tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10109540.post115417664216597425..comments2023-10-30T10:03:21.741-04:00Comments on BETH CIOTTA: Wrestling with NoraBeth Ciottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02251212401535078560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10109540.post-1154335971324057152006-07-31T04:52:00.000-04:002006-07-31T04:52:00.000-04:00I'm jumping around on your blog a bit, but this on...I'm jumping around on your blog a bit, but this one caught my eye.<BR/><BR/>I mostly agree with Nora - I'm glad to write a half-arsed page and know I can fix it later.<BR/><BR/>But there are other times, numerous times, when the only way I can fix a bad page is by hitting the delete button. Times like that, I have to remember that I can't fix drivel. But onto a blank page I can write wonderful things....<BR/><BR/>Sometimes forging forward and editing is the key. Sometimes it pays to pause... and use that blank page like a canvas to create a masterpiece.<BR/><BR/>That writing as work thing? Agh, I wish I could get that mindset down pat. Truth is I can't do two jobs at once, and the day job's a leech.<BR/><BR/>But I'll get there.Anna Louise Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069551559749215187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10109540.post-1154284888050386892006-07-30T14:41:00.000-04:002006-07-30T14:41:00.000-04:00That interview really spoke to me, Caro. I copied ...That interview really spoke to me, Caro. I copied it and I'm going to cut out portions to tack on my bulletin board. She's very no- nonsense. Tells it as she see it, and I I 'got it'. Her process was of keen interest to me as several aspects mirored my own. Things I'v been questioning because they're not 'the norm'. I liked how she kept saying, "It's not the right way, but it's my way." Great stuff.Beth Ciottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251212401535078560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10109540.post-1154270679680727632006-07-30T10:44:00.000-04:002006-07-30T10:44:00.000-04:00i just read that interview -- and I found I really...i just read that interview -- and I found I really have to agree with her. Writing is <I>work</I>, as much as the job I go to five days a week to pay the bills. If I just wrote when the inspiration hit or I felt like it or it was convenient, I'd still be working on my first manuscript.<BR/><BR/>Some people aren't going to like it because it pokes at some of the ideas people hold dear about writing, but if you want to be successful in this field, I think she has some good adviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com