Comments on: On Writing Motivation http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/06/on-writing-motivation/ Writing | Photography | Web Design Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Grant http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/06/on-writing-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-180770 Robert Grant Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:34:35 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/on-writing-motivation/#comment-180770 I feel exactly the same way, redundancy, impending financial catastrophe, no sign of work or income.....it all adds up, I don't have a single creative thought in my head right now. People often say to me "so, you have all this free time to write..." but actually most of my free time is spent trying to get a job and when I am free the last thing I feel like doing is writing. It's a shame to say it, and I know it sounds like an excuse, but sometimes life just doe get in the way. I feel exactly the same way, redundancy, impending financial catastrophe, no sign of work or income.….it all adds up, I don’t have a single creative thought in my head right now. People often say to me “so, you have all this free time to write…” but actually most of my free time is spent trying to get a job and when I am free the last thing I feel like doing is writing.

It’s a shame to say it, and I know it sounds like an excuse, but sometimes life just doe get in the way.

]]> By: Matthew Sanborn Smith http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/06/on-writing-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-180410 Matthew Sanborn Smith Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:03:40 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/on-writing-motivation/#comment-180410 William Gibson does something similar to Rob when he's working on a novel, though he uses Google. As soon as he discovers something online that interests him, he adds it to his story. William Gibson does something similar to Rob when he’s working on a novel, though he uses Google. As soon as he discovers something online that interests him, he adds it to his story.

]]> By: Sari Krosinsky http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/06/on-writing-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-178173 Sari Krosinsky Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:31:11 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/on-writing-motivation/#comment-178173 Sometimes I'll use trigger places or objects. Once or twice a year I go for a writing walk around a cemetery near my house. Other times I'll handle some nostalgic thing, like the bottle from when I was taking testosterone. Sometimes I’ll use trigger places or objects. Once or twice a year I go for a writing walk around a cemetery near my house. Other times I’ll handle some nostalgic thing, like the bottle from when I was taking testosterone.

]]> By: Rob Darnell http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/06/on-writing-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-178066 Rob Darnell Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:02:40 +0000 http://www.jeremiahtolbert.com/2009/on-writing-motivation/#comment-178066 It doesn't always work, but sometimes when I'm stuck on a story I'm writing, I'll pick up whatever book I happen to be reading and read a chapter. When I go back to write, more times than not I'll get at least another page down. It doesn’t always work, but sometimes when I’m stuck on a story I’m writing, I’ll pick up whatever book I happen to be reading and read a chapter. When I go back to write, more times than not I’ll get at least another page down.

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