tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post7913544065000631192..comments2023-10-26T06:59:22.098-04:00Comments on Practicing Writing: Quotation of the Week: Rick MoodyErika D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-82599975704437198502010-06-28T22:27:39.518-04:002010-06-28T22:27:39.518-04:00When I was learning how to play the saxophone, my ...When I was learning how to play the saxophone, my mother forced me to practice every day. Eventually, I became so proficient at the basics that I could enjoy playing the classics (I'd switched to bassoon by then).<br /><br />I feel it's the same with writing. We need to write something every day, even if it's only 100 words or so.<br /><br />Otherwise, how can we progress to the danceluvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357250951481805093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-84596339201614733692010-06-24T19:23:56.464-04:002010-06-24T19:23:56.464-04:00I must apologize to a commenter who left a message...I must apologize to a commenter who left a message today. There was no name (just a profile name, which I can't recall). I accidentally deleted the message! If you post it again, commenter, I'll be more careful!Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-59322041884722560202010-06-22T21:25:15.651-04:002010-06-22T21:25:15.651-04:00Thanks for all the comments, everyone! A lot of go...Thanks for all the comments, everyone! A lot of good points here.Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-9367569445717044372010-06-22T20:38:54.738-04:002010-06-22T20:38:54.738-04:00For me, the longer one goes without writing, the m...For me, the longer one goes without writing, the more it feels like writer's block.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-16587649742469369842010-06-22T12:30:38.587-04:002010-06-22T12:30:38.587-04:00I do think it's important to get something dow...I do think it's important to get something down when inspiration strikes. The truth is, writing regularly has, for me, been a kind of maturation process. I am not always working on something I'm totally thrilled about, yet the more chair time I have, the more my eye is sharpened and my skills improve. I just try to turn to another project for awhile if one feels too much like a chore.Otter7https://www.blogger.com/profile/05377238899517269463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-9904875780391106642010-06-22T11:46:05.020-04:002010-06-22T11:46:05.020-04:00I think everyone has a different way of working th...I think everyone has a different way of working that fits his or her imagination and his or her life style. I love Rick Moody's fiction, so I can't argue that his way of working works for him. But I also know that Rick does not "work a day job." If your day open up before you more freely, I think you can and should feel more free as to when you apply your imagination. But ifJohn Vanderslicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312030415504335029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-10065994242652869732010-06-22T10:16:44.057-04:002010-06-22T10:16:44.057-04:00I'm with Mridu on the deadlines. If you've...I'm with Mridu on the deadlines. If you've got them, you don't have the luxury of writing only when inspiration strikes.<br /><br />But since I, for example, am currently without an editor waiting for pages, I'm with Moody. If the writing isn't fun/interesting/exciting, why bother? Why make it feel like a chore? <br /><br />I've been both a write-every-day writer and a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-64786849016481150562010-06-22T10:16:44.058-04:002010-06-22T10:16:44.058-04:00One thing I've learned is that writing not onl...One thing I've learned is that writing not only occurs at the keyboard/notebook. So much of what I (eventually) write has its roots in what's going on in my head the rest of the hours of the day. <br /><br />It took a long time to realize it, but now I understand that I'm *writing* all the time, and very often I accomplish more when I do get to the keyboard, if I've let my brain Lisa Romeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522310766694189857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-47807576498168922332010-06-22T07:05:32.978-04:002010-06-22T07:05:32.978-04:00It's a great quote in theory, but what if you ...It's a great quote in theory, but what if you have a two-book deal? Can you afford not to deliver? What if you're a journalist writing on daily deadlines? <br /><br />Personally, I'm not the kind of writer who can afford to write only when inspiration strikes. If that were the case, sadly, I'd never get around to it. Twitter is just a lot more gratifying in the short term.Mridu Khullarhttp://www.mridukhullar.comnoreply@blogger.com