Ugh
I hate writing.
I've spent the past two days frantically working on two articles, both over 1000 words, while simultaneously battling terrible waves of self-doubt about my ability to be remotely coherent, let alone informative, in either piece. I've slept little, and badly. I've written and rewritten and revised and tried to decipher my illegible notes that I took during interviews over a month ago, and never transcribed. I'm sick of it all. I'm done. I don't want to write anymore. In fact, if I have to write another word, I'm going to throw up.
Wait a second. I'm writing right now! Oh no!! Bleaaahfahahhhhadhafahwerghakkkk.
Sorry, that was me barfing on the keyboard. Um, I'm going to bed now.
I've spent the past two days frantically working on two articles, both over 1000 words, while simultaneously battling terrible waves of self-doubt about my ability to be remotely coherent, let alone informative, in either piece. I've slept little, and badly. I've written and rewritten and revised and tried to decipher my illegible notes that I took during interviews over a month ago, and never transcribed. I'm sick of it all. I'm done. I don't want to write anymore. In fact, if I have to write another word, I'm going to throw up.
Wait a second. I'm writing right now! Oh no!! Bleaaahfahahhhhadhafahwerghakkkk.
Sorry, that was me barfing on the keyboard. Um, I'm going to bed now.
posted by grackyfrogg @ 11:01 PM
3 Comments:
At 9:12 AM ,
eldila said...
Two friends of mine, both different kinds of writers, put it thusly: I hate writing, but I love having written. Perhaps authors should be called 'wroters' instead...
At 10:37 AM ,
grackyfrogg said...
that's an excellent way to describe the experience of being a writer, eldila! basically, the act of writing is not, in my experience, fun--and it's so encouraging to know that i'm not the only one who feels like that! although i grant that maybe i'm doing it wrong. the whole writing life, i mean. maybe i'm not smoking or drinking enough. or doing enough drugs.
but be that as it may, the feeling of having written is indeed rewarding. so i guess i'll keep doing it. just don't ask me not to complain about it. after all, what on earth would i write about, if i couldn't complain??
At 10:38 AM ,
grackyfrogg said...
oh and by the way... LOVE the word "wroters"!!
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