tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post6751156867252636353..comments2024-03-27T00:32:20.340-04:00Comments on The Alchemy of Writing: Nuclear Powered Writers... Or Maybe Some (Environmentally Friendly) Hybrid Writers?Bryan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-24890272938566626292009-10-08T11:02:06.595-04:002009-10-08T11:02:06.595-04:00You're right, that is snappy...You're right, that <i>is</i> snappy...Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-19268996309209586742009-10-07T21:41:09.839-04:002009-10-07T21:41:09.839-04:00Possibly if "extra snap" is writ across ...Possibly if "extra snap" is writ across the label of a bottle of Knob Creek.sarah mccarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092116746268072592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-11466065192682183092009-10-07T15:46:00.246-04:002009-10-07T15:46:00.246-04:00What if they're extra snappy? What if they hav...What if they're <i>extra</i> snappy? What if they have snap written all over them?Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-26811525952890053552009-10-07T14:06:51.653-04:002009-10-07T14:06:51.653-04:00Nice try, but no. New York is EXPENSIVE, friend. N...Nice try, but no. New York is EXPENSIVE, friend. Not that we don't enjoy your snappy comments.sarah mccarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092116746268072592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-74260140718834812672009-10-07T13:54:41.712-04:002009-10-07T13:54:41.712-04:00General Kael,
Can I pay my fee via snappy comment...General Kael,<br /><br />Can I pay my fee via snappy comments on your blog?Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-84503820740312837592009-10-07T13:52:49.508-04:002009-10-07T13:52:49.508-04:00Mira,
My eye is focused on the goal: Publication,...Mira,<br /><br />My eye is focused on the goal: Publication, bestsellerdom and world domination. I think, you know, it's a good goal. Very healthy.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-8950952240957989692009-10-07T13:07:54.952-04:002009-10-07T13:07:54.952-04:00We will be happy to send you periodic excoriating ...We will be happy to send you periodic excoriating emails, (motivational purposes, for the use of) for a small fee.sarah mccarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092116746268072592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-493835132107588432009-10-07T11:46:41.485-04:002009-10-07T11:46:41.485-04:00I liked what Elaine said - it's either exhilar...I liked what Elaine said - it's either exhilarating or draining. There are times where the creative process fills me with such joy I could leap tall buildings when I finish. <br /><br />And other times I can barely lift my fingers to type I'm slogging through so much blockage.<br /><br />For you, Ink, slogging through the umpteeth revision, I'd recommend: keep your eye on the goal. Sort of like my grad school thing. I'm taking it one day at a time. I'm seeing it as temporary; it has a time limit, there will be a time when it's done. And I remind myself of the long-term goal; it's worth it.<br /><br />Oh, and I whine alot. I highly recommend that part of it. It's very satisfying and fulfilling. Without the whining, it would just be a huge amount of work that I don't want to do. With the whining, I feel the great journey of personal sacrifice leading to eventual sainthood. Much better. Definitely recommend the whining.Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558405035294107657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-17164440306524728262009-10-06T22:07:19.789-04:002009-10-06T22:07:19.789-04:00I like Metalica too. Or anything else remotely mu...I like Metalica too. Or anything else remotely music.<br /><br />I have to agree that writing takes a lot out of person. People at my day job are always remarking: It must be so nice to just sit down and write a story. <br /><br />Yeah right; just sit down, think a little, and it all flows out the pen (or keyboard).<br /><br />I do find if I'm excited about where a scene is going, the writing is more energizing than draining. At least until I'm finished. Then it's wine time and veging on the couch - usually with someone else's energy drain that managed to get published.<br /><br />..........dhole<br /><br />what an appropriate word verif: ersiti. 'ere sit I on the thinking couch!dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-47674667691125381212009-10-05T12:36:12.329-04:002009-10-05T12:36:12.329-04:00Metallica... check.
Margaritas... um, not sure wh...Metallica... check.<br /><br />Margaritas... um, not sure what the customers would think of that. Maybe: "That chap sure knows how to go out in style!"<br /><br />I'm usually pretty good on the drafting stage. Drafting provides a lot of energy. And I'm usually pretty good while revising, too. But I've revised this book a lot (a whole lot) already, and I'm just plain tired. More Metallica, maybe...<br /><br />The working wall sounds like an interesting idea, though. I just got rid of an old desk, which had a bunch of Snoopy writing cartoons taped to it for inspiration (which my Dad had cut out and sent to me while I was in University). <br /><br />Maybe I need some Liquid Schwartz...<br /><br />"May the Schwartz be with you!"<br /><br />When in doubt, quote generously from B-Movies.Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-7669442276181575902009-10-03T21:08:46.386-04:002009-10-03T21:08:46.386-04:00Two words for you: frozen margaritas and heavy met...Two words for you: frozen margaritas and heavy metal. OK, maybe thats four...or five, but you get the idea. You have to write pretty fast, though. Eventually the alchohol or the music one will give you a killer headache. That's why I'm more of a short story-ist versus a novelist like you.Bookworm1605https://www.blogger.com/profile/12545092958160012589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-25310633120594944912009-10-03T20:26:46.416-04:002009-10-03T20:26:46.416-04:00Writing is either exhilarating or draining. I reco...Writing is either exhilarating or draining. I reconnect, when I've lost touch with the book, through the images - people, places, things and words - I've collected on my working wall. Lying on the floor with my feet on the chair visualising events unfolding. <br /><br />Then there's coffee and music.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-53127494624002068572009-10-03T20:09:15.872-04:002009-10-03T20:09:15.872-04:00Interesting post, Ink.
I find that I have a driv...Interesting post, Ink. <br /><br />I find that I have a drive to write--- and therefore the energy--- in practically infinite amounts when I know where my plot is going. I feel blocked, or unsure, or unmotivated, when I don't know where my story is going. <br /><br />But when I have a clear idea where I'm headed next, I write like the wind, because I'm excited to see how it all unfolds. I can't really describe it any better than that.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-237744773442114062009-10-03T19:41:31.997-04:002009-10-03T19:41:31.997-04:00I agree, it's a little hard to explain. I thin...I agree, it's a little hard to explain. I think it's somewhat like acting, really. It's a bit like becoming someone else... or many someone's. It takes a lot of energy to make that connection, or at least make it well.<br /><br />So, small dog running on a wheel... definitely a start!Bryan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-71629966624474008632009-10-03T19:26:38.302-04:002009-10-03T19:26:38.302-04:00I tend to think that the energy requirement isn...I tend to think that the energy requirement isn't talked about much because it's something you either understand or you don't. I've told a few non-writers about the process of understanding a character, and gotten mostly "I can't imagine how you keep all that straight" responses. Like it's a bunch of math formulas to figure out how a character reacts, instead of knowing a person.<br /><br />When I don't feel like writing, I just remind myself that my characters will never get to meet any readers if I don't keep at it. I owe it to these characters I've created to keep going. I guess that's the energy equivalent of a small dog running on a wheel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865524260060421873noreply@blogger.com