Just a reminder

[alanajoli]

Thinking about writing isn't writing.

Talking about writing isn't writing.

Blogging about writing isn't even writing.

Doing research to prepare for writing still isn't writing.

Writing is writing.

This is something I needed to be reminded today. If writing is a priority, then you have to write. There's nothing else to it.

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Note: I did a friend list purge today. If you feel you have been removed in error, please let me know! I got a little zealous toward the end. Also, hello new people! It was fun to see people adding me during the month that I wasn't blogging at all. Something about the stars aligning, I think.

Comments

[pmoc.livejournal.com]

I've written the first sentence to at least ten different stories. They are all excellent. By the time I am old and crinkly, I may even get the second sentences done.

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

You do write good sentences, as I recall. You even string them together quite well. :)

I was just thinking about our old creative writing classes the other day, and about how much easier it was to consistently turn in work when I had to read it aloud to a group. That said, I can't remember a lot of pieces I actually worked on consistently (or would edit to work on again) that I produced during those years, so maybe that's a factor I should keep in mind.