Comments on: Writing every day http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2005/05/15/writing-every-day/ musings, thoughts, and writings of Barbara W. Klaser Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.3-beta1 Comment on Writing every day by: blogdog http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2005/05/15/writing-every-day/#comment-397 Thu, 26 May 2005 04:48:09 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2005/05/15/writing-every-day/#comment-397 My blog is somewhat of a vacation for me, and I wish I could get back to it more often than the once a week I seem to be averaging of late. Maybe that's because I write technical documentation for a living, and it helps for me to be able to write something -- anything -- else. The prose I write in my blog isn't always great writing, and it isn't always creative, but it's catharsis for me. I'm hoping that with catharsis comes practice. I like your analogy of a musician playing scales, Barbara. Blogging does seem to fit that model for me; it limbers me up a little. A number of bloggers in my acquaintance have reached the point where they really would rather be doing a certain activity rather than blogging about it, whether that activity is writing, playing piano, or just getting on with life. I always miss them when they go, but it's understandable. My blog is somewhat of a vacation for me, and I wish I could get back to it more often than the once a week I seem to be averaging of late. Maybe that’s because I write technical documentation for a living, and it helps for me to be able to write something — anything — else. The prose I write in my blog isn’t always great writing, and it isn’t always creative, but it’s catharsis for me. I’m hoping that with catharsis comes practice.

I like your analogy of a musician playing scales, Barbara. Blogging does seem to fit that model for me; it limbers me up a little.

A number of bloggers in my acquaintance have reached the point where they really would rather be doing a certain activity rather than blogging about it, whether that activity is writing, playing piano, or just getting on with life. I always miss them when they go, but it’s understandable.

]]> Comment on Writing every day by: Eric Mayer http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2005/05/15/writing-every-day/#comment-395 Mon, 16 May 2005 14:39:51 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2005/05/15/writing-every-day/#comment-395 I occassioanlly abandon my blog on purpose for a few days. I don't want to feel I *have* to make an entry every day. My feeling is that blogs are probably bad for other writing. You could be putting words down for a book or a story instead. However, I enjoy blogging. I like writing little snippets and what market is there for such stuff? Being a contrarian sort I think it helps sometimes to forget writing for a day or so. Take a break. I come back refreshed. Usually I read blogs through Bloglines and just see the entry. I just noticed our book covers on the side. Thanks. PPP does do great covers! I occassioanlly abandon my blog on purpose for a few days. I don’t want to feel I *have* to make an entry every day. My feeling is that blogs are probably bad for other writing. You could be putting words down for a book or a story instead. However, I enjoy blogging. I like writing little snippets and what market is there for such stuff?

Being a contrarian sort I think it helps sometimes to forget writing for a day or so. Take a break. I come back refreshed.

Usually I read blogs through Bloglines and just see the entry. I just noticed our book covers on the side. Thanks. PPP does do great covers!

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