Word count

[dampscribbler]

Not exactly sure, yet, but I'm way behind for the month, and only at about 1,000 for today.

"People should be writers if and only if they feel that they have to write, no matter what the consequences."

Do I?

If I have to ask, isn't the answer no?

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Re: word count

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Hey, Damian, good to hear from you! Shoot me an email at the damps.... at livejournal dot com address, we need to plan a coffee and catch-up time.

Hypnotist...I hadn't considered that, it might be worth it. Sometimes I wish writing were like other jobs -- show up at 8am, shoot the shit with the co-workers for 20 minutes, sit down and work for a couple of hours, coffee break with someone, back to work, lunch with someone, back to work, then have a meeting with someone about the places you each are stuck, get back to work, go home, repeat 5x/week (at least) for as long as it takes. The constancy of (1) a place to be each day and (2) other people to work with are something I really crave these days. Structure is much more easily imposed from the outside than the inside. That's why people "go" to work, that's why students have "study buddies" and why people look for "workout buddies" (or hire trainers, take classes, whatever.) What's an artist to do?

I'm sorry to hear it's not working better for you. I occasionally think about the few stories of yours I've seen, and they're really good.