Comments on: I Hate Writing http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ariane http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-11458 Ariane Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:35:15 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-11458 I really dislike writing, and I am a top-notch procrastinator. Not a good combination. I really dislike writing, and I am a top-notch procrastinator. Not a good combination.

]]> By: S.C. Butler http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-10875 S.C. Butler Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:36:32 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-10875 The key is overthrowing that tyrant. And the worst part is having to do it every single day. The key is overthrowing that tyrant. And the worst part is having to do it every single day.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-10871 Kathleen Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:56:48 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-10871 Thank you so much for your essay "I hate writing." I found it very inspiring, except that I play spider solitare between bouts of writing. I love spider solitare way more than writing, but in the end, I was end up facing the tyranny of the empty page. Kathleen Thank you so much for your essay “I hate writing.” I found it very inspiring, except that I play spider solitare between bouts of writing. I love spider solitare way more than writing, but in the end, I was end up facing the tyranny of the empty page.

Kathleen

]]> By: S.C. Butler http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8736 S.C. Butler Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:57:10 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8736 Jupiter - I think schools ask students to write papers because nothing trains you to think clearly and concisely like writing a paper. On the other hand, you either can think clearly or not by graduate school (I'm guessing that's where you are), so now it is BS - they're just training you to be a professor. Jupiter – I think schools ask students to write papers because nothing trains you to think clearly and concisely like writing a paper. On the other hand, you either can think clearly or not by graduate school (I’m guessing that’s where you are), so now it is BS – they’re just training you to be a professor.

]]> By: jupiter http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8717 jupiter Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:38:11 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8717 Well, here I am, trying to bang out another page or two for my research essay. Or at least pretending to. I hate writing too. I hated it in high school, I hate it in college. Why do I have to go through this BS again after four long, boring years? To "prepare" for some sort of ostensible future? To "round" out my "education?" Complete and total bull. Yeah, I'm just ranting. But thanks to school any and all passion for writing reading or just about any subject is gone. Completely destroyed. I mean my major is computer science for Christ sake. At work the most writing any of our devs do is generate some app documentation and be done with it. Maybe write up a design proposal here or there, but those are about a page at most and in nice big 14 font. Not some gargantuan research thesis that no one in their right mind would ever read (except my instructor, but she's an English major so it still applies :) I apologize if this is rather long-winded, it's just nice to see someone who shares a similar opinion... even their job is to write. ;) Well, here I am, trying to bang out another page or two for my research essay. Or at least pretending to.
I hate writing too. I hated it in high school, I hate it in college. Why do I have to go through this BS again after four long, boring years? To “prepare” for some sort of ostensible future? To “round” out my “education?” Complete and total bull.
Yeah, I’m just ranting. But thanks to school any and all passion for writing reading or just about any subject is gone. Completely destroyed.
I mean my major is computer science for Christ sake. At work the most writing any of our devs do is generate some app documentation and be done with it. Maybe write up a design proposal here or there, but those are about a page at most and in nice big 14 font. Not some gargantuan research thesis that no one in their right mind would ever read (except my instructor, but she’s an English major so it still applies :)
I apologize if this is rather long-winded, it’s just nice to see someone who shares a similar opinion… even their job is to write. ;)

]]> By: S.C. Butler http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8037 S.C. Butler Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:44:24 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8037 Brad - Glad to be of service. Brad – Glad to be of service.

]]> By: Brad http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8033 Brad Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:33:02 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-8033 It sure is nice how you can google your lamentations, and someone's article will pop up that perfectly articulates them. It sure is nice how you can google your lamentations, and someone’s article will pop up that perfectly articulates them.

]]> By: S.C. Butler http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-7899 S.C. Butler Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:35:51 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-7899 Danny - Well, I wouldn't go that far. I like reading. Danny – Well, I wouldn’t go that far. I like reading.

]]> By: Danny Boy http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-7895 Danny Boy Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:16:02 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-7895 I'm glad to hear you hate writing. I hate writing too. If writing was a person I'd murder it. I've tried to quit numerous times but it always comes back, like a disease. Published, unpublished, quality material, or crap, it's all the same to me. I hate reading other people's fiction more than my own. The only stories that are actually worse than mine are everyone else's. It is my dream to finish the book I'm working on and never write a sentence ever again. I’m glad to hear you hate writing. I hate writing too. If writing was a person I’d murder it. I’ve tried to quit numerous times but it always comes back, like a disease. Published, unpublished, quality material, or crap, it’s all the same to me.

I hate reading other people’s fiction more than my own. The only stories that are actually worse than mine are everyone else’s. It is my dream to finish the book I’m working on and never write a sentence ever again.

]]> By: karolina http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-7007 karolina Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:13:32 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/05/15/i-hate-writing/#comment-7007 well i sometimes cry when i have to write well i sometimes cry when i have to write

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