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RE: Finding That Sweet Spot for Writing
I went and saw Niel Gaimen talk in Houston on Saturday. He said the secret is to write anyway because when he went back to edit he couldn't tell you what he wrote when he was inspired and when he hated writing. That's hardly groundbreaking advice but hearing him say it struck a nerve because I'm famous for fucking off when I'm not feeling it. Now I'm even more determined to write when I don't want to.
oh i don't disagree with that at all. the easiest way to make sure you write is just planting your ass in the chair. that's paraphrasing someone's famous quote about it, but the gist is the same. but i'd sit in my chair for hours and nothing would come. once i was flat out on the floor, it's like i couldn't turn it off, ergo...my writing place in the new apartment.