tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post601108597921332963..comments2024-03-01T03:20:00.160-05:00Comments on THE WRITER'S DEN: You Might be Addicted to Writing if ….TheWritersDenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-78333458812583283592014-06-17T13:48:18.224-04:002014-06-17T13:48:18.224-04:00I forget birthdays, names of my people but I alway...I forget birthdays, names of my people but I always remember any story I heard or read.....which was extremely useful for my history exam....also, I can't help but keep buying notebooks every time I enter a stationary shop!...People finally started gifting me notebooks for every single occasion...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661319181950933666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-12386660016752424112012-06-13T17:16:34.934-04:002012-06-13T17:16:34.934-04:00I keep a notebook in the car, in my handbag and ne...I keep a notebook in the car, in my handbag and next to my bed with a noticeboard in the kitchen in case something comes to me then lolNurturing Empresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676891410461730775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-26326430107003985122012-06-13T17:14:43.920-04:002012-06-13T17:14:43.920-04:00It kills you not to correct friends on Social Netw...It kills you not to correct friends on Social Networking sites with their misuse of their, there and they're, your, you're etc. and missing the m off damn!<br /><br />I've done it once but not on their wall. I was polite enough to do it via message - but can see how anal it came across with hindsight lol.<br /><br />I love this Technological Era. It's so much more environmentally friendly and far less laborious than when I had to write everything instead of typing.<br /><br />With notebooks spanning 20 years I'm so glad I don't need much more space and as a former secretary I can type almost as fast as I think which is REALLY handy when you're an addict lol ;o)Nurturing Empresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676891410461730775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-40099171928417650932011-02-12T01:41:09.074-05:002011-02-12T01:41:09.074-05:00Ditto! I feel stalked as well!Ditto! I feel stalked as well!TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-6001658195843098782011-02-11T16:20:15.919-05:002011-02-11T16:20:15.919-05:00LOL! I feel stalked.
I have one to add:
-you ha...LOL! I feel stalked.<br /><br />I have one to add:<br /><br />-you have a kickass laptop you use at home but were compelled to buy a netbook because it conveniently fits in your bag easier and allows you to write wherever you are.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409297734652319352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-83930749466816603792010-09-26T20:44:50.298-04:002010-09-26T20:44:50.298-04:00I would do that!I would do that!TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-84008965324233662622010-09-26T20:34:37.999-04:002010-09-26T20:34:37.999-04:00If you visit someone in jail and say, out loud, &q...If you visit someone in jail and say, out loud, "This is so cool! Damn, I should have brought my notebook."<br /><br />Yeah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-9109555215313906052010-05-27T03:22:43.263-04:002010-05-27T03:22:43.263-04:00Oddly enough Kelsey, late nights are my best time ...Oddly enough Kelsey, late nights are my best time to write too; when the world is asleep and my thoughts are the most focused. As you say, it's like writing dreams. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by ...TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-84331576299228764572010-05-27T00:53:35.443-04:002010-05-27T00:53:35.443-04:00I find myself in all of these, but my worst habit?...I find myself in all of these, but my worst habit?<br />*whispers* I can be awake all day, with nothing to do, but I can't write until 2 o'clock in the morning, when everyone else is dreaming...<br />It makes me feel like I'm writing dreams.<br /><br /><3 Kelsey Leigh<br /><br />http://www.takemyhand-followme.blogspot.comKris n' Kelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273239971556065096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-14853703920642851772010-05-25T18:24:35.572-04:002010-05-25T18:24:35.572-04:00Got a few possible additions:
Similar to #3 (b...Got a few possible additions: <br /><br />Similar to #3 (but worse) ...Concentrating on how, exactly, you feel when going through a traumatic experience yourself, so you can write about it with accuracy.<br /><br />...Stationary is an exciting present.<br /><br />...You're tempted to buy an antique writing desk even if there's no way it would fit in your tiny study<br /><br />...You have to have pen and paper on your person at all times and feel edgy without them.<br /><br />It's not looking good for me.Louise Broadbenthttp://louisebroadbentfiction.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-75185251194194041972010-05-25T15:45:51.569-04:002010-05-25T15:45:51.569-04:00I am ALL about smelling books. It sends shivers of...I am ALL about smelling books. It sends shivers of delight down my spine.<br /><br />*You stop in the middle of book 2 to work on books 3-through-5.<br /><br />*Money has become an intangible concept.<br /><br />*You always have "wikipedia" and "thesaurus.com" tags open on your browser.Monica Marierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112762564137354581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-68280857710139377952010-05-24T18:30:05.500-04:002010-05-24T18:30:05.500-04:00It starts off as humor, but there's a lot of t...It starts off as humor, but there's a lot of truth to these. I think we do these things because we just love to write, and we immerse ourselves into the whole literary vibe. Even if it means hoarding pens, noticing typos on cereal boxes, and sniffing books. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting.TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-85367748491162950812010-05-24T18:17:05.655-04:002010-05-24T18:17:05.655-04:00Damn! That's a good one! I do that too .. I sh...Damn! That's a good one! I do that too .. I shoulda put it in! <br /><br />Thanks for the comments ...TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-90764111931382709782010-05-24T18:17:05.656-04:002010-05-24T18:17:05.656-04:00Hmm, I buy pens all the time, when Target had the ...Hmm, I buy pens all the time, when Target had the little gel pens for $1, I went a bit crazy. <br /><br />I have so many notebooks as well. Every notebook is a different project so to speak. <br /><br />Reading this, I kept going, I've done, that, that, and that. <br /><br />Great article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840942939714552122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-83582308997617611072010-05-24T18:12:21.597-04:002010-05-24T18:12:21.597-04:00LOL I love this ..I must tell you my new thing. I&...LOL I love this ..I must tell you my new thing. I'm afraid to tell my friends who don't even write my story topics for fear they might steal them lol. As if tomorrow they will wake up and start a blog or write a book out of nowhere filled with my good ideas lol. Sick, I know. Writers are very strange creatures and I love being one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-30089036400659670662010-05-24T15:22:05.504-04:002010-05-24T15:22:05.504-04:00I may be a bit nutty in that department as well: I...I may be a bit nutty in that department as well: I have a billion pens, but I only use one or two. The rest I like to look at as they collect dust in an old cigar box!TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-3644467262722299982010-05-24T15:12:11.958-04:002010-05-24T15:12:11.958-04:00I'm guilty of hording pens that I never use. M...I'm guilty of hording pens that I never use. My siggy gets upset when I tell him he can't use them. I recently got over not writing in all the notebooks I've accumulated over the years...Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-80181407688435502442010-05-24T14:38:33.238-04:002010-05-24T14:38:33.238-04:00I use the term "addicted" loosely, and i...I use the term "addicted" loosely, and in a funny context, but there does seem to be a thread of insanity to our writing obsession. Who sniffs books? Crazy scribes, that's who.TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-51429996393911320182010-05-24T14:32:47.902-04:002010-05-24T14:32:47.902-04:00Are you addicted to writing if your online persona...Are you addicted to writing if your online persona is an old typewriter? Either way, I'm definitely addicted.Marianhttp://www.runawaysentence.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-77058776686630367732010-05-24T14:31:02.848-04:002010-05-24T14:31:02.848-04:00"When people are telling you tales of woe, co..."When people are telling you tales of woe, confiding in you about what a hell their life is, and you’re not really listening; you’re trying to figure out a way to use it in a story without any litigious ramifications."<br /><br />It doesn't even have to be a tale of woe...WritersBlockNZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666986327836276744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-29027881569054962242010-05-24T12:10:07.240-04:002010-05-24T12:10:07.240-04:00Thank you Writertype for those very scary comments...Thank you Writertype for those very scary comments. I shall now go fetch the Ax hanging over the mantle and await your arrival.<br /><br />Thanks for the link, and thanks for stopping by.TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-15601378170770036352010-05-24T11:37:51.791-04:002010-05-24T11:37:51.791-04:00Cereal boxes? Telephone books? Welcome to the Mad ...Cereal boxes? Telephone books? Welcome to the Mad Writers Club! <br /><br />Although this kind of behavior may seem odd to the outsider (Sniffing books, looking for typos on cereal boxes) It's quite normal and sane, in the context of our profession, to partake in these strange activities. It's our job! <br /><br />Thanks for the comments.TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-85518014451442518462010-05-24T11:35:47.032-04:002010-05-24T11:35:47.032-04:00I can't write without a ream of fresh paper an...I can't write without a ream of fresh paper and seven new, sharp pencils. I don't write with them: I use a computer like everyone else. But I have to have them. Some people call me obsessive. Others call me a vindictive sociopath. But I know who they are and where they live. Try the useful advice in this post on my blog for deranged writers:<br />http://thewritertype.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-be-writer.htmlthewritertypehttp://thewritertype.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-be-writer.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-22879950392147524802010-05-24T11:23:07.338-04:002010-05-24T11:23:07.338-04:00At last! Someone who truly understand me! Lol!
...At last! Someone who truly understand me! Lol!<br /><br />Not only do I read telephone books but, particularly when I'm looking for character names, I read baby name books, old school yearbooks, and even Who's Who. And, if it's science fiction I'm writing, even cereal boxes and food labels will do!Libriscrowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103705668295975604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508041283408288663.post-80126323634360257142010-05-24T11:12:34.035-04:002010-05-24T11:12:34.035-04:00Numbers 3, 6, 7, 9 resonate. Though I have been kn...Numbers 3, 6, 7, 9 resonate. Though I have been known to write a phrase on my arm with a pen when I don't have paper with me. Oh. Except for that time when I only had crimson lipstick in my bag...<br /><br />I hope that, in time, I will think of myself addicted to writing because that's exactly what I'm doing - despite distractions.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.com