Re: [WR] round tuits

"Koolchicki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <john.kulczycki@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Alan Hope wrote:
boots wrote:
Do you have trouble getting around to actually writing?

Not at all. I'll be finished one minute before the exact deadline; no more and no less. The amount of time it takes is the exact amount of time I have.

I do, too many projects going, not enough time, priorities lean toward
contined eating, sleeping in warm dry places, mundane stuff like that.

If you write for money there's no such thing as writer's block.

There are disciplines that can be used to force the issue, but is
forced really desirable?

Absolutely. Discipline is paramount. Good writing is not easy, and easy writing is never good.

When I was a kid I wanted to be a writer, because I loved reading.
But it was pointed out somewhere along the line that in order to write
you had to experience. I fell for that one.

The reason Tolkien only wrote two books is because travelling to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor where the shadows lie took up all his time.

It's really all about time, isn't it?

To the extent that you get your threescore and ten, yes.

--
AH

Well as your writing approches the speed of light, time slows down for
you while it remains at a constant rate for others not so employed.

I've observed that to be the case for a number of processes.

However, it take an enrmous amount of energry to write at the speed of
light and this causes the writer's mass to increase.

And along with mass, momentum increases, which makes changing
direction more difficult.

There seem to be at least two approaches to doing things.

One approach is the "grinding drudge" process: grind out product
furiously, sort the results based on perceived quality, and sell them
all at various prices. In this case the doer may improve in skill
over time, but at least has money in his pocket.

A second approach is the "starving artist" process: construct product
with concentrated intent, enforcing quality at every step of the
process, discarding whatever fails to meet quality standards along the
way. The doer either has ability or lacks it, and may increase in
skill along the way. Products are fewer and pricier, and the doer may
well starve before market penetration occurs.

--
Don't read this crap... oops, too late!

[superstitious heathen grade 8]
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