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[johnstonmr]

I'm not writing. I'm not. I can't get anything to gel, partially because every time I start, I hear Elli's voice:

"You have good grammar."

And then I can't get anything else from my mind to the page.

grumble mumble razzum frazzum

Comments

[mslulu.livejournal.com]

Well, you do have good grammar. :P

If it makes you feel any better, I'm about to hit a really big void in known story arc. At this point, I have absolutly no idea what needs to be happening two pages from now.

We go about writing so differently. You spend so much time developing and planning your worlds and your characters before setting pen to paper, whereas I take a single, simple thought and start writing with little to no idea where I'm going with it. While there are strengths in both methods, the weaknesses for both can be a bitch.

okie dokie...

[fourandtwenty.livejournal.com]

get yourself a big piece of paper--a BIG 'un. grab some colored markers, and start doodling/freewriting. it works wonders...OR, if you've got 'em, spend a few hours in front of the fridge with some magnetic poetry. if you haven't got 'em, GET 'EM! they work wonders on writer's block, seriously :-)

now go crank out some literature!

Re: okie dokie...

[lograh.livejournal.com]

hehe. Magnetic Poetry. I love that stuff. The only time I can do any decent writing is when I'm using them. Even then it's usually crap, but tis the best I ever do.

Re: okie dokie...

[mslulu.livejournal.com]

I have two sets, Erotic and Gay/Lesbian! I never got around to putting them up on my current refrigerator though. I suppose I could loan them to Michael to play with, but then who knows what direction they'll take his writing. :)

Re: okie dokie...

[fourandtwenty.livejournal.com]

see! we have another product endorsement!

Bah

[elisandra.livejournal.com]

You misunderstand me.

Keep in mind that good grammar, really good, like naturally good grammar, is a wonderful tool. What it means is that you have the creative liberty to write whatever the hell you damn well please and not have to worry about it. You don't have to agonize over sentence structure and tenses. Lots of people have that handicap, and it's no fun at all.

That you have good grammar wasn't exactly the first thing I noticed. I guess I should have thought about it before making it my first comment on reading your writing. Sorry!

My real point is, though, that good grammar means you are FREE to write whatever you want.

Now, get to it. :)

Re: Bah

[tobin.livejournal.com]

See Michael, Elli says it's ok. You can write now. heh heh.

Re: Bah

[johnstonmr]

I think that's it -- the first thing I ever heard from you on my writing was about the grammar.

Re: Bah

[elisandra.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry!!!!!!!!!!