tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post696913587818692349..comments2024-03-29T00:39:54.374-04:00Comments on The Alchemy of Writing: Coming Back to WritingBryan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-19746330336441327092012-10-13T19:47:11.956-04:002012-10-13T19:47:11.956-04:00Hey, you did it! Thank you! Now, I'll never ...Hey, you did it! Thank you! Now, I'll never miss a Bryan post! :)Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-56619221785900234662012-10-10T20:24:24.768-04:002012-10-10T20:24:24.768-04:00I haven't written much of anything except for ...I haven't written much of anything except for blog post, book reviews, and blogfests for a while. It is a marvelous feeling to sit and let a story flow from start to finish.<br /><br />Congrats on the new baby.<br /><br />....dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-8338217252109122162012-10-07T13:28:27.377-04:002012-10-07T13:28:27.377-04:00It's a very good thing. That's wonderful,...It's a very good thing. That's wonderful, Bryan. <br /><br />And it's not just a good thing for you, but for those of us who will get to read it someday! :)<br /><br />I love how accepting and permission giving this post is.<br /><br />I also love the phrase:<br />'...there's something delicious about coming back to writing'. I felt that. :)<br /><br />Btw, I have a wish. I wish you'd put up a 'subscribe by e-mail' link. I miss so many of your posts, because I forget to check your blog. But that's my wish, I understand if it's not yours. :)<br /><br />Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-80858584689304150942012-10-05T23:23:42.135-04:002012-10-05T23:23:42.135-04:00I'd say it was a very good, big thing. I'm...I'd say it was a very good, big thing. I'm biased, though. ;)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-53206742063561015612012-10-05T08:16:23.469-04:002012-10-05T08:16:23.469-04:00I also give myself permission to not write. These ...I also give myself permission to not write. These occasional periods feel like part of the ebb and flow of life itself, as long as one is conscious that it's just that, and not willful laziness (okay, that happens too, sometimes). It feels natural, like being in tune with your body.<br /><br />Having said that, you don't stress? I will have those moments of panic -- I'm not writing! -- and then take a deep breath and move on. When the words are ready, they are usually magnificent (to me).R.S. Bohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101260459422806220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-46506373290160483132012-10-05T06:50:06.793-04:002012-10-05T06:50:06.793-04:00Good on you! I know exactly how this feels. About ...Good on you! I know exactly how this feels. About three weeks ago I started writing a new novel after no writing anything new for almost NINE months. I think that break was a bit long, but I obviously needed it, because I don't feel like I'm struggling to push out words like I did nine months ago. Hope you keep it up!Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-65762127587446732092012-10-04T19:12:41.220-04:002012-10-04T19:12:41.220-04:00I understand that feeling. I've also just star...I understand that feeling. I've also just started writing again after taking a break and it feels so good. Good for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-34064388894528960352012-10-04T17:11:51.619-04:002012-10-04T17:11:51.619-04:00It's one of the BEST things. Good for you!It's one of the BEST things. Good for you!Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-72203585864423389482012-10-04T13:44:06.222-04:002012-10-04T13:44:06.222-04:00I give myself breaks from writing all the time, wa...I give myself breaks from writing all the time, way too much actually. Life interferes, true, but I could squeeze in writing if I really wanted to. The truth is that I like to have all big stresses off my mind in order to write, so when anything is 'coming up', such as my trip to DC in a couple weeks, I shut off the writing until things settle down again. I've got to find a way to get past that hangup.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-83138931852882336532012-10-04T12:06:19.844-04:002012-10-04T12:06:19.844-04:00That's good stuff, Bryan! I went over six mont...That's good stuff, Bryan! I went over six months without writing any fiction, so I know the feeling.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-69743833895972862142012-10-04T11:31:57.275-04:002012-10-04T11:31:57.275-04:00Congrats on the new baby and on the story. I'm...Congrats on the new baby and on the story. I'm a pretty organic writer myself, letting it flow when it wants and taking the time away when it becomes a chore or forced. However, I've been lucky not to have to write under a deadline. That would change things, wouldn't it?<br /><br />Welcome back.Kai Strand, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012304963642303041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-17385236536502499142012-10-04T11:23:00.295-04:002012-10-04T11:23:00.295-04:00I can sure relate to this--life does have a way of...I can sure relate to this--life does have a way of taking over. When you set your priorities and follow through, there is something "delicious" about the reward of coming back to our writing. I'm happy for your progress and hope you'll share the story. :) J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-65932526333849185492012-10-04T11:13:31.162-04:002012-10-04T11:13:31.162-04:00It is a good thing, Bryan. That contented feeling...It is a good thing, Bryan. That contented feeling of coming back to the companionship of words (when they flow well).<br /><br />I have taken a few weeks off writing but it usually makes me grumpy. I didn't write much when our kids were very young, but it was always there in the background.<br /><br />PS - keep the cartoons coming, too.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-28923279815319364522012-10-04T10:38:22.007-04:002012-10-04T10:38:22.007-04:00Since I started writing novels, I've never tak...Since I started writing novels, I've never taken three whole months off, but I do know what you mean, and I completely agree. I'm a slow writer as is. Generally it takes me about a year to write a whole manuscript.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-77112300378387563432012-10-04T09:59:46.753-04:002012-10-04T09:59:46.753-04:00I've had longer! Sometimes life throws you cur...I've had longer! Sometimes life throws you curveballs. The stories will always suck me back in.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-77746641130245309102012-10-04T09:35:24.893-04:002012-10-04T09:35:24.893-04:00A very good thing. :)
I don't think I could ...A very good thing. :) <br /><br />I don't think I could last that long without writing, which is a funny thing to say, given that it's a relatively new obsession for me. It's not that I worry about not writing (although I sometimes do that too)- more that <i>calling</i> that you're talking about, always pulling me into it.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com