tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post8712559609620356615..comments2023-12-26T18:33:04.681-08:00Comments on Writability: Writing Discussion: The Good, The Bad and The TortuousGabe (Ava Jae)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-34748187359259825412012-04-21T11:39:24.933-07:002012-04-21T11:39:24.933-07:00Agreed, Ara! The ups and downs are all part of the...Agreed, Ara! The ups and downs are all part of the process, and I for one believe you appreciate something that you have to work for much more than something that's given to you. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-4831205160938044852012-04-21T10:11:51.336-07:002012-04-21T10:11:51.336-07:00Another great topic, Ava. I experience all of thes...Another great topic, Ava. I experience all of these emotions, all the time -- sometimes simultaneously. It seems to me that experiencing these emotions is what makes writing a magical process. I wouldn't trade it for anything.Ara Grigorianhttp://twitter.com/araTHEwriternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-1262418766578988542012-04-20T19:28:35.586-07:002012-04-20T19:28:35.586-07:00Both beginnings and endings can present their own ...Both beginnings and endings can present their own challenges, but in the end some stories demand to be written and won't let you rest until you've typed the words "THE END." :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-31564237999295889972012-04-20T15:46:41.642-07:002012-04-20T15:46:41.642-07:00I think I'm in the tortuous stage myself. But ...I think I'm in the tortuous stage myself. But I just can't stay away. I must write. These stories won't go away! I think for me the hardest part is beginning...then finishing! lolYeseniahttp://yeseniawrites.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-75026032869379907422012-04-20T12:10:02.380-07:002012-04-20T12:10:02.380-07:00I've personally never done a book launch, but ...I've personally never done a book launch, but it certainly sounds exciting. :DAva Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-56076392210648304342012-04-20T12:08:53.931-07:002012-04-20T12:08:53.931-07:00Love it. Thank you for sharing that, Susan. Love it. Thank you for sharing that, Susan. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-75419336410535255632012-04-20T11:58:56.640-07:002012-04-20T11:58:56.640-07:00It's funny to read this post today, because I ...It's funny to read this post today, because I think about quitting probably once a day, twice on the bad days. I always start back up again, but yesterday I was threatening to set some sort of external goals for quitting. I'd never quit entirely, but I'd probably kick back and drag a book out over three years instead of my current hard-working pace.<br /><br />Launching a new book, though ... that's addictive! If only there weren't so many words and edits in between book launches!Dalya Moonhttp://twitter.com/DalyaMoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-63043684246123954152012-04-20T11:45:11.015-07:002012-04-20T11:45:11.015-07:00This is why, no matter what the problem, the writi...This is why, no matter what the problem, the writing is always the answer (for me). Writing centers me, brings me back to why I love the art, makes me feel whole again. Susankayequinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-57122505535881895512012-04-20T10:59:04.286-07:002012-04-20T10:59:04.286-07:00Thanks, Steven! I too find that looking at an obst...Thanks, Steven! I too find that looking at an obstacle as a challenge can make things easier (mentally, anyway). :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-64297668132648324182012-04-20T10:47:56.353-07:002012-04-20T10:47:56.353-07:00Couldn't have said it better myself Ava. :) I ...Couldn't have said it better myself Ava. :) I am currently in the tortuous stages but I look at it as a challenge (sort of). Usually I don't get dismayed like that WHEN I'm writing, but I get it all the time before I write while I think of the idea and outline. Great post as usual! :D<br /><br />~Author StevenAuthor Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-13069979819082110152012-04-20T09:49:16.284-07:002012-04-20T09:49:16.284-07:00You know...and I checked it, too. Lol thank you, A...You know...and I checked it, too. Lol thank you, Alice. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-22115800318405015072012-04-20T08:24:46.136-07:002012-04-20T08:24:46.136-07:00Spelling Nazi here, poking my nose in to yell &quo...Spelling Nazi here, poking my nose in to yell "t-o-r-t-u-o-u-s" -- then running away before I get spattered with buckshot.Alice M.http://twitter.com/notveryalicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-22669162375609993812012-04-20T07:22:41.679-07:002012-04-20T07:22:41.679-07:00I have eliminated torturous writing from my life! ...I have eliminated torturous writing from my life! I have two big secrets: 1) mindmapping, and 2) careful scheduling. I always mindmap before writing ANYTHING. (I offer a free booklet on mindmapping for subscribers to my newsletter: www.publicationcoach.com). I also work on assignments well in advance and try never to write before I've spent at least a day THINKING about what I'm going to write. Finally, I never edit while I'm writing. That's a separate job that I leave for later. As a result, I now find writing a pleasure instead of torture!Daphne Gray-Granthttp://www.publicationcoach.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-31264995702561156382012-04-20T07:17:49.344-07:002012-04-20T07:17:49.344-07:00Yup. I think you have to expect bad things and har...Yup. I think you have to expect bad things and hardship, and people do, we just slug through it, but when you find what gives you that one glorious moment, you can't give it up, because life would be nothing without it. Its very hard to get that feeling! Matthew Rowehttp://twitter.com/RoweMatthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-78424140910223536192012-04-20T07:15:13.972-07:002012-04-20T07:15:13.972-07:00I agree. The final product after those arduous mon...I agree. The final product after those arduous months (or years) makes the torturous bits worth it. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-71204758655178481742012-04-20T07:11:20.741-07:002012-04-20T07:11:20.741-07:00Writing is like life: long, torturous, full of dou...Writing is like life: long, torturous, full of doubt and worry, and also wonderous, but with writing you get something at the end of it. So therefore I like writing more.Matthew Rowehttp://twitter.com/RoweMatthewnoreply@blogger.com