You know what seriously pisses me off?

KillerMuffin

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When I'm writing and the hubby sticks his head in the middle of a good bit and starts talking to me. That seriously cheeses me off. Now I have to wait for about an hour for my back to unkink enough to start writing again. By then, my writing time will be over.

Gaaraghghaghahghag and other assorted exclamations of frustration.

Well, I feel better.

Anyone else have domestic frustration or am I the only one these days?
 
I hate that. I also hate it when I'm all wrapped up in a problem and the phone rings. Argh!
 
I cut the phone cord and can't hear it ringing when I'm in the back. "Gee, hun, I don't know why the phone doesn't work." *blinking innocently*
 
I know the feeling. My writing time is when my SO is at the gym.

There are times when I'm writing and there are times when I'm WRITING. Whenever I'm WRITING, it never fails for the door to open and hear, "Hey honey I blew off exercise!Let's go get a bite to eat!"

The whole time I'm in the restaurant, I can feel the story drip out of my soul drop by freaking drop.

"Honey, you look tense, what's wrong?"

Arrrrgggg!
 
Like the family don't understand what "Bugger Off" means after the 5th time :)

My non-fiction writing I get to do all day.... I had to stop friends popping around for coffee during the day becasue they think that I can stop and start the flow, "just like that". I had news for them :) I tell them not to call in between 9am and 3pm that I am "working".
 
Couture said:
The whole time I'm in the restaurant, I can feel the story drip out of my soul drop by freaking drop.


Why do the best lines come when you are in the shower...... By the time I get out the have been washed away from my mind.

The last few years I put a small notebook in my handbag and I write thoughts in there. I have been known to be found in the ladies room in a restaurant just doing a quick write down.
 
I think that the one thing my guy absolutely hates the most is when we're doing something together and I space out for a while. After he gets me back and we decide I'm okay, he gets mad because I was "writing" again.

Well. I'm a writer. I do that.

I have a notebook for every occasion. I covered one in the fabric one of my formals so that I could take it with me. I was rude enough to push the soup aside and start writing.

Well, there was some really cool characters going on around me. Had to sketch. :)
 
No doubt about it. We writers are a queer bunch.

I thought a little electronic voice recorder would help me when I get ideas in the car, but that didn't work because I just couldn't get the hang of using the damn thing.

I have lots of notes in my card file on bits of napkin, junkmail, and other assorted scraps of paper. Thank God for my handheld, which I usually have with me. I can jot down all my ideas in there now.

This "problem" is, to my way of thinking, what delineates (sp?) the writers from all other forms of human life. The ideas come to us all the time, unexpectedly and pretty consistently. People ask, "Where do you get your ideas?" The answer for me is "Everywhere. I couldn't stop them if I tried."
 
Whispersecret wrote:

'This "problem" is, to my way of thinking, what delineates (sp?) the writers from all other forms of human life. The ideas come to us all the time, unexpectedly and pretty consistently. People ask, "Where do you get your ideas?" The answer for me is "Everywhere. I couldn't stop them if I tried."'

How true!

I write business articles mainly and I'm always being asked where I get ideas from because there seem to be limited options. But the truth is that there are billions of great ideas floating round in the 'space between us'. All we as writers have to do is tune in and our brain acts like a gravity well: in they flow.

Of course, they're crafty buggers, those ideas: go looking and they'll hide; stop looking and dozen jump out at you all at once!

I gave up on bits of paper ages ago. My trusty Palm Pilot is my lifeline now. Funny thing is, pull out a notepad at a dinner party and you are branded rude. But pull out a Palm Pilot and you are somehow cool. Go figure.

English-Passion
 
I am beginning to understand ....

I have just started writing and have found ... just what you say. My wife is always got something to say, if it not about what I am doing its about what she thinks I should be doing.
My thought is to one day get a lap top and a small boat and go fishing ... alot.

Smile
King:D
 
Don't feel so different!

Whispersecret said:
No doubt about it. We writers are a queer bunch.

I thought a little electronic voice recorder would help me when I get ideas in the car, but that didn't work because I just couldn't get the hang of using the damn thing.

I have lots of notes in my card file on bits of napkin, junkmail, and other assorted scraps of paper. Thank God for my handheld, which I usually have with me. I can jot down all my ideas in there now.

This "problem" is, to my way of thinking, what delineates (sp?) the writers from all other forms of human life. The ideas come to us all the time, unexpectedly and pretty consistently. People ask, "Where do you get your ideas?" The answer for me is "Everywhere. I couldn't stop them if I tried."

I have what I like to call batman syndrome. Keys, cell phone, pager all strapped to my belt. For the very reason you touched on, "all the time, unexpectedly and pretty consistently" I also have a pen holder and a pad of paper with me at all times.

Thank you for reminding me that my droopy pants are not a fashion statement, but a result of being creative ;)
 
KillerMuffin said:
When I'm writing and the hubby sticks his head in the middle of a good bit and starts talking to me. That seriously cheeses me off. Now I have to wait for about an hour for my back to unkink enough to start writing again. By then, my writing time will be over.

Gaaraghghaghahghag and other assorted exclamations of frustration.

Well, I feel better.

Anyone else have domestic frustration or am I the only one these days?

I have kiddies, and not only are they learning how to read but they're curious about the computer.

My poems mostly start on scraps of paper, and until recently haven't even been erotic. I prefer to do my stories on the PC. When I try and slip away I hear ...

"Daddy, can we come in" and "Daddy, what are you doing in there", "Daddy play with us" ...
(How can you say no to that?)

My son saw this guy over my shoulder :p and asked me what happens when you click on the frog?

I can relate!
 
Anyone a Pratchett fan?

Terry Pratchett (we are not worthy!) has this wonderful concept of inspiration particles. They sleet through the universe like neutrinos or something, interacting with brains on a one-in-a-billion ratio. If one happens to interact with your brain you have a brilliant idea, which may be of no use to you, like the caveman who suddenly has an intuitive realisation concerning nuclear physics.

Anyway, some people have denser brains or something and the particles interact with them more frequently. I think that explains writers quite nicely.

I now have a Note on my iPAQ titled "Interesting Titles" for when I come up with a nice title I just need to use some time.
 
Augggghhh!

Yes!

I had a day recently where I had a lot of writing to get done and little time to do it in. It was a Friday.

Every motherfuckin' telemarketer known to man decided to call me that day. The goddamned cable company guy had to come by to check something.

The neighbors were leaving for the weekend and could I get their mail, etc.?

Then, I finally get on a roll. I probably was uninterrupted for a total of 30 minutes and the phone rang in the other part of the house!

Ellen? Yes, Ellen my stylist was calling for the appointment I told her to call me for. The nerve of her doing what I told her! Damn it!

"Ellen, yes, I'm really too busy right now. Yes, I realize you would like to chat, but I've been interrupted too much today and I really have to GO!"

Shit. I really owe Ellen a hug and something expensive now.

I hate that when it happens! Auuuggghhh!
 
Most of my best ideas are scrawled on napkins, staff meeting notes, and whatever-was-handy.

My mother has a nasty habit of calling when I'm trying to write for here; few things are less sexy than a phone call with my mom. If I want writing time, I unplug the phone, lock the door, and plug hubbie in to PlayStation. I bought him an XBox for Yule so I can get some real writing done. That ought to fix his wagon. ;)
 
Ya'll are gonna laugh but...

I do a lot of writing at work. In my job, I am either so busy I can't stop to think, or I'm bored off my ass. So in those dull, empty moments, I'll pull out my floppy disks, load up a story I'm working on and just start plugging away. Or I'll go back to a story I've just written and review it, correcting and cleaning it up before I send it off to an editor.

A few buddies I have at work have this annoying habit of just walking into my office to "hang out". They are bored just like me, and basically just want to shoot the shit. Of course, I have to quickly close my editor to hide what I'm doing, and then sit there and shoot the shit with them... can't very well ask them to leave because I'm writing erotica. LMAO. It really sucks when I'm right in the middle of a good train of thought and cranking out some good stuff. And the whole time I'm sitting there talking to them, I'm trying to keep that train of thought in my mind. I'm surprised I haven't let slip something uhmm, inappropriate yet. :)

- PBW
 
mlyn

I don't write notes down, or carry a little notebook with me. I've thought about it, and I've told myself to do it. But I don't.

I wrote the story "The Cattleman" all in my head, almost to the very finish (I got asked for more, so I added an extra 2 chapters) before I ever wrote the first word. Now, to be honest, I'd been writing this story, in one fashion or another, since high school, when I first got the idea. In fact, that story could technically be called 'fan fiction' because I had a collosal crush on this cowboy on this tv show!

Another story, Burning Desires was first written in 1992, and I've added another 60 pages to it just recently.

I am constantly writing in my head. I am forming concepts, characters, conversations, reactions, consequences, etc. I used to do it a lot at work, and now that I am unemployed, I have a lot of free time to think, and write.

But I think carrying a note book, palm, is the way to go.

And when I want to write seriously, I go online so the phone can't ring, and turn off ICQ. The longest I've ever written, stopping only to drink water and pee, was 7 hours. I don't if I'm lucky that I live alone- but I do have more uninterrupted time.

Good luck to us all! mlyn
 
Know where you are coming from

I swear it seems right when I am in the middle of a story I am writing and the flow is just going great I also get interupted either by the kids or the husband! It is so irritating and hard to get back into the writing flow again!! I know how you feel!

DOLL:)
 
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