tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post377150678283337965..comments2023-10-25T04:48:34.609-04:00Comments on Claudie A.: The Lonely Act of WritingClaudie A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726598163986994132noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-7769512033578142992011-02-04T12:15:19.740-05:002011-02-04T12:15:19.740-05:00Sommer: I'm lucky enough that my RL writer fri...Sommer: I'm lucky enough that my RL writer friends are my age, and at about my level. On the other hand, Quebec's publishing industry has a rather different dynamism, so that's one topic I can't discuss much. Some days I think we'd get a kick out of a chatroom.<br /><br />Misha: Good luck with the epic! And boy, don't I know how exams during NaNo feel! I always have mind in the second week.<br /><br />cosmam: Don't worry, you know I have plenty of motivations to write. ;)Claudie A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10726598163986994132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-87384544321760550912011-02-04T09:15:45.446-05:002011-02-04T09:15:45.446-05:00Oh gosh it is lonely. I tried to start a writing g...Oh gosh it is lonely. I tried to start a writing group here in my home town and it was a disaster. I kept with it for a year though but it was never very supportive or great. Most of the writers were still at the stage that they only thought they wanted to be writers. That I was working on a second draft and had done lots of research on the business meant they had very little to share with me. I've not been successful finding other groups.<br /><br />I wish I could transport my online writing friends together in one place sometimes though. That would be awesome.Sommer Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183314534780558362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-29249998794332002582011-02-04T05:11:21.078-05:002011-02-04T05:11:21.078-05:00I entered NaNo last year, but it was right in the ...I entered NaNo last year, but it was right in the middle of my final exams, so I missed it. <br /><br />I am trying to get my beast of an epic finished so that I can NaNo with the sequel. <br /><br />We'll see. <br /><br />Good luck with February. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-68271554821366124332011-02-03T20:54:45.727-05:002011-02-03T20:54:45.727-05:00I think writing is a lonely hobby, and a lonelier ...I think writing is a lonely hobby, and a lonelier job. "A writer and nothing else: a man alone in a room with the English language, trying to get human feelings right."<br /><br />It sounds like a discouragement, like a horrible reason to write, and well, it kind of is. If you need those kinds of reasons to write, though, you're not a writer.<br /><br />~cosmamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818642427973429588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-50076571544697180632011-02-03T15:36:52.646-05:002011-02-03T15:36:52.646-05:00Thanks, guys. The funny thing is, the moment I pos...Thanks, guys. The funny thing is, the moment I posted this, three writer friends poked me to go somewhere and write together. <br /><br />Apparently, I wasn't the only one with the blues. :)Claudie A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10726598163986994132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-60242393838661487022011-02-03T13:58:04.501-05:002011-02-03T13:58:04.501-05:00I like the community of writers that I hang out wi...I like the community of writers that I hang out with on a regular basis, but as someone who would rather chat and have a good time, the loneliness is necessary for me to get something done.<br /><br />I enjoy the alone time, sometimes. It lets me think without distraction. And I get a lot done when I can sit and pound out a few pages.<br /><br />But I totally understand where you're coming from :D It can get depressing when you need support and realize that there's no one to talk to at that moment.Giles Hashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772067878017549159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-83847338464118481802011-02-03T13:14:49.934-05:002011-02-03T13:14:49.934-05:00You're right, writing is lonely. But in this d...You're right, writing is lonely. But in this day and time we have internet, which makes things infinitely less lonely. But the internet can't replace real living people. I understand. November is always fun, but now it's February.<br /><br />Just remember, there's still a bunch of us out there writing with you. Like me, planning my book, fixing to jump back on the writing wagon. We're all still writing together, just minus the ridiculous deadline ;DTayLyeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397366587281676012noreply@blogger.com