July 22, 2019
Does writing energize or exhaust you?
It’s only sitting down in front of a computer and typing, right? Or using a pen and a piece of paper. How can that be tiring? It’s not like you’re digging a ditch or anything.
But finding the right words to put on that piece of paper can be tough. Words are easy. Words that say what you mean are hard. Especially when you have to string them together not only in a sentence, but then a paragraph and a page and a chapter. Shoot, even putting the words together for a blog post can rough. And the a writer will do this day after day after day. Yes, it’s tiring.
But guess what? It’s exhilarating and energizing at the same time, like the ups and downs of a roller coaster. When the words on the paper are not only good, but perfect, it’s a thrill that can’t be beat.
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It might be a couple of paragraphs, or maybe only a short sentence. Here’s one of my favorites from Wolves’ Gambit, the third book in the Free Wolves’ stories.
“Misfits, rebels, and malcontents.”
It’s not even a complete sentence. but read in context, it says so much.
In contrast, here’s a selection from The Marquesa’s Necklace, the first book in the Harmony Duprie series:
The bus ride home seemed longer than the morning’s trip as I studied each person getting on for a potential threat. Was the little gray-haired lady with the oversize purse and shopping bag packing a handgun? Did the teenage boy wearing a long black coat keep ninja stars in his pockets? And the woman in her mid-twenties holding a little girl’s hand? Was the child was just a prop, borrowed for the afternoon, solely to throw off suspicion? In reality, was the woman a super spy waiting for a chance to drug me and cart me off to her remote hideaway?
Yes, I know, neither seems like it was that much work. Simple words. But the second selection? That was probably the fourth revision. The apparent simplicity is deceptive. But when I finally got it right, it was sweet!
I’m sure you get the point by now. Writing both exhausts and energizes me. But one part of writing that always energizes me and other writers are good reviews. So if you enjoy our work, please leave one! (We love comments on our blogs, too.)
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July 22, 2019
Does writing energize or exhaust you?
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Yes it’s great when you can think of the right words straight away and not have to sit there for hours sweating over one sentence!
None of us are perfectionists, are we? /s
There are tow sorts of writing days, ones when you feel like you can express anything…, and the rest, where it’s all you can do to get them in order on the page.
and then there are the days you rip out half of what you wrote the day before because it’s all wrong!
A mixture of both seems to be the general consensus to date. A great post.
If writing didn’t give us personal satisfaction, would we put up with the tough times?
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“Misfits, rebels, and malcontents.” I love that, too! Great post, and the roller coaster is a perfect picture for the feel of the writing experience.
It refers to a collection of character in Wolves’ Gambit, but, in a way, it could describe those of us who write.