I absolutely loved the excerpt from Ray Bradbury. How come when I tell my students to "just write", they look at me like I have said something in a foreign language? It seems to have worked pretty well for Ray. Hunkering Down pretty much gets down to the basics of being a writer. If you are meant to write, then for God's sake write something. If it ends up being more of a chore than something you enjoy doing, maybe you should find something else to do. I feel the same way about careers. If you make a career out of something you love to do then you never have to work a day in your life.
Go out there and get that novel written or that screenplay. Put together a work of poetry if that's what you do. The key is to get out there and write - no matter what. Get rid of the distractions in life and get to writing.
Procrastination seems to hold more sway than hunkering these days. So many other authors from our previous readings have indicated how the would engage in lawn work, home improvement, bill paying, and other diverting pastimes. I often get most of my housework done when it's time to write an essay for one class or another.
ReplyDeleteI really think the discipline of writing is as difficult to begin as working out in a gym. You really don't know how out of shape you are until you do it.