tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post3271085214289842641..comments2024-03-29T04:15:38.341-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): The Floating Half Hour of Writing (Lessons of Brande)Chris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-67401230275843516202018-12-01T00:02:07.656-08:002018-12-01T00:02:07.656-08:00Awesome. This is the first post of yours I've ...Awesome. This is the first post of yours I've read. I'm laughing loud here all alone at 3 a.m. at my 3rd shift job (which I do so I can make daytime colleges classes I take so I can have professors command me to write). Thanks for the book recommendation and echoing of all these things I've been discovering over the past year. Yeah, fuck the muse.janbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371980606653480845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-9291339759803555282017-03-06T08:39:39.979-08:002017-03-06T08:39:39.979-08:00This begins to sound like Paul's letters to th...This begins to sound like Paul's letters to the whomevers. The advice always melts down to a couple of essentials: Keep at it and don't judge yourself harshly. I like your blog and read it often. Delicious!robertontheairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347703597606351123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-21505599492597258462017-03-06T05:51:40.648-08:002017-03-06T05:51:40.648-08:00Thank you for the recommendation. I now have the b...Thank you for the recommendation. I now have the book, starting to read it :-).<br />Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938593148687554900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-23584813733053098382015-08-02T08:08:29.823-07:002015-08-02T08:08:29.823-07:00While I don't do "morning pages" bec...While I don't do "morning pages" because, you know, I have a lot of things to do involving grooming and pets and sometimes kids in the morning, none of which will wait while I spend an hour writing "sleep is beautiful," I do schedule and do something close to the floating half hour. When I am stuck on a book, I often go for a walk to think about it or review research material until I know What Happens Next. I can see both of these as useful to prime the pump. I also write formal poetry. Makes one think. Also primes the pump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-35921843797044139352013-08-21T16:26:06.160-07:002013-08-21T16:26:06.160-07:00Yeah, I suspect it would be *almost* as useful for...Yeah, I suspect it would be *almost* as useful for any kind of artist.Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-70933342669555387942013-08-21T05:05:45.194-07:002013-08-21T05:05:45.194-07:00I'm very happy to see someone else evangelisin...I'm very happy to see someone else evangelising about Brande's book. I, too, cannot recommend it highly enough. Essential reading.<br /><br />I bought a beaten up 2nd-hand copy from Amazon a couple of years ago for £2 and loved it. I loved how she shot down in flames the 'born with it' and 'can't teach creativity' arguments in her opening salvo. I loved her almost prim efficiency; no coddling or ego-stroking. The precise no-nonsense approach she takes throughout the book was like fresh air after a day in a stuffy office. <br /><br />As you said, a tad dated at times (she suggests writing at work later in the afternoon when things quieten down), but none of that detracts from the message and the advice. I immediately ordered another three copies and handed them out to friends who aren't even writers, saying "Read this. Change 'writer' for some other type of creative expression, then just read it." Richmond Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12376208632631815558noreply@blogger.com