tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912938826526390929.post8003803370008398087..comments2023-03-16T18:37:15.684+11:00Comments on Speculating about fiction: The pressure of writingTraceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10932807900624163063noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912938826526390929.post-58005844252357062322011-10-05T22:59:56.168+11:002011-10-05T22:59:56.168+11:00http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_geni...http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html<br /><br />This Ted talk has helped me release the anxiety and pressure of writing.Michehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564359250920283992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912938826526390929.post-74207777207214380052007-05-24T12:33:00.000+10:002007-05-24T12:33:00.000+10:00lol. Mmm, I suppose there is a sense of drama in t...lol. Mmm, I suppose there is a sense of drama in that opening, but it does beg the question about how quiet a night <I>should</I> be!<BR/><BR/>I know Sherryl had a great example though -- and I had an opening chapter that was put out on a flyer by one of the big book stores that put me off a book I might otherwise have bought.<BR/><BR/>I must say having a writing contract helps!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932807900624163063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912938826526390929.post-63910341802164234362007-05-22T20:36:00.000+10:002007-05-22T20:36:00.000+10:00I've discovered a cure for my blank-page syndrome:...I've discovered a cure for my blank-page syndrome: reading the first page of a badly-written but published work. I get so annoyed that I spur myself into writing. <BR/><BR/>A bestselling author actually started a recent book with "The night was quiet. Almost too quiet."<BR/><BR/>Now that has to get you typing ...Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.com