tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post4556266954064614806..comments2024-03-22T21:55:42.651+00:00Comments on Elizabeth Baines: Agony and ecstasyElizabeth Baineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-85428613079596522432008-07-23T22:48:00.000+01:002008-07-23T22:48:00.000+01:00Obsession: yes indeed, Lee!Obsession: yes indeed, Lee!Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-91216181754050643172008-07-20T12:58:00.000+01:002008-07-20T12:58:00.000+01:00I don't find the agony of writing - and there's lo...I don't find the agony of writing - and there's <I>lots</I> of agony - has anything to do with getting paid or conventionally published. neither of which I intend to do. Temperament is a pleasant way to put it, though obsession seems more accurate. And an obsessive sort of person can spend years fixed on one thing, then later on another.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-8599302312645189062008-07-19T23:38:00.000+01:002008-07-19T23:38:00.000+01:00Tania, I have no idea where the key came from. It ...Tania, I have no idea where the key came from. It was simply a question of sitting there waiting to see/hear it. Which is why I think it's a good idea to go to your desk each day even if you're not 'inspired'. Often I find in these situations the key comes in sideways when you've given up and left the desk, but on this partic occasion it was sticking at the desk which did it in the end. There just aren't any rules, as far as I'm concerned, and so many writing projects are like setting out on a boat into uncharted waters...<BR/><BR/>It could have been my own state of mind, though - I've had a lot of personal probs recently; lots of family illness and problems to support others with,which has meant I haven't had the focus I might otherwise have had. <BR/><BR/>But I really don't know...Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-73221147269971153272008-07-19T19:06:00.000+01:002008-07-19T19:06:00.000+01:00Phew, I was worried there when you were describing...Phew, I was worried there when you were describing how it felt not to be able to get out what you wanted to write - I know that feeling - so am so glad to hear that you did. Well done! What was the key? Is it something we can all learn from, or something specific to your story?Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.com