tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.comments2023-08-02T13:31:00.926+01:00easily distracted writereasily distracted writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-42835090480083568522012-01-10T18:39:33.964+00:002012-01-10T18:39:33.964+00:00You've been distracted for a long time.You've been distracted for a long time.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-56462780350833362652011-09-12T12:54:08.824+01:002011-09-12T12:54:08.824+01:00YES! I know this in theory, but sometimes my mind ...YES! I know this in theory, but sometimes my mind is completely blank... I suppose those are the days to just write anything without any regard for if it's any good or not!easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-80544598843717369372011-09-07T18:37:55.819+01:002011-09-07T18:37:55.819+01:00My hint or tip is write whether you feel like it o...My hint or tip is write whether you feel like it or not.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-64841479810567175562011-08-16T17:30:53.187+01:002011-08-16T17:30:53.187+01:00I think you're absolutely right - old emotiona...I think you're absolutely right - old emotional turmoil is much more helpful! Hoping to get back on track soon...easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-82280607437061346442011-08-12T19:14:47.982+01:002011-08-12T19:14:47.982+01:00Ha - true. I think emotional turmoil can be useful...Ha - true. I think emotional turmoil can be useful if it was experienced ten years before you start your writing, as by then you might have perspective! It's so annoying how much energy it takes worrying over the same old things. Sod it and Write on!ShopGirlhttp://www.emilybenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-77759685314395119042011-07-21T17:09:24.427+01:002011-07-21T17:09:24.427+01:00Custard creams are good!I used to watch the same e...Custard creams are good!I used to watch the same episode of Neighbours twice in one day, and clean the kitchen. Procrastination was a lot less interesting before the t'internet...easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-64580393688646707692011-07-20T22:18:09.260+01:002011-07-20T22:18:09.260+01:00While the internet has its uses, can you think of ...While the internet has its uses, can you think of any other place where you can waste so much time? It's exciting going on the internet, and being on the internet, and it's the first thing I do when I turn my computer on, but most of the time I spend desperately trying to find something interesting to do there.<br /><br />In the olden days when I had to avoid something (like writing an essay), I used to eat custard creams and tidy up my rented room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-71235985685265459272011-06-25T22:03:47.677+01:002011-06-25T22:03:47.677+01:00I'm hoping it will translate into inspiration ...I'm hoping it will translate into inspiration at some point! But even if not, I really enjoyed having the chance to travel...easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-117536729494721642011-06-25T21:43:49.773+01:002011-06-25T21:43:49.773+01:00Congratulations. Quitting your job and going to In...Congratulations. Quitting your job and going to India sounds like a very good move. One day you probably will write something set in India. It takes a while to internalise stuff, I think.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-3441621848450688592010-12-05T11:21:34.294+00:002010-12-05T11:21:34.294+00:00Of course you have a heart. That's why your bl...Of course you have a heart. That's why your blog is enjoyable. Have fun with the distractionBrian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-44810905071603310962010-11-03T22:26:30.074+00:002010-11-03T22:26:30.074+00:00Thanks Brian! I hope that men suffer at least some...Thanks Brian! I hope that men suffer at least some of the same anxieties as us over-analytical ladies... :)easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-40865096215739699592010-10-29T12:06:16.193+01:002010-10-29T12:06:16.193+01:00Some men d. Me, for example. Not for a long time b...Some men d. Me, for example. Not for a long time because I've been happily married for ages. But I still remember with acute clariy that feverish state in which nothing else seems really important. I hope it works out well for you.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-982846941344035212010-10-03T22:30:13.550+01:002010-10-03T22:30:13.550+01:00Thanks Brian, it's very lovely to see things h...Thanks Brian, it's very lovely to see things happening, that's for sure!easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-2297859658992458222010-09-29T19:18:54.949+01:002010-09-29T19:18:54.949+01:00I'm so glad that things are moving for you.I'm so glad that things are moving for you.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-64453790849546683832010-08-24T13:00:07.054+01:002010-08-24T13:00:07.054+01:00All too believableAll too believableBrian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-10192164075640448522010-08-21T14:00:33.290+01:002010-08-21T14:00:33.290+01:00Thanks Brian. You always leave kind and insightful...Thanks Brian. You always leave kind and insightful comments and I always appreciate it...easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-22240791657420893022010-08-20T17:47:16.240+01:002010-08-20T17:47:16.240+01:00That wasn't self-indulgent at all.That wasn't self-indulgent at all.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-66063191567727567112010-06-14T18:15:00.630+01:002010-06-14T18:15:00.630+01:00Yes but... I suppose I feel differently with scrip...Yes but... I suppose I feel differently with script competitions, because there is usually an event at the end of it, with tickets for sale. I know that the people who run these things are rarely turning a big profit, if at all. But they are making some money from the door, so I suppose I feel happier when I don't have to pay in addition to this. Also I am from Yorkshire and naturally stingy. ;)easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-64759267095390982802010-06-10T08:57:21.656+01:002010-06-10T08:57:21.656+01:00competitions are different. They have to be funded...competitions are different. They have to be funded somehow.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-89680419218341609342010-05-20T23:40:05.078+01:002010-05-20T23:40:05.078+01:00I think I need to let go of the idea that one day ...I think I need to let go of the idea that one day I'm going to be all zen and accepting of the fact that other people are more successful than me. I just need to learn to live with the envy. And also get much better at writing. <br /><br />Dating wise: one day I will have a date where I like someone and they like me back. Until then, it will continue to be some kind of awful mismatch, in one direction or another. And I will console myself with the thought that I write some really amazing scenes based on crap dates.easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-54449033579359480012010-05-20T21:06:54.550+01:002010-05-20T21:06:54.550+01:00Regarding the last point - you are not alone. I en...Regarding the last point - you are not alone. I endured 2 hours with some awful man with the most vile teeth. I have no idea why I didn't just walk out after one drink! He tried for a kiss but managed to dodge and after all of that I still gave him a lift home. He pursued for a while but I had to say in the end that I just didn't feel we clicked. And then I said I met someone else. And then I had to ignore him...Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215036511855748481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-28844706772091889732010-05-20T16:50:27.974+01:002010-05-20T16:50:27.974+01:00Gore Vidal said something like, 'Every time I ...Gore Vidal said something like, 'Every time I hear of the success of a friend something inside me dies.'<br />Every writer knows that feeling - the sense that the sun is shining in someone else's backyard but not yours.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-39743123701978481742010-05-19T22:14:35.372+01:002010-05-19T22:14:35.372+01:00Brian, you could be right. Maybe not ever meeting ...Brian, you could be right. Maybe not ever meeting these people would be preferable, and I can pretend the next 5 years, or whatever, is a big hallucination.<br /><br />Dammit. Still in denial...!easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-24964882057423800022010-05-11T13:09:07.817+01:002010-05-11T13:09:07.817+01:00I've met them. It doesn't help.I've met them. It doesn't help.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3675686147278160908.post-26007826076717451162010-04-27T22:07:01.238+01:002010-04-27T22:07:01.238+01:00Interesting technique! I sometimes write the word ...Interesting technique! I sometimes write the word NOTES at the top of a page to let myself write any old nonsense without worrying too much about where it's going.<br /><br />This wasn't an entirely full picture of the editing process by the way: I probably missed out a lot of the uncertainty and swearing involved... :)easily distracted writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001525399530553551noreply@blogger.com