Comments on: Blogging Writing, or perhaps, Writing Blogging http://www.richardwright.org/2008/02/blogging-writing-or-perhaps-writing-blogging/ author of strange, dark fictions Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jackie http://www.richardwright.org/2008/02/blogging-writing-or-perhaps-writing-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-3793 Jackie Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:21:21 +0000 http://www.richardwright.org/?p=198#comment-3793 I love editing my work after I've let it sit for a while. I can imagine how good you felt with a more "polished" piece. I love editing my work after I've let it sit for a while. I can imagine how good you felt with a more "polished" piece.

]]> By: Richard Wright http://www.richardwright.org/2008/02/blogging-writing-or-perhaps-writing-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 Richard Wright Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:38:07 +0000 http://www.richardwright.org/?p=198#comment-3712 Mark - I know what you mean. Hard enough to motivate yourself to burn through those sections you know are going to be largely edited out later without having to verbalise it. Good to hear you hitting the odd groove though mate (you're doing just fine for a fella with a bouncing boy knocking around, and I'm looking forward to finding out how fatherhood alters your written tone - because I bet it does). Dan - I doubt your judgement is so poor, as both a teacher and actor. You probably read with more sophistication than you think - or maybe you need to think of it as hearing your writing back, dramatising it for yourself? Just a thought. Mark - I know what you mean. Hard enough to motivate yourself to burn through those sections you know are going to be largely edited out later without having to verbalise it. Good to hear you hitting the odd groove though mate (you're doing just fine for a fella with a bouncing boy knocking around, and I'm looking forward to finding out how fatherhood alters your written tone - because I bet it does).

Dan - I doubt your judgement is so poor, as both a teacher and actor. You probably read with more sophistication than you think - or maybe you need to think of it as hearing your writing back, dramatising it for yourself? Just a thought.

]]> By: Mark http://www.richardwright.org/2008/02/blogging-writing-or-perhaps-writing-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-3711 Mark Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:58:01 +0000 http://www.richardwright.org/?p=198#comment-3711 Nicely put. I think the hardest part of 'blogging' or even talking about the writing process is where you discuss writing a lenghty section that you just know will not survive into the third draft (if it survives the second), but which you have to write so that everything else in the story clicks into place in your mind. I had a cracking day yesterday, almost 2k words, it flowed and I think a lot of it will survive. It feels great because that doesn't happen to me often, but to anyone reading it, their reaction would surely be "ha, call yourself a writer, you should be doing 2k words every day!" Nicely put.

I think the hardest part of 'blogging' or even talking about the writing process is where you discuss writing a lenghty section that you just know will not survive into the third draft (if it survives the second), but which you have to write so that everything else in the story clicks into place in your mind.

I had a cracking day yesterday, almost 2k words, it flowed and I think a lot of it will survive. It feels great because that doesn't happen to me often, but to anyone reading it, their reaction would surely be "ha, call yourself a writer, you should be doing 2k words every day!"

]]> By: Dan Laurikietis http://www.richardwright.org/2008/02/blogging-writing-or-perhaps-writing-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-3710 Dan Laurikietis Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:36:06 +0000 http://www.richardwright.org/?p=198#comment-3710 I'm utterly terrible at editing my own work. I used to think it was because I'm so very precious about every little thing I write, but the simple fact is I don't have the skill to look objectively at my work and grammar has never been my strong point. Also, I agree entirely that a brisk stroll is the best thing to kick start the creative mind. In fact I think I'm going to go for one now! I'm utterly terrible at editing my own work.

I used to think it was because I'm so very precious about every little thing I write, but the simple fact is I don't have the skill to look objectively at my work and grammar has never been my strong point.

Also, I agree entirely that a brisk stroll is the best thing to kick start the creative mind. In fact I think I'm going to go for one now!

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