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Since the Stupid things non-writers say thread has over 2,000 bitching, whining posts in it (including my own), I thought I'd start a contrasting thread.
It's valuable to hear from a different perspective. People who don't happen to be writers may nevertheless have something useful to say about the subject.
In 2002, I had a tough period of unemployment that lasted almost all year. I was bitching to a friend about being jobless for the previous six months, and he said, "Well, why didn't you use the time to write that novel you were talking about?"
I had some ready answers -- being jobless makes me anxious, I couldn't concentrate ... but those are lame-ass excuses. So when I found myself unemployed again in 2009, I decided to use however much time I had at home to get serious about writing.
I was stuck on a story, couldn't decide which way to go at a certain point. My girlfriend said, "Why don't you write it both ways and see which result you like better?" Worked.
It's valuable to hear from a different perspective. People who don't happen to be writers may nevertheless have something useful to say about the subject.
In 2002, I had a tough period of unemployment that lasted almost all year. I was bitching to a friend about being jobless for the previous six months, and he said, "Well, why didn't you use the time to write that novel you were talking about?"
I had some ready answers -- being jobless makes me anxious, I couldn't concentrate ... but those are lame-ass excuses. So when I found myself unemployed again in 2009, I decided to use however much time I had at home to get serious about writing.
I was stuck on a story, couldn't decide which way to go at a certain point. My girlfriend said, "Why don't you write it both ways and see which result you like better?" Worked.