 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-465 [...] face it, most of us face a constant battle between our writing and real life. It can feel like a never ending shift from one to the other with [...] [...] face it, most of us face a constant battle between our writing and real life. It can feel like a never ending shift from one to the other with [...]

]]> By: Accept your foibles and observe your writing patterns | Write for Your Life http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-464 Accept your foibles and observe your writing patterns | Write for Your Life Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:56:17 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-464 [...] 2009, I wrote a blog post in which I said that writers should ignore anyone who told them that they had to always be writing if they wanted to legitimately be a w.... Some people agreed, some people didn’t. That’s [...] [...] 2009, I wrote a blog post in which I said that writers should ignore anyone who told them that they had to always be writing if they wanted to legitimately be a w…. Some people agreed, some people didn’t. That’s [...]

]]> By: Iain Broome http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-463 Iain Broome Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:09:00 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-463 Thanks - glad you like! And never give up the dream! Thanks – glad you like!

And never give up the dream!

]]> By: Mzey http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-462 Mzey Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:09:00 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-462 RAWR! I love your blog by the way but RAWR! Sorry. Just thinking of these "celebrity writers" (even though i havn't heard of them thats what they say they are) who say that if you don't write at least 800 words a day or something like that you're not a writer and you should just give up the dream! What kind of person SAYS that, anyway?!?!?! :( Never giving up the dream, no matter how many words I write a day. RAWR! I love your blog by the way but RAWR!
Sorry. Just thinking of these “celebrity writers” (even though i havn’t heard of them thats what they say they are) who say that if you don’t write at least 800 words a day or something like that you’re not a writer and you should just give up the dream! What kind of person SAYS that, anyway?!?!?! :( Never giving up the dream, no matter how many words I write a day.

]]> By: How to behave and build your brand online | Write for Your Life http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write#comment-461 How to behave and build your brand online | Write for Your Life Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:25:33 +0000 http://writeforyourlife.net/?p=478#comment-461 [...] you do, don’t repeatedly vent your spleen in public. If you have something to criticise, feel free to be critical, but make sure that what you write is criticism. Don’t fall back on [...] [...] you do, don’t repeatedly vent your spleen in public. If you have something to criticise, feel free to be critical, but make sure that what you write is criticism. Don’t fall back on [...]

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