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Writing purrs
Puurs to you that your writing block disappears! I wish you all the best!
"Singh" wrote in message ... I've been busting my onions with writing projects for quite a while. It is my dream above dreams to be a full time writer, to be able to leave the Job of Evil and spend my time researching and typing, sell the movie rights, find a nice fat actress to play The Heroine Who Secretly Looks Like Me. (I was thinking of Kirstie Alley, but now that she's pimped herself out to Jenny Craig it wouldn't be very realistic!) But I'm going on a tangent! Can you all spare a few creativity purrs up to Buffalo? I'm working on two projects. One is about a person who has serious issues with religion after a disabling accident. I now find I have to research orthopaedic conditions and Catholicism side by side, and with my day job it's daunting. My other, which some of you have heard about, is the autobiography of Friedrich Amadeus van Beethoven Singh, as told to yours truly. This is the one that I want to do to solely and specifically benefit certain no-kill cat shelters with whom Louie and I work, and it's hitting close to home. The first draft has covered domestic abuse (of human people, not cat people) and the crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. If a purr can heal body and spirit (as these postings show every day!) then why not a frustrating writing block that's making me wail and gnash my teeth? Help! Blessed be, Baha |
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Writing purrs
I've been busting my onions with writing projects for quite a while. It
is my dream above dreams to be a full time writer, to be able to leave the Job of Evil and spend my time researching and typing, sell the movie rights, find a nice fat actress to play The Heroine Who Secretly Looks Like Me. (I was thinking of Kirstie Alley, but now that she's pimped herself out to Jenny Craig it wouldn't be very realistic!) But I'm going on a tangent! Can you all spare a few creativity purrs up to Buffalo? I'm working on two projects. One is about a person who has serious issues with religion after a disabling accident. I now find I have to research orthopaedic conditions and Catholicism side by side, and with my day job it's daunting. My other, which some of you have heard about, is the autobiography of Friedrich Amadeus van Beethoven Singh, as told to yours truly. This is the one that I want to do to solely and specifically benefit certain no-kill cat shelters with whom Louie and I work, and it's hitting close to home. The first draft has covered domestic abuse (of human people, not cat people) and the crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. If a purr can heal body and spirit (as these postings show every day!) then why not a frustrating writing block that's making me wail and gnash my teeth? Help! Blessed be, Baha |
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Writing purrs
Baha,
Purring mightily for the writer's block to disappear! I just finally had my muse return after a lengthy, depressing stint of writer's block or at least Writer's Vast Disinclination to Write, so I do totally understand the frustration and anxiety connected with that state. And with my own new project, I find there are all sorts of unexpected things I have to research. Just remember, the library is your friend, as is your local librarian. Put 'em to work! I can tell you, a real research question is a welcome project after telling the umpteenth person where the bathrooms or the videos or the children's department is. For your first draft, you might try the Nanowrimo approach, which is simply to WRITE. Write fast, and don't worry too much about the quality. When you find something you feel you need to know more about and which needs research, by all means make a note of it to yourself, but then KEEP WRITING. Research is necessary yes, but it can become an almighty trap. It's nice and safe, and it can bog down a project like nothing else. It may start out with "I need to research XY or Z before I can move on" but eventually it can become "Oh thank God, I don't have to finish my project UNTIL I've researched X, Y and Z!" I'll keep purring for you, if you'll keep purring for me. =o) Melissa |
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Writing purrs
purrs coming your way, but could we exchange some? My 17yr old son has (very
suddenly and unexpectedly ) split up with his girlfriend of 2 yrs. Just before she was due to holiday with us and only a week after he bought her a very expensive present for her 18th, which is coming shortly. Need strength for this one! sandra |
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Breakup purrs (was: Writing purrs)
Sandra wrote:
purrs coming your way, but could we exchange some? My 17yr old son has (very suddenly and unexpectedly ) split up with his girlfriend of 2 yrs. Just before she was due to holiday with us and only a week after he bought her a very expensive present for her 18th, which is coming shortly. Need strength for this one! Lots of "I'll-never-forget-my-first-heartbreak" purrs for your son! Did she end the relationship, or did he, or was it mutual? Anyway you slice it, it's painful. That first heartbreak of mine happened when I was 17, too. He broke up with me, and it was very sudden. It was such a shock. I don't know if your son is open to comforting from his mom, but I sure would've appreciated that from my parents, if only they'd been able to give it to me. I felt so lost - that rejection put me into a real tailspin for almost a year. When you're a teenager, it feels like the end of the world. But even so, while it might feel that way at first, maybe if my parents had been able to reassure me that I was still lovable and still *loved*, my deep depression over it wouldn't have lasted so long. I hope your son has an easier time than I did! Joyce |
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Breakup purrs (was: Writing purrs)
no real idea as he won't talk to me. With luck it is a temporary glitch.
Since both of them were very upset and all was well up to the weekend, I am totally confused about what could have happened. Maybe it is the stress of impending exams or spring fever! sandra |
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Writing purrs
Your writing block ending purrs are on the way -- looking forward to hearing
more about those projects when you can.! Christine "Singh" wrote in message ... I've been busting my onions with writing projects for quite a while. It is my dream above dreams to be a full time writer, to be able to leave the Job of Evil and spend my time researching and typing, sell the movie rights, find a nice fat actress to play The Heroine Who Secretly Looks Like Me. (I was thinking of Kirstie Alley, but now that she's pimped herself out to Jenny Craig it wouldn't be very realistic!) But I'm going on a tangent! Can you all spare a few creativity purrs up to Buffalo? I'm working on two projects. One is about a person who has serious issues with religion after a disabling accident. I now find I have to research orthopaedic conditions and Catholicism side by side, and with my day job it's daunting. My other, which some of you have heard about, is the autobiography of Friedrich Amadeus van Beethoven Singh, as told to yours truly. This is the one that I want to do to solely and specifically benefit certain no-kill cat shelters with whom Louie and I work, and it's hitting close to home. The first draft has covered domestic abuse (of human people, not cat people) and the crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. If a purr can heal body and spirit (as these postings show every day!) then why not a frustrating writing block that's making me wail and gnash my teeth? Help! Blessed be, Baha |
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Writing purrs
Sorry for your son -- purrs from our kitties to help him recover.
Christine "Sandra" wrote in message ... purrs coming your way, but could we exchange some? My 17yr old son has (very suddenly and unexpectedly ) split up with his girlfriend of 2 yrs. Just before she was due to holiday with us and only a week after he bought her a very expensive present for her 18th, which is coming shortly. Need strength for this one! sandra |
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breaking up purrs - was writing purrs
Son came back this pm with ex? girlfriend - all very happy, so I assumed
they had made up. Now I am told they are still friends, which after the hullabulooo last night has got me very confused! Why can't kids just go straight to adulthood and leave this messy teenage thing behind? I just can't believe the just friends bit is going to work when they want to date others... sandra |
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Writing purrs
"Singh" wrote in message
... Can you all spare a few creativity purrs up to Buffalo? You go girl. Purrs on the way. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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