tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post2819777705687352275..comments2024-03-13T13:27:33.666-04:00Comments on Sandra Scoppettone's Writing Thoughts: Too Much Else To DoSandra Scoppettonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149336752789641751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-33011144449044439692009-06-17T08:23:21.442-04:002009-06-17T08:23:21.442-04:00Well he doesn't need to visit mine, I know wha...Well he doesn't need to visit mine, I know what my problem is!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726893943264815950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-89008267338395376622009-06-16T11:42:32.526-04:002009-06-16T11:42:32.526-04:00I wonder if Mr. Winkler can come over to my blog a...I wonder if Mr. Winkler can come over to my blog and figure out what's wrong with me. I mean this in the nicest possible way.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-78763592779274627042009-06-15T05:32:48.093-04:002009-06-15T05:32:48.093-04:00What kind of puppy?
Okay, I know we should be tal...What kind of puppy?<br /><br />Okay, I know we should be talking about writing, but actually, puppies are the biggest joy in the universe. I am envious, even though I have two dogs of my own and one of them has never grown up.<br /><br />Write in the autumn, enjoy the puppy in the summer. Life is way too short to ignore a moment of pleasure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726893943264815950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-46513279849541444422009-06-13T19:02:34.872-04:002009-06-13T19:02:34.872-04:00This may be highly presumptuous, but I'm going...This may be highly presumptuous, but I'm going to engage in some psychoanalysis.<br /><br />You were instilled with a powerful work ethic as a child. If you aren't working, you feel guilty.<br /> """<br />Writing used to be your job, it fulfilled your compulsion to <i>do something</i> productive.<br /><br />Writing is not a "real job" without being publishd and paid.<br /><br />Publishing has changed to your detriment. You are no longer confident that your writing will be published. In fact, you suspect it won't.<br /><br />Writing on spec is seen as a dead end. Why bother? Writing and its relationship with publishing now only carries negative emotional associations.<br /><br />You now hate to write, yet you feel compelled to, since writing was the way you formerly satisfied your need to work.<br /><br />You are caught in a classic approach-avoidance conflict.<br /><br />You can try to find a new professional occupation, return to writing or do nothing and remain conflicted.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208953.post-2430235179158197042009-06-11T13:48:24.963-04:002009-06-11T13:48:24.963-04:00This sounds a lot like me as far as novel-writing....This sounds a lot like me as far as novel-writing. I wish I had nineteen books to look at on my shelf. Then I'd feel better about it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com