Keeping a night clear for writing isn't always easy. A lot of things happen that crowd my weekdays. However, knowing that there will be a night in the near future helps keep the thoughts flowing. If I had to wait until a time opened it would be hard to keep the intensity, but like a flame being covered the busy nights would douse at least a significant portion of the stories. It means I try and make other nights a little easier for her (try, if not always succeed). Without my silent partner it would be the writing that was silenced. So, here's a cheer to my partner, and every other person who has supported a friend or loved one in their goals.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Silent Partner
Time to take a moment to thank my wife. Not only did she find out about the writing group at our local library, she supports me every week as I sit down to write. There is no way I could be doing any of this without her support.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Writer's Block
There are times when it is hard to put into words what is inside the brain, trying to get written. A mental barrier forms between the images or thoughts in our head and the keyboard or pen under our fingers. There are different problems but the wall of Writer's Block is real, and makes more sense to me now than ever before.
Something that I've used to excuse laziness as much as anything else, I have recently realized that, even when I know exactly what I want as the result, putting something down on paper is not easy. Getting from the right idea to the (near) exact words can be like maneuvering the turns and dead ends of a maze. As I lay in bed this morning trying to work through an idea, that thought popped into my head and felt right. Maybe a good writer doesn't have new ideas; maybe a good author merely shows us the way from one idea to another. Sometimes while hurrying down an open writing path I bump against a dead end. Maybe I can push through and find the right way out and maybe I have to turn around and go back, look for another path that will lead in the right direction. Is this just me? Maybe. But I know the difference between being lazy, finding the right footing, and being unable to describe a story that my brain can see but not describe.
Something that I've used to excuse laziness as much as anything else, I have recently realized that, even when I know exactly what I want as the result, putting something down on paper is not easy. Getting from the right idea to the (near) exact words can be like maneuvering the turns and dead ends of a maze. As I lay in bed this morning trying to work through an idea, that thought popped into my head and felt right. Maybe a good writer doesn't have new ideas; maybe a good author merely shows us the way from one idea to another. Sometimes while hurrying down an open writing path I bump against a dead end. Maybe I can push through and find the right way out and maybe I have to turn around and go back, look for another path that will lead in the right direction. Is this just me? Maybe. But I know the difference between being lazy, finding the right footing, and being unable to describe a story that my brain can see but not describe.
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