Writer's Blocked Sock
2006-Mar-28 by Laughcalvin
What keeps you from writing? Or from cutting your toenails, having a serious discussion with your dealer, practicing the oboe, etc.? Nuerosis usually does it for me but Shalom Auslander seems more upfront about the whole thing:
"Writing's been slow lately. God doesn't want me to write this book—doesn't like the way He comes out looking, and He's unhappy with the portrayal of his Chosen People—so He is doing everything in His power to distract me. Like porn.
If it weren't for porn, I'd have written as much as Shakespeare by now. More. You can talk all you like about focus, passion, and commitment to writing, but if every time Will sat down at his desk he found the homepage of "Little White Chicks, Big Moorish Dicks," I doubt even half his plays would have been completed."
I suppose a case could be made for suffering and commitment, the well-earned delayed gratification but...why? (via Burnt Offerings)
2006-Mar-28 - distractions Posted by BlogMaster
I find that the techno-age in general is a distraction for writers. Not only does gawking at "Big Breasted Bimbos" pull focus, but so do Playstations, around the clock sports, Slinkies, and the like.
KYJoe
Edited by BlogMaster on 2006-Mar-28 at 05:45
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2006-Mar-28 - Sigh...
Posted by BlogMaster
try doing without all these things and see how far you get.
LC
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2006-Mar-28 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Dbain
I don't recall any passages in the bible where god,being unhappy with his children, used the images
of a 5 on 1 gang bang to set them back on the path of righteousness. King James must have missed that one.
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2006-Mar-29 - King James can kiss my ass!!
Posted by BlogMaster
King James was one clever adulterer. When the Bible was being translated into 'merry olde English', he had the scribes change "give what you can to the church" to "give 10% of your salary to the church" which happened to be the Church of England or the f****** house of Windsor's personal Bank.
That's a fact Jack. But back to procrastinating and porn...
LC
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2006-Mar-29 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Dbain
JB, when I read your subject line I pictured a person of limited financial means, standing across the street from the church he just stormed out of after the pastor finished his sermon on tything, middle finger high in the air yelling, King James can kiss my ass!
