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Profile Blog Joined June 2018
United States210 Posts
October 26 2018 01:49 GMT
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I've been very mature recently. Maybe too mature. I've been reading and writing a lot, probably 40 hours a week. I haven't made any money, yet. Or sold any books. But then I haven't finished my first one.

I'm amazed what some authors can do with the language. They can take a bag of steak sauce, and make you want steak. Really crave steak.

I think I'm as involved with language, and craftsmanship, as I was with BW. Back when I was good at BW I bet I played part time. Maybe 20 hours a week. I've been practicing Kung Fu and lifting weights behind everything else. But it doesn't really get me where I'd like to go. I tell myself I want to be a really occupied person. Someone without much free time. Not like someone without a moment to spare, but nevertheless involved. Interested in keeping a punctual persona so that people around me get good vibes.

I don't know when it was that I decided I'd never be good at anything. It's even true that I believe when I know the evidence is contrary. It was probably around 25 where I felt on top of the world, and around 30 where I decided it was all an illusion. There are so many unfamiliar things at 25, that anyone could be great at anything. Now it's all a question of persistence. But for one reason or another, I always chose something that's impossible to persist at. Something really discouraging.

Like writing for one. It's hard to write because there's so much time to yourself. Being left to yourself is one of those great tragedies. Even when we're playing Starcaft, we're not alone. It's a subtle actuality when you're writing just between you and your computer. There's no chance to enjoy the process. What I mean is that you'll seldom go back and like reading what you wrote. And what if you do? I know I wrote my first manuscript at around 3,000 words per day, which seems like a lot. So what if you're just extremely superficial. It can be impossible to enjoy anything and that's that.

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"You can wish to be rich, you can wish to be tall. You can wish away the haters, you just gimme a call" ---Will Smith & DJ Khaled "Friend Like Me (End Title)"
nbaker
Profile Joined July 2009
United States1341 Posts
October 26 2018 04:25 GMT
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Glad to hear you're doing well! Keep it up!
littlechava
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
United States7218 Posts
October 26 2018 05:53 GMT
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I completely understand what you mean. But I hope you keep it up. As you said, it's all a matter of persistence. I think, even if you lack talent, hard work can take you extremely far, it's just a matter of being able to hold out and stay consistent. I really recommend you check out stephen king's book: https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816
Regardless of what you think of him or his novels, he was incredibly prolific, and he found his successful formula. Even if it's not meant to be, it might apply to other areas of your life.
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October 26 2018 13:56 GMT
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linestein
Profile Blog Joined June 2018
United States210 Posts
October 27 2018 01:30 GMT
#5
Stephen King is certainly a genius. I was gifted a copy of On Writing at one point. I remember reading the book and comparing it with some of the aphorisms we commonly use. Stephen King advises using only 'said' when writing dialogue. I like it all-in-all.

It seems to me a movie is a successful formula for a book. It's sly enough to write a book, but there's a chance no one will read it. It's a lot less likely for a movie to be ignored. The media also has some direct potential for translation. Typing a book as though it might become a movie seems to be a strategy.

And then certain books might be incontrovertible, impossible to convert into anything other than what they are now.
"You can wish to be rich, you can wish to be tall. You can wish away the haters, you just gimme a call" ---Will Smith & DJ Khaled "Friend Like Me (End Title)"
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