spacewrekker Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 i'm reading Don DeLillo's Libra and am inspired to start writing again. have any of you tried your hand at writing something substantial? what do you find most difficult about writing? if you've got a novel, a short story, an essay, or some poetry, share it. i want to read it. let watmm lo and behold it! national novel writing month - http://www.nanowrimo.org/ looks like a tempting challenge... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide spacewrekker's signature Hide all signatures i'll soon see the light if i like it or not my body is gonna rot Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 i tryed once to write a book (a auto biography) but i failed to make more then a few pages Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamos scorcho Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 blah visage consumerist icon of the ion misusage violenza encumbrance of grumpy adult pigs Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root5 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 On 8/31/2011 at 7:08 AM, sup said: i tryed once to write a book (a auto biography) but i failed to make more then a few pages Do it! And don't use spell check. And post it on watmm. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Root5's signature Hide all signatures WATMM Christmas Albums: 2011 2012 2013 2014MOST IDM Tribute Albums: Incomplete Skyscrapers Rogue Planet Mycorhizae Olympus Mons HeadphonesOther Compilation Albums: Heading for Outer Space Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A/D Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 On 8/31/2011 at 7:08 AM, sup said: i tryed once to write a book (a auto biography) but i failed to make more then a few pages It's ok. You are very young. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I write a lot. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide essines's signature Hide all signatures On 8/19/2011 at 11:51 PM, Luke Fucking Hazard said: Essines has, and always will remind me of MacReady. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattern recognition Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 On 8/31/2011 at 7:08 AM, sup said: i tryed once to write a book (a auto biography) but i failed to make more then a few pages are we ever going to get a copy of that conspiracy theory paper you were writing? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Yeah, I write poetry sometimes. I'm quite shit at short stories, though. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I did Nanowrimo when I was 17. It's a waste of time, and basically a big joke. What possible value is there in a hack-job novel written in 30 days? None. It's writing for writing's sake, and that's pretty stupid as far as I'm concerned. Anyway, I write poetry and short stories - but the vast bulk of my writing comes from my day job as a professional copywriter. I write all kinds of stuff, from long-copy sales letters to short articles for magazines, and I also single-handedly write editorial and promotional copy for an email list with 12,000 subscribers. So I do get read, and get paid... but not for the creative stuff. Which seems to be the case for most other people I know in the industry. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
encey Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Does writing a dissertation count? It sucks, and I suck. Fuck it! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide encey's signature Hide all signatures essines said: i am hot shit ... that smells like baking bread. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest underscore Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 On 8/31/2011 at 1:26 PM, Iain C said: I did Nanowrimo when I was 17. It's a waste of time, and basically a big joke. What possible value is there in a hack-job novel written in 30 days? None. It's writing for writing's sake, and that's pretty stupid as far as I'm concerned. there is a 30 minute acid thread that has a lot of neat stuff in it made in only 30 minutes. I also remember there being project 168, where people made EPs in a week, and there was some good music there as well. kind of similar concepts I think, and they work for some people. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/68454-writing-the-ups-and-downs-and-whats-left/#findComment-1647612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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