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I have been reading all these pithy statements about how to get writing done so I thought, like our most excellent politicians, I would go negative and list a few ways not to write:
Eat
Sleep
Surf (Internet or waves)
Ride (Horses, bikes, partners)
Read blogs about writing
Work
Edit
Text people (It may be text, but it ain't writing)
Facebook or Twitter or whatever
Go to funerals
Talk to your agent (or try to get one)
Obsess over reviews
Drink alot (because you were obsessing over reviews)
Masturbate (either mental or physical, this ties in closely with surfing the web and obsessing over reviews, not necessarily in that order)
Talk about what you are writing
Read
Do research (I just gotta know X)
Create problems with your computer and then have to deal with them
Answer the phone
Watch TV
Go fishing
Play silly games
Go hunting
Clean something (House, pet, partner, car, computer)
Shop for word processing progam or books on writing
Attend sporting events of offspring
I am sure there are more. Please add any you have...
Man, I've done all of those and so many more. Online games. TV. Movies. I've done 'em all.
ReplyDeleteAss in chair, fingers on keyboard. That's the drill. Over and over.
Griffin, I've done all of those and many more. Ripping music to my iPod. Cleaning the office (not that you can tell). Watching TV shows on DVD. Playing online games. You name the dodge, I've done it.
ReplyDeleteAss in chair. Fingers on keyboard. Over and over.
That's the drill, the only drill.
I had forgotten about arranging the perfect playlist... Oh yes.
ReplyDeleteDoing the drill now, sort of.