Comments on: Just Keep Swimming

By: Joe Spammer

Joe Spammer — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:17:23 +0000

The author of http://www.celdaran.com has written an excellent article. You have made your point and there is not much to argue about. It is like the following universal truth that you can not argue with: There's always someone who prefers mustard. Thanks for the info.

[Editor's note: This bit of spam cracked me up. Thought it was worth approving, once I removed the link back to the spammer's site.]

By: Biz

Biz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:48:49 +0000

Great post Charlie! And I always liked that deck of cards for solitaire - the bats fly!

By: Sandie

Sandie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:36:36 +0000

Love it!! And I'll just keep reading, just keep reading...

By: Quix

Quix — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:08:32 +0000

I find this with running. Running (to a point) makes me want to run more. Getting up in the morning and lacing up my shoes consistently makes me want to do it more often. Even if the idea of running makes me want to throw temper tantrums, if I'm scheduled, I go. And 9 times out of 10, I'll end the run happy and accomplished. Just the act of starting makes everything ok. Kinda the same thing? NaNoWriMo made me throw such a tantrum about it at the end I'm giving myself some time to get my act together and really digging in and getting good habits going during Christmas break.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:36:16 +0000

Woot George Carlin! Writer's Block is the WORST. But yeah, just keep writing... I find it also helps to write in a totally different style than what you're "blocked" with. If it's a novel I'm struggling with, I'll write a journalistic piece, or a poem, or something unrelated to the story- it kind of re-energizes the creative juices.

By: Guy Not Selling You A Food Processor

Guy Not Selling You A Food Processor — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:24:35 +0000

This advice works.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:29:41 +0000

Yay. Somebody noticed.

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By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:29:23 +0000

Basically. If you get to a point where you're stuck, write something anyway. Even if it has nothing to do with anything. Take your main character, plop him down in your favorite episode of Friends and see what happens. You're many, many times more likely to think of something worthwhile doing that than doing nothing at all.

By: TexasDeb

TexasDeb — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:04:28 +0000

PS - Love the seasonal refrigerator, Charlie!

By: TexasDeb

TexasDeb — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:03:11 +0000

Wow this kind of turns "it is the thought that counts" right on its head, doesn't it? If I get what you are saying (and OK, maybe I don't), you are telling us at least in some cases it is the act, rather than the content, that counts? Did I just feel a shudder in the Force?