Comments on: How To Create The Write Mood

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:14:34 +0000

Thanks Mandi, I had forgotten this! A signwriter does a sign for the Dog and Partridge pub, then shows it to the landlord who checks it out then announces: “Nice, but I wanted more space between the Dog and and and and and Partridge.” Drop by again soon. Cheers, Mark.

By: Mandi @ Organizing Your Way

Mandi @ Organizing Your Way — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:53:05 +0000

Well, that’s quite the teaser…I was really hoping the answer would be at the bottom here!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:04:16 +0000

Yeah, Monika, she’s lost her touch a little over the centuries, old Terpsichore. Bit of a clumsy cow now.

Rebecca, thanks for your comments. Do you mean Dr Wayne Dyer? I have some of his meditation recordings. Has he written something on writing, or is that a passing comment in some other work?

You’re spot on about the driving and sleeping thing. The advice is always to have a pad and pen handy at all times as you never know when the universe is going to throw you a gem. It can be a difficult balance to strike, allowing the words to flow and yet applying a little left-brain rationality. I suppose you can view the flow as the eager young writer and the left-brain as the sensible older editor. You just have to remember that very little gets published without an editor’s input. Cheers and come back soon!

About my riddle, Monika … I’ll give it a couple of days then I’ll leave the answer, although I suspect no one really cares. Boo hoo.

By: Monika

Monika — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:19:39 +0000

@ Mark: Oh the muses. I was just going to invite Terpsichore for a bit of fun but then I read about your being pissed off about the havoc she created at your joint.

I was hoping by now you got some more takers on that challenge of yours but it seems ‘ol George boy wasn’t up for the price.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:42:44 +0000

Very insightful post. I agree with the point about writer’s block. I used to believe there was such a thing then Dr. Dyer changed my mind. When he writes he says that he “allows the words to flow to him and then through him.” This is how I feel when my fingers fly across the page. I’ve become more opened and allow the ideas to come to me. I get ideas when I drive and sleep. I’ll wake up so I can write down my ideas before I lose them.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:32:39 +0000

Cheers, George. As ever, I can rely on you to leave lovely comments, although this time they are balanced out by that very insulting comment under that picture on your last blog. I don’t know where you get the idea that being rude is funny. You want to take a leaf out of my book, mate, and endear yourself to everyone. Uuuuuh, yah. I see you ignored the challenge of my little riddle. Come on, Tumblemoose, my old mucker, get your thinking cap on. Cheerio for now!

By: George Angus

George Angus — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:53:45 +0000

Mark,

Great post! I had no idea about the history of “muse”. Do you suppose that is the root of the word “amusing”?

The advice about freelance writing is spot on. You need to get over yourself and just do it – just write.

Marvy stuff as usual!

George