Way of the Writer
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Back to basics
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Back in college I took several martial arts classes. I remembered the sensai (teacher) saying on the first day to always remember--and practice--the basics which consisted of stances, some punches, blocks, and kicks. I've return to that state with my writing and have been reading extensively Thursday and Friday night.
What? Reading?
One of the books I'm reading is Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. She writes in one section about "composting", of allowing one's experiences "to sift through our consciousness". While she was addressing all of one's experiences in life, I further added to my "compost" heap why I wanted to write. And that meant reading and lots of it.
I, Claudius. The Jade Enchantress. The Bulterian Jihad. Comic books. Manga. Role-playing games. Blogs. These, and many other written media, I've been devouring with all my speed-reading abilities. The Word is my Muse's fuel and building block for how can one write without reading? I've read of authors who state they've stopped reading when they write. I've read their works and can tell from the drop in quality. My opinion? They've become authors (celebrities), forgetting they were writers (actors) once.
They forgot the basics.
Countdown: one day before blog change....
Friday, September 24, 2004
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Sunday, Monday
Read several chapters of I, Claudius before heading out on Sunday. Oh! Discovered Holly had a new blog on-line. Yeah! (But see below).
Nothing on Monday due to workout (see Forge) and discussion with R. about remodeling of house.
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It was very interesting to read Holly's new blog. One thing that immediately struck me was the lack of the Comments feature. I could understand her reasons: too busy to response; nasty folks; and content focus. I'm debating about continuing comments on Way once zero
hour hits on the 26th.
Hmmm. Decisions, decisions....
Countdown: five days before blog change....
Monday, September 20, 2004
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Commitment
Only major writing was updating my blog on Friday. Developed a writing schedule for next week. R.’s on-call (again) for the weekend so that’s a major opportunity to get a goodly amount written.
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NOTE: You may stop reading. The following are my upcoming goals and thoughts on those said goals and barely relevant to the above post.
As I stated in Whatever, I’ve renewed my commitment to my goals. For writing, it’s the following:
- Aim to complete the first draft of my novel by year’s end.
- Aim to complete NaNoWriMo in November.
- Aim to complete the first draft of a comic book script by year’s end.
Or even maintaining any blogs at all. I have never forgotten Holly's poignant post on protecting the work or Sheila’s own shutdown of her blog.
I won’t be in debate for long. The countdown (see below) on all my blogs was not written on a whim.
Countdown: seven days before blog change....
