I always thought writers block was a load of crap. Part of me still does. When I think of writers block, I think of tired, drunk wordsmiths too buzzed to crawl out of a bottle and sit down at a typewriter to bang out a page or three. Or, more usually, the image of Jack Torrance comes to mind. Sitting at a desk staring at a blank sheet of paper terrified to begin. So he types "all work and no fun makes Jack a dull boy." over and over.
It never occurred to me that writer's block might be more than laziness or alcoholism or the sham of an excuse for a different kind of narcissist pretending to be a writer. Instead I relied on the Hollywood clichés of lame excuses and pathetic losers.
But. This blog has pointed something out to me. I barely write. I rarely write. I don't write. And I've come to think maybe this is what those lazy bastards are talking about when they talk about writer's block.
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Writer's Block
Labels:
craftsmanship,
e-book,
Elmore Leonard,
erotica,
excuses,
fear,
space opera,
truth,
writing
Friday, May 29, 2009
Why should you care? I don't
I finally decided to add a new post. Not that anyone is waiting on the edge of his or her barcalounger with bated breath.
But, what the hell?
I was going to write about . . . ahh forget it. I can't even be bothered to type a complete s
But, what the hell?
I was going to write about . . . ahh forget it. I can't even be bothered to type a complete s
Labels:
apathy,
blog posts,
lazy,
Pleas from Hell,
readers,
writing
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