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Writing: can it be both career and life purpose?

Sep 26, 2007 14:05

Disclaimer: this is me venting and wondering at length about my decision to live in L.A. and pursue screenwriting/TV writing, and the consequences that has for my life as a whole, and my difficulties figuring out how this should work and what I'm willing to give up for it (and not).

( Cut to spare those of you who really aren't all that interested )

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But no! kalquessa September 27 2007, 00:02:19 UTC

Is this a waste of my precious time?

No writing is wasted. This I believe without reservation. And not just because I have a gigantic teenage Tolkien rip-off festering somewhere on my hard drive. If you're writing, even in your journal, you're working muscles. Running in circles is only a waste of time if you have somewhere to be right this minute. If you have patience, the running in circles will pay off because when you do have somewhere to be, you will get there faster than you would have without the exercise.

Also: aside from the practice and exercise, the feedback and applause that you get from fanfic are very useful things. The feedback tells you how to be better. The applause lets you know that you've already come a long way and helps bolster motivation. If you're making words, you're doin' good.

And now I will stop kibitzing and send you internet hugs. I love you and your words.

Re: But no! izhilzha September 27 2007, 18:18:29 UTC

No writing is wasted. This I believe without reservation.... If you're making words, you're doin' good.

*internalizes that wise thought*

It's the bit about having patience that kills me; I really am a terribly impatient sort of person when it comes to writing. I want to be DOING IT RIGHT NOW. I want to be at the place where I can make the cool stories my own self.

Yay for motivating feedback! That's a good reason to keep writing fan fic, yes it is.

*returns internet hugs with interest*

Re: But no! kalquessa September 27 2007, 21:20:35 UTC

I want to be DOING IT RIGHT NOW.

Oh, believe me, I know, I know. Right there with you. But I've finally (at age...how old am I now...25? Yeah, that sounds right...) had the value of practice and repetition and just good old hard work hammered into me, and...it really does work wonders. This should not be amazing, but it kind of is.

Come visit me and ma peeps so I can give you hugs in person!

Re: But no! izhilzha September 28 2007, 16:27:49 UTC

It's not that I object to hard work, it just seems like all 27 years of my life have been "in training," and I've done nothing or very little outside of that, nothing that wasn't "school," so to speak. I'm not even married, I don't have kids, blah, blah, blah.

(Also, seriously, I'm 2 years older than you. It's very sad that I'm such an impatient person still. *g*)

Come visit me and ma peeps so I can give you hugs in person!

What are you doing Oct. 6? Saturdays are good, right? I can drive down and visit you and we can watch TV and have squee and I can meet your family!

Re: But no! kalquessa September 29 2007, 05:40:03 UTC

Saturdays are perfect. I appear to be free Oct 6, so if that's a good day for you just let me know when you think you'll be here. You can come down and spend the day or just come for dinner and tv, or whatever you want. I can't be up too late because I have to sing in the morning, but as long as I'm in bed soon after 10:00 I'm good, and you probably need to leave before then anyway if you want to be home at a reasonable hour.

Re: But no! izhilzha October 1 2007, 23:29:08 UTC

It's a plan, then! *notes October 6 on her work calendar where she will actually see it*

Should I give you a call sometime this week to get directions to your place? When would be a good time, so I'm not interrupting family time or couple time or TV time or whatever? ;-)

Re: But no! kalquessa October 2 2007, 04:36:25 UTC

You know what, I think I'm going to have Mr. Bill write down directions and then I'll e-mail them to you because I am rubbish at giving them (I can just barely contrive to follow them most of the time. *is helpless*) That'll be easier than trying to get you on the phone when I have him handy (which I never do during the week, silly man is off earning money or something :P).

I don't know if you want to come up early-ish and make a day of it or just come in the evening, but anytime after...oh, let's say 11:00 am, because I like sleep...any time after 11:00 is good for you to arrive. You can come for lunch, dinner or both and bring whatever delightful, crack-filled forms of entertainment you want to see me get hooked on. And I will cook! And we will watch tv! And you will meet my loopy family-in-law! And there will be much rejoicing!

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