GLUE
SET target 1000 words per day. Morning result- Zero. The words run around like naughty school children, unruly, wild and fighting inside his head. They don’t get into line and form that first sentence. For two hours he labours, blank page remains blank. It’s writer’s block. He rises from his desk and makes a cup of coffee; the strong smell of caffeine is good. Unable to resist, he takes a sip and burns his mouth.
Shaking his head he reads the paper; recession, swine flu, death and murders. For light relief he turns to the book section and finds Katie Price, former page three model smiling back at him. Three male models stand behind her; she is a best seller with over 50,000 copies sold. This cheers him no end and he throws the paper in the bin.
Afternoon- at the desk again with pen ready, set against the blank page. Thirty minutes, nothing. Then the first sentence forms- Life is a bitch, get used to it.
The words flow. It’s True: Writing is 10% Inspiration and 90% being glued to your chair.
Comments
Hi Vijay, Loving the title
Hi Vijay,
Loving the title of this short piece. It's a very tight piece and you've managed to say alot with a limited amount of words.
I guess that's the secret of good writing, something I'm trying to work on :)
An insightful piece about the nature of writing and like the reference to Katie Price, and the fact that the writer looks at her book in disbelief.
Thank you for your comments about my short story btw, still working on it.
Bellinda
There are many secrets to
There are many secrets to good writing, but glad you liked this Belinda. I think you can get away with this pace on a short piece, but for longer stories you have to vary the pace.
like the tone of this
like the tone of this .
there is a certain energy and pace in your work which draws me in
going to read a few more times and will come back when I have more to say - was just giving my initial response
thanks Nabila- I like 'there
thanks Nabila- I like 'there is energy and pace in your work' thats nice to read. a little boost, see we writers are easily pleased.
you'll probably now come back and say, the rest aint that great! but thanks for the way you said it. ;-)
well I am part of the
well I am part of the 'firing squad ' (quote Pete) at Commonword so expect solid critique :-)
it is always good to say what you like about the work followed by the negative and this kind of feedback makes the writer more receptive to what we have to say (it is what we learn as teachers -pos,neg,pos)
I do generally like your work and will always be honest when I comment.
can you tell me, is this a short story? Also, is this a first draft and is it part of your collection?
not sure if the % should be so ,seems beter to write per cent
The words run around like naughty school children, (comma or something else??) unruly, wild and fighting inside his head.
It’s writer’s block. (do you need to say?, explain? can we guess this anyway)
former page three model (doyou need to explain?)
Three male models (use more adjectives)
Afternoon- at the desk again with pen ready, set against the blank page.9have used blank b4)
Mughal Princess, This isn't
Mughal Princess,
This isn't a short story. A part of a collection, maybe. People call these pieces Blogs or Flash fiction now and feel quite cool. Marketing people making money again. I'm not taken in. Before this would be an observation, written in a diary or in a letter. And it is just that, perhaps a little reminder to myself to keep going. Novel writing is hard.
I will hopefully post a longer extract or a short story and your feedback would be good. The points you make here are quite valid.
I enjoyed your love poem, especially waiting outside Heaven's gate. All of Heaven's pleasures are nothing compared to True love- I liked this.
Vijay.
ok - i am not that familiar
ok - i am not that familiar and am learning ( poet by trade)
keep posting
(Princess!!!)