tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832294032411183259.post7512825672637247485..comments2023-04-18T06:05:44.613-04:00Comments on The Write Impression: On being a working writerCapturing Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736443783396967435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832294032411183259.post-16298665717251858232008-09-03T19:10:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:10:00.000-04:00I agree that deadlines are important. In college, ...I agree that deadlines are important. In college, I did keep a notebook of experiences, and I really enjoyed it. Not sure what made me stop... In any case, when I go back and read it, I find it not bad at all. Perhaps there doesn't always need to be a purpose to artistic creations. The purpose can be as simple as fulfilling a personal need to create.Yanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367298158172254414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832294032411183259.post-15757876679924693552008-09-03T11:48:00.000-04:002008-09-03T11:48:00.000-04:00Ok- I'm just a little old artist jumping in here b...Ok- I'm just a little old artist jumping in here but the process that Yana mentioned it pretty much the same for artists. (I like the marinating analogy.)<BR/><BR/>Hayley, I also totally relate to you(of course) in your quest for purpose in your work. On that thought, why not take a class in creative writing or something else. I am thinking of taking an art class just for direction. In the process you are bound to learn something new about the process, yourself etc... Classes can even be beneficial to someone who is working in the field. There's always room to grow and learn no matter where you are in your life.chhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652826960500584502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832294032411183259.post-65227635867264129782008-09-03T09:22:00.000-04:002008-09-03T09:22:00.000-04:00I appreciate your “marinating” process concept, bu...I appreciate your “marinating” process concept, but eventually you have to get the dinner to the table so to speak. I find that having deadlines (definitive ones) is unconditionally crucial to the writing process. Whether they are self-imposed or defined by an outside source, if I do not have deadlines, I find I do not start “cooking.” I think this is where the working writer is the lucky one.<BR/><BR/>This has been my downfall in the area of free writing or writing for writing’s sake. There are countless things that I want to write, but when I do not have a professor, a superior, or at the very least a mandatory deadline, I find I cannot get started. I marinade and marinade and eventually the idea goes bad. <BR/><BR/>I tell myself that I am not a creative writer. I tell myself that I am not creative enough. I even use my children as an excuse (I’m soooo busy). Then, I look back at many of the things I have written in the past and I think, “Hmmm...not bad! Why can’t I do that again?” <BR/><BR/>I am often inspired by those individuals who carry notebooks (Margin Wight, this includes you) and write down their experiences and observations regularly. I would do that too, but then I think “What am I doing? Who am I writing for? Who wants to read about MY dull, dreary day?” You working writers with your deadlines and reasons have all of the fun!<BR/><BR/>HayleyCapturing Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736443783396967435noreply@blogger.com