Literary Rejections on Display quoted this famous saying by Somerset Maugham and asked us if we DO know what they are. Here's my closest guess:
1. Put your butt in the chair every day.
2. Write on a laptop that doesn't connect to the internet.
3. "You are freer than you think." (Foucault).
What think you?
7 comments:
#2 is always the one that gets me. errrr!
lovely picture of you and Annie.
I agree with 1 and 3, but I always need the internet at my fingertips for research, spelling, etc. You have to learn to discipline yourself when writing to actually write and not surf the net.
I guess I'm just too weak, Collin! I seriously find the internet addicting. I'm like a blue-haired lady in front of a slot machine. So I keep a little list of things I need to look up as they cross my mind while I'm writing. Then later I go on the internet to look them up.
I thought your three were perfect and I said so over there (because they truly are) but of course being a writer I had to write three of my own! They're over there too.
1. Write what you know.
2. The truth is always more interesting.
3. Never trust plot.
I like your three, which come down to what you need to do to finish any larger intellectual project: steady work, focus, and self-confidence.
Says the guy who's reading blogs instead of working on his various projects!
I'll try to apply your very apt three rules to my thesis writing, Kate. #2 is what always bites me in the arse, and obviously, if I were following that rule right now, I wouldn't be able to leave you a comment!
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