la_belle_laide | The shopping confessions of a comfort whore...

I got 2 $25 Target gift certificates for Xmas. (I hadn't realized earlier that Casse wrote mine to "Lonely Rabbit" and from "Buffalo Through Peacepipe"--the inside joke of the two NDN blood chicks, you see--and told me, "Feliz Navidad, PUTA!" BWAHAA!) Casse also gave me fuzzy slippersocks, and I found I was immediately addicted to them and wished I could wear them everywhere. So I went and bought more. Along with some really soft blue-jeans (I'm re-discovering the comfortable pair of jeans after wearing cargo pants and sweatpants for years,) a full five sizes down from when I wore them in before college, BTW. Then I got a long-sleeved, black crewneck thermal fitted shirt, mmmmm that is going to be pure heaven, especially with my nice new jeans. Some knee-high socks (yes, I am a fan of knee-highs, STFU,) with cute designs on them, like dragons and birds! And maybe best of all, terrycloth PJ bottons, dark purple with lighter purple, antique-looking swirly designs on them which, upon closer inspection, turn out to be skulls, I kid you not. And to go with the PJ bottoms, light purple slippersocks that are like an inch thick.

This is the kind of stuff that makes me want to never have to work again. (Oh, hell, I always feel like that, but hey.) Actually, you know, I've been writing like a FIEND, I tell you. So one day after I publish all of this stuff and get stinking rich, maybe I can just sit around all day in PJs and slipper socks. ;D

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That's why you need to gun to be a full-time writer. Never have to dress up, just lounge around in your own home and type like mad. Glad you got the writing mojo going on strong. I've been itching to write something, but it's hard not to get distracted by LoZ or shiny Xmas goodies. ;D

I really think the days off work and other stuff gave me some time to think instead of just plunking away. THat's part of why I sort of dread when this ends; I'm afraid I'll go back to the usual drudgery....

True dat. I get all these great ideas I want to do, but then with work, hobbies, critters, etc. it feels like I don't have time to really devote to being creative. I feel like if I don't have a large chunk of time to plunk at the keys and dream, that it's not worth getting into it and quit before I even start. Hopefully this tide'll carry you farther out and not drop you off in the middle of it all. ;)

Also, I have not done much looking into this, but it is supposed to have tips/ideas/etc on how to keep or get your creativity going. Am not yet sure if it is of any use, but figure you may like a looksee.

There are some interesting things on that page, but dude, take a look at the forum, it's hilarious. It's kinda "Stewart Smalley"ish. ;) A lot of people there seem to blame-shift: they have "crazymakers" and "haters" and "blockers" and outside people who stop them from doing their work. THe only one who stops me from doing my work is me. I could have spent the last two hours writing, but instead I surfed the internet and played Twilight Princess. ^_^ I'm my own "creative block" because I'm a lazy cow.

But I did get a lot done in the last few days, honestly more than I have in months! And I think a lot of that does have to do with the fact that I had a chance to lie in bed until ten and make up fantasies that work for me, rather than rush around like a fool trying to get out the door.

I'm the same way you are with needing a good chunk of time, like at least an hour and a half, otherwise I talk myself out of writing, telling myself that it's nowhere near enough time to really get anything done. (Which I know that for me is not true, because years ago I would grab that hour and bang out a chapter.)

I'm sorry to ramble at you! You're actually helping me think through this stuff. ^_^

Hah, I'll have to look further into that site if only for the entertainment value.

I'm my own "creative block" because I'm a lazy cow.

A-frickin'-men. I got off work early tonight so I told myself I'd write some. Instead I've spent most of the entire evening reading Voices, fanfic, and surfing the web. The only thing I could call remotely productive would be a coupla' emails I fired off. Woo.

I'm the same way you are with needing a good chunk of time, like at least an hour and a half, otherwise I talk myself out of writing, telling myself that it's nowhere near enough time to really get anything done. (Which I know that for me is not true, because years ago I would grab that hour and bang out a chapter.)

I have this block where I feel like I need insane amounts of time to do things, when in reality if I actually got off my duff I'd have them done in no time. I think I feel like I need all sorts of prep time, and that I also have an abhorrence for being rushed. I like to take my sloooooow-ass time, or at least I like to have lots of down time. If I could get over that I'd probably be able to take over the world.

I'm sorry to ramble at you! You're actually helping me think through this stuff. ^_^

No apologies, rambling at each other makes for fun dialogue. Plus you also help me, and reading about you writing about your writing inspires me to at least think about my own, if not to actually get something out. ;D There's a reason I never tried NaNoWriMo.

Holy crap, you = me in a huge way. I have the same exact issues and I self-sabotage in precisely the same way. I will literally sit down with the full intention of calling up my little Word6 file (I still use that program; it's the only one I can use to write O_o ) and then I'll go, "well, but I'll never stop fidgeting if I don't check my email / look at this bulletin board / check the news / whatever else." Then before I know it, that hour is gone.

The only other difference from a few years ago was that I was posting my stuff to loads of feedback. Since I stopped doing that and started writing in a vacuum, part of me has just been like "meh! Who the hell cares!" And also, I don't think I even know what's good and what sucks anymore.

Self-sabotage. Such fun, huh?

The only other difference from a few years ago was that I was posting my stuff to loads of feedback. Since I stopped doing that and started writing in a vacuum, part of me has just been like "meh! Who the hell cares!" And also, I don't think I even know what's good and what sucks anymore.

There's definately something lost when you don't post your story. For one thing, I know that no one is reading my ramblings, so I don't even have a guilt-trip to make me write. I don't feel like I'm letting anyone but myself down when I'm lazy, and I've done that so often I'm immune. Plus it's added incentive/cattle-prodding to write when/if someone gets excited about your work and talks about it, breaks it down with you, or just plain fangirls over it (if we should be so lucky). I am half-debating posting my incoherent typing onto LJ at least so that I can delude myself into thinking some lurker out there is reading, plus posting online would make me want to take more care and pride in it so that at least I wouldn't embaress myself horribly. It's not that I really have a large dream of ever getting published (though by god would that be nice), but this story's been in the back of my mind for a long while and seems determined to not go away, so I want to write it. I just need to get over myself and do it.

We need to find a way to kick each other in the pants to get crackin'. ;)

Plus it's added incentive/cattle-prodding to write when/if someone gets excited about your work and talks about it, breaks it down with you, or just plain fangirls over it (if we should be so lucky).

Also, I noticed that people used to notice things in my story that I'd missed; not only mistakes, but things I'd done well on accident. It made my subconscious a lot smarter.

I am half-debating posting my incoherent typing onto LJ at least so that I can delude myself into thinking some lurker out there is reading, plus posting online would make me want to take more care and pride in it so that at least I wouldn't embaress myself horribly.

Ain't that the truth. Sometimes I'll take the easy way out and write utter crap, thinking "Hey, no one's going to read this and there's plenty of time to change it later" and then I never get around to it, because, well, I never show it to anyone.

Hey ... why not post your story> In fact...

We need to find a way to kick each other in the pants to get crackin'. ;)

Why don't we post at least some sections of our stories to each other? Kinda like when we used to do fic dissections on the old Zelda list? Because those dissections were the bomb. Or to take it one step further, maybe start a small writing group with a few online friends, closed membership? And then if no one else wants to do it, well, we could still post our stuff to LJ and read each other's stuff. Wanna?

Hell ya, I wanna. I think that'd be great, I really do miss all the creative input and guidance I got off of lozffml, and even if no one had the time to really go over a piece, at least I'd know a bunch of people who's opinion I respect and trust would be reading it and ready to kick me in the pants when I suck. Most excellent.

Ack, hit reply button too soon. I'll leave the LJ creation to you, or else give it a whirl when I get back from work. ;)

Done! (http://community.livejournal.com/writer_scrutiny/profile)

I'll be pimping this shortly. ^_^

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