Comments on cleveland's a plum: so this is writer's block

2009-10-05T06:09:15.582-04:00

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I usually get inspired by reading other people'...

2009-08-21T17:50:20.396-04:00

I usually get inspired by reading other people's blogs... or I give up all together and down the bottle of wine that I was probably already half way through because that's my life EVERY NIGHT.

When I get it, I cruise around online and try to d...

2009-08-20T22:25:22.439-04:00

When I get it, I cruise around online and try to distract myself from the fact that I'm not writing. Or I go to my Chicago Fight Club. But I can't talk about it, first rule.

When I get writers block, I cruise around on tumbl...

2009-08-20T13:30:41.219-04:00

When I get writers block, I cruise around on tumblr until I find something I like, and then I bitch about it. The more swears, the better.

Well, I usually try to work on a post anyway, then...

2009-08-19T22:24:56.100-04:00

Well, I usually try to work on a post anyway, then I end up not finishing and leave it unpublished with the insane thought that I might wrap it up later.

How does that work? umm, not so well at last count.

Keep writing; Cleveland is indeed a plum!

Well, son of a b. Sounds like my day to a T. Lovin...

2009-08-19T20:24:07.241-04:00

Well, son of a b. Sounds like my day to a T. Loving your blog, looking forward to more - hope you're enjoying your wine, I sure am!

when i get writer's block i just start staring...

2009-08-19T20:16:54.674-04:00

when i get writer's block i just start staring at movies and hope i get some inspiration. usually it works out. usually.

You'll know when I got nothing when I post pup...

2009-08-19T19:12:12.614-04:00

You'll know when I got nothing when I post puppy photos.

Edie is the star of my blog for a reason haha

I have found that innapropriate things to say to o...

2009-08-19T18:42:33.832-04:00

I have found that innapropriate things to say to other people, the blog or the world in general often fills up your head with tons of ideas.

Just like me, i had nothing to write the other day, so I self proclaimed to have a vag.

The sad part of it is that I think I do.

i go for a walk and people watch. sit drink coffee...

2009-08-19T18:13:40.010-04:00

i go for a walk and people watch. sit drink coffee and watch the passersby. debate with myself on whether i just spelled passersby wrong, then think about the importance of spell check and where my life would be and where it could take less fortunate souls if they used it. i vent on paper and stretch out from there. but then again i have ADD and racing thoughts so i have to be quick to catch an idea and follow thru. fascinating inner workings of a bipolar mind

I've started carrying a notebook so that when ...

2009-08-19T17:53:00.060-04:00

I've started carrying a notebook so that when I have an excellent post idea, I can write it down. It comes in handy for the days when I can't think of anything to write... which is more often than not.

play some video games....ignore the writing by wat...

2009-08-19T15:14:37.004-04:00

play some video games....ignore the writing by watching tmnt heman or gi joe on youtube....text my best friend and complain to her how writing is pointless anyway and that I should just go play in traffic....

hey hey hey... sometimes I give you good ideas!

2009-08-19T15:00:53.123-04:00

hey hey hey... sometimes I give you good ideas!

I've been so busy, I just realized I haven'...

2009-08-19T14:57:47.837-04:00

I've been so busy, I just realized I haven't entered in the contest yet. Am I too late?!?

As for the writer's block, I either start comibing the internet or just start spouting of about whatever happend to strike the keyboard. But I also think "I should blog about this" approximately 20 times a day, so I try to write down all those ideas even though I never get around to most of them, but then when I'm running dry, I go back and look at drafts of ideas or little post-its I've left for myself, and try to make it work.

Wow! This is almost exactly my writing process, as...

2009-08-19T14:41:19.326-04:00

Wow! This is almost exactly my writing process, as well, but sadly most of it takes place at the office! Yikes. Writing for a living is tough. And you are brilliant. Fo Sho.

I usually just look around me. The assholes I liv...

2009-08-19T14:15:04.430-04:00

I usually just look around me. The assholes I live with give me plenty of fodder.

I have no idea what to write half the time. Wine ...

2009-08-19T13:55:04.087-04:00

I have no idea what to write half the time. Wine always helps :)

my process is almost the exact same. except i dont...

2009-08-19T13:34:15.638-04:00

my process is almost the exact same.
except i dont really understand stats and such (i suck at that stuff), and i would have STARTED with a cocktail (and probably a beer instead).
everything else? YUP.
i heart your posts no matter what!

If I have writer's block for my blog, then I j...

2009-08-19T12:25:18.173-04:00

If I have writer's block for my blog, then I just don't publish. I don't feel bad about it. I do have a list on springpad with blog post ideas, and in my blog I've got some drafts with ideas I'd like to blog about. So I can go through those if need be. So on days when you have lots of ideas, write them down and save them!

When I'm having writer's block for non-blog writing, I tend to read books by writers and literary magazines. I free write. I allow myself to just write about anything and everything that comes in my mind. Grammar, spelling, topics -- none of that matters. Just write.

Yep. My cure to writer's block is to just write. :)

i don't write and i hide from my blog too... i...

2009-08-19T11:49:35.743-04:00

i don't write and i hide from my blog too...
i wish i had better internet so i could sit on my couch with a glass of wine...my internet only works in my bathroom...hmmm i think i just got a new idea post for my blog!

thanks alexa!

.L

I post something really boring and dumb. This is ...

2009-08-19T11:41:24.993-04:00

I post something really boring and dumb. This is pretty much everyday for me.

I don't have a process! Obviously I need one. And it should involve wine.

I read blogs & twitter until some other smarte...

2009-08-19T10:49:51.115-04:00

I read blogs & twitter until some other smarter blogger gives me an idea. Haha.

When I sit down to write something I never have an...

2009-08-19T10:27:43.033-04:00

When I sit down to write something I never have any ideas, but when I am away from my computer so much goes thru my head then I have to try and remember what I was thinking I wanted to write about.

Writers block sucks though. I have had it for weeks and weeks now.

Don't worry this will pass and you will be back on the blogging horse (so to speak) in no time.

I call my best friend Evan (who is also my cousin ...

2009-08-19T09:43:36.075-04:00

I call my best friend Evan (who is also my cousin and the funniest lady to ever live in the history of history) and inevitably we end up talking about something that makes me think, "Dude, totally a blog post."

I can totally give you her number in case it happens again. She is also Greek, so you guys have that in common.

I do pretty much the same thing, except sub lexa &...

2009-08-19T09:26:52.629-04:00

I do pretty much the same thing, except sub lexa & Maxie for Jamie & Jess in my case.

also minus the wine.

and usually I go to bed feeling guilty.