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Comment on Warren Ellis is Devouring My Brain by dhoffman

dhoffman — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:27:52 +0000

The issue isn’t that I’m writing while reading, it’s that I’m reading, say, on the train, and that’s informing what I’m writing six hours later at night.

Additionally, and apart from the fact that my reward for finishing writing is collapsing into bed at three in the morning, I’m always writing something. The day I finish this book I’ll be ready to start in on the next one. Ideally (or not), the idea is to always be writing.

Still, I manage. The biggest part is awareness of the thing. God, I made the mistake of reading some Kurt Vonnegut earlier in the year and it really took a conscious act to move past that . . .

Comment on Warren Ellis is Devouring My Brain by Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:16:57 +0000

I think a lot of writers go through this because one of the tenants of writing is to be well-read. So inevitably, the writing of other authors ends up influencing what you write.

That being said, you need to limit what you read until you’re done writing. Use it as a reward for finishing your writing or something.

Comment on The Nights You Make Magic by atul

atul — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:25:08 +0000

gratz on a good writing night… you magnificent bastard.

Comment on The Fiery Refrigerator of Death by Ohbalto Online » Blog Archive » The Fiery Refrigerator of Death — Follow Up

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:58:48 +0000

[...] Dubious Quality post a eerily similar issue with his Maytag refrigerator to the one I blogged about just yesterday. It seems an amazing coincidence until you realize there are 1.4 million refrigerators subject to [...]

Comment on Do the Work by Ohbalto Online » Blog Archive » In Which the Author Offers a Poor Metaphor, and Rambles a Bit

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:06:25 +0000

[...] figure it’s worth mentioning that, when I say in this post that I have the opening “nailed down”, the part I was writing about there is very much [...]

Comment on Fun With Definitions by Fuzzy Porcupine Paws

Fuzzy Porcupine Paws — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:54:53 +0000

Holy crap, I think you could give F. Scott Fitzgerald a run for his money in the number of rewrites it takes to finish a chapter. Good work thou as long as it is an excellent end product.

Comment on A (Not So) Quick Warmup Post Before Writing by Fuzzy Porcupine Paws

Fuzzy Porcupine Paws — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:08:37 +0000

I have to admit I was scratching my head when I was checking my blog and nothing appeared for Ohbalto in my blog roll. Good to see you back.

Comment on How Can a “Conference Call Scene” Possibly Be Interesting? by Fuzzy Porcupine Paws

Fuzzy Porcupine Paws — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:20:38 +0000

Iron Giant is playing in theaters? When did movie houses start playing non-recent films?

Comment on This Does Not Suck At All by Fuzzy Porcupine Paws

Fuzzy Porcupine Paws — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:18:26 +0000

Looks promising. I’m always up for a good animation flick and combined with the watchmen IP it will only be a matter of time before I see it.

Comment on How I Missed The Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers’ Workshop by Fuzzy Porcupine Paws

Fuzzy Porcupine Paws — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:49:26 +0000

Heh, everyone has their share of regrets. Mind if I share a few? Thanks, thought you wouldn’t mind.

Back in high school I tried out for Asst Drum Major but was overlooked for a rich girl that was less qualified but had politically strong parents.

Junior and Senior years turned down for NHS (Nation Honor Society) because the band director held a grudge over me leaving because I would not tolerate corruption. Out of three siblings I’m the only one who couldn’t get in.

Later in Collage I got wind that my brigade was deploying. It was the catalyst that started one of the worst and last depressions I endured as all the tough choices that would be forced upon shift from possibility to realty.

Fort Gordon 07 Jason, a fellow soldier and friend from my hometown was KIA in Baghdad. I crawled into the bottom of a bottle and was dragged out by Dramus several months later.

Spending 4 months falling in love for the first time only to unrequited and snuffed out.

Regrets only seem like bad decisions because they are turning points; choices which snuff out and open many possibilities regardless of the path taken. All these past issues have done a great deal to shape me. If I the results were flipped around I would most likely be an office Jockey or a bookworm cloistered inside all day instead of going out and having an adventure.