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darkemeraldsHello! Come in! Have some tea with me. I just made a pot.
God, I'm tired! You wouldn't think working an extra hour or two a day would make that much difference, would you? But it does. So I've been unwinding by knitting in front of the tube, half-watching episodes of Due South. Oh, look! We're up to "Some Like It Red"! Paul Gross in a drag is fun every time.
*sips tea* Oh, that's lovely. Milk? Sugar? Here you go.
I had the pleasure of reading and commenting on an older story ofravurian's last night, and though it has rocked my orbit a little and made me reconsider the word "writer" in relation to myself, I also feel challenged by his virtuosity to discover something more authentic in my own words.
We've agreed to write "single-breath" stories (one unbroken exhalation of words, without prior self-editing) to one another's prompts, and my problem at the moment (besides lacking the time to write) is simultaneously wanting and trying not to write to impress the prompter, which results in...self-editing! Before a word goes on the screen.
*waves atravurian*
Work will slow down again in another few days and I might resume living in my right mind. Meanwhile, here, have another cup of tea while it's hot.
Yarn I'm knitting a skirt out of [/random]
God, I'm tired! You wouldn't think working an extra hour or two a day would make that much difference, would you? But it does. So I've been unwinding by knitting in front of the tube, half-watching episodes of Due South. Oh, look! We're up to "Some Like It Red"! Paul Gross in a drag is fun every time.
*sips tea* Oh, that's lovely. Milk? Sugar? Here you go.
I had the pleasure of reading and commenting on an older story of
ravurian's last night, and though it has rocked my orbit a little and made me reconsider the word "writer" in relation to myself, I also feel challenged by his virtuosity to discover something more authentic in my own words.We've agreed to write "single-breath" stories (one unbroken exhalation of words, without prior self-editing) to one another's prompts, and my problem at the moment (besides lacking the time to write) is simultaneously wanting and trying not to write to impress the prompter, which results in...self-editing! Before a word goes on the screen.
*waves at
ravurian*Work will slow down again in another few days and I might resume living in my right mind. Meanwhile, here, have another cup of tea while it's hot.
Yarn I'm knitting a skirt out of [/random]
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22/4/11 08:12 (UTC)(no subject)
22/4/11 16:38 (UTC)I've been thinking all morning about whether it's even possible for me to stop self-editing. It's been a challenging morning! It probably isn't possible to attain some complete change of personality, but you've got me thinking about techniques and tricks for at least diminishing the mass and density of the giant self-editing wall in my brain.