tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post8967229576285239919..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Lies Writers Tell... To Other Writers (Part Five -- It Shouldn't Be Work (Or "Waiting for Your Muse")) (an IWM post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37783310617172875462014-06-18T17:42:51.167-07:002014-06-18T17:42:51.167-07:00Jo: I understand that feeling. Any time I put up a...Jo: I understand that feeling. Any time I put up any resistance to doing anything when I was a kid, my mom just let me quit. I wish she had made me stick with... something.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-13678965885701637632014-06-18T17:26:30.369-07:002014-06-18T17:26:30.369-07:00That's why I gave up piano because I hated pra...That's why I gave up piano because I hated practicing. Now I wish I hadn't, but far too late. Hubby was a great pianist as a young man (member of the Royal College of Music) he didn't mind practicing but gave it up to finish academic exams, etc. and never went back. Such a pity.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-19961413115076608582014-06-18T12:32:13.596-07:002014-06-18T12:32:13.596-07:00TAS: It can be a hard bargain with kids.TAS: It can be a hard bargain with kids.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-39582851365821714482014-06-18T11:53:16.011-07:002014-06-18T11:53:16.011-07:00Daughter is the same way with piano. Hates practi...Daughter is the same way with piano. Hates practicing. We have made clear that she can quit any time. But if she wants the lessons, she has to practice.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-46837804267603861632014-06-18T11:29:37.636-07:002014-06-18T11:29:37.636-07:00Misha: That's true. Some things will become ea...Misha: That's true. Some things will become easier but, hopefully, we're going on to new hard things. That's the way to keep growing.<br /><br />Loni: Yeah, I've lost track of the number of posts I've read where people have said, "I haven't written a single words in months; I just have no inspiration." I have no sympathy for that.<br /><br />L.G.: Accordion can be awesome. I'll have to look up Loreena.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-72939555725611979402014-06-18T11:21:41.821-07:002014-06-18T11:21:41.821-07:00Great points in your article about just doing the ...Great points in your article about just doing the work. And accordion can be awesome. I love Loreena McKennitt's music. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-19632390757681843872014-06-18T10:52:03.496-07:002014-06-18T10:52:03.496-07:00Work is tough, but the satisfaction is worth it. I...Work is tough, but the satisfaction is worth it. I've never hated or dreaded writing, so I suppose I'm blessed in that way. <br /><br />But yes, that is a terrible lie. Waiting for inspiration usually results in not writing anything.Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55254189585839338852014-06-18T08:21:55.724-07:002014-06-18T08:21:55.724-07:00Yeah. Thing is, I've noticed that things are a...Yeah. Thing is, I've noticed that things are a lot less work the more we practice them. <br /><br />It's all about getting to a specific point in the learning curve. <br /><br />Writing's a lot like that too. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42940892873233893192014-06-18T08:21:36.999-07:002014-06-18T08:21:36.999-07:00Yeah. Thing is, I've noticed that things are a...Yeah. Thing is, I've noticed that things are a lot less work the more we practice them. <br /><br />It's all about getting to a specific point in the learning curve. <br /><br />Writing's a lot like that too. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.com