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So . . . how would you answer these? Feel free to post your responses in the comments.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Writing is . . .
Recently at an online writing group the "topic of the week" coordinator asked writers to fill in the blanks on this list:1.
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So . . . how would you answer these? Feel free to post your responses in the comments.
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1. Writing is hard yet _REL;AXING_____.
2. Writing takes AWY THE VOICES IN MY HEAD______.
3. Writing will cost you _A LOT OF SLEEP_____.
4. If you want to succeed as a writer, you must BE STUBBORN______.
5. Writing will both _PLEASE YOU_____ and _DRIVE YOU INSANE_____.
6. Becoming a writer means _ALMOST EVERYTHING TO ME_____.
7. If you write, you must _READ_____.
8. If writing makes you _DOUBT YOURSELF WITH EVERY WORD_____, set it aside for a time.
9. When your work is published, you will _DANCE NAKED IN THE STREET AND SHAVE ANOTHER SMILY FACE IN MY CHEST HAIR, sorry but you asked_____.
10. At its very core, writing is _THE PUREST OF HUMAN THOUGHTS_____.
Good ones, Travis! Here are mine.
1. Writing is hard yet rewarding.
2. Writing takes patience.
3. Writing will cost you time.
4. If you want to succeed as a writer, you must persevere.
5. Writing will both fulfill and drain you.
6. Becoming a writer means following your heart and saying "no" to other things.
7. If you write, you must be willing to stare at a computer screen for hours on end with no guarantee anyone will read your work.
8. If writing makes you depressed, set it aside for a time.
9. When your work is published, you will keep writing.
10. At its very core, writing is a matter of listening to the voices in your head and managing to convince yourself you're not going crazy!
1. Writing is hard yet thousands of people think their novel will sell millions of copies.
2. Writing takes the money that is in the bank accounts of your friends and family and puts it into that of your publisher.
3. Writing will cost you your first-born child.
4. If you want to succeed as a writer, you must have a very large family.
5. Writing will both give your mother something to read and give her one more thing to brag about.
6. Becoming a writer means that you really don’t know what it is to be a writer.
7. If you write, you must spend less time answering silly questions.
8. If writing makes you nauseous, set it aside for a time.
9. When your work is published, you will hop up and down on one leg while singing the Star Spangled Banner.
10. At its very core, writing is a whole lot easier than a lot of people think it is.
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