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Writing Blog Number 2

by S 🤦

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2311764

This is a continuation of my blogging here at WdC

This will be a blog for my writing, maybe with (too much) personal thrown in. I am hoping it will be a little more interactive, with me answering questions, helping out and whatnot. If it falls this year (2024), then I may stop the whole blogging thing, but that's all a "wait and see" scenario.

An index of topics can be found here: "Writing Blog No.2 Index"

Feel free to comment and interact.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

about 17 hours ago
In response to "20250404 The Music Of Writing"

I find myself distracted by the lyrics if music is playing while I write, even if it's just instrumental, my mind starts putting lyrics in. Instead, I have found different background sounds work with my writing and have used thunderstorm sounds work well for action and horror, while soft rain or waterfalls work with more mellow writing.

citruspocket

about 19 hours ago
In response to "20250404 The Music Of Writing"

As someone who has to write in complete silence (minus whatever ambient noises are going on around me at the time...

, this is so interesting! Perhaps I'll try different types of music the next time I'm writing, and see what genre I end up with...

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JASmith

a day ago
In response to "20250404 The Music Of Writing"

It's fascinating that you write different genres to different music. Music influences my writing as well, but I've never studied to see if there is a correlation. Perhaps evaluating that is an exercise for someday.

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tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Apr 2, 2025 at 2:40pm
In response to "20250402 Clearing The Mind To Write"

Maybe that's my problem, I clear my head before I write and then there's nothing left to write about.

Actually it's the opposite, I find myself distracted by other things I have going on.

Aiva Raine

Mar 28, 2025 at 4:40pm
In response to "20250328 Writing Advice From Lucy Clark"

I like the vomit draft concept. Gives you permission to not feel compelled to make it perfect on the first try.

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Mar 28, 2025 at 11:30am
In response to "20250328 Writing Advice From Lucy Clark"

I agree with all, but especially number three. I have stated to my wife, who supports my writing, that I need time to write. It's not so much me taking time to write, it's getting others to respect my time to write without interruptions, distractions, and putting demands on that time.

dogpack saving 4premium+

Mar 28, 2025 at 9:06am
In response to "20250328 Writing Advice From Lucy Clark"

I learned a long time ago to write even if it's the ABCs. Writing when it makes no sense or is non-sense is a very good thing. Trash is a good thing too because even in the trash gems can be found.

THANKFUL SONAL shall catch up!

Mar 28, 2025 at 12:37am
In response to "20250326 Reading And Watching"

Interesting point. What I like most is you discuss this, as a reader and writer, in a balanced way. I'd be screaming 'no movies, no movies, read the book!'

I'm a complete Potterhead and I read the books before watching the movies and the books are way better though the movies do have their moments. I haven't the foggiest notion about Game of Thrones, to be honest.

My fear is something more basic than just book v/s movie or our generation v/s this one. It's this - are people unable to distinguish fact from fiction any more? I've read that people have answered history questions about dictators with Voldemort as an example!!

Thanks for this thought provoking blog entry.

Elisa, Stik of Clubs

Mar 24, 2025 at 11:53am
In response to "20250324 One Situation, Many Writers"

I'm more E-2: I get a better paying job and professionally annihilate the ex through a weird combination of gambling and gaining power/influence in the broader community.

tj wanderlust-words-in-motion

Mar 24, 2025 at 10:35am
In response to "20250324 One Situation, Many Writers"

Very well developed. We had an exercise in our composition class in college similar to this. We were given an outline for a story and had to write the story, then compare them. The same outline produced 35 different stories.

September 4, 2024 at 6:43am

#1076229

20240409 External Writerings VIII

External Writerings VIII

It is again that time of the month when i ask my blog readers to please click on some of these columns in order to help me pay my bills! Music and one film column; some interesting musical choices here. Hope you enjoy.

Older songs about telling lies.

More recent songs about telling lies.

To mix it up, songs about the truth.

And this leads to songs about trust.

Now songs about being perfect..

Early songs about stopping this time.

Middle years songs about stopping.

And, finally, modern songs about stopping.

And to finish, my favourite films of 1974...50 years ago!

Thanks everyone!

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