Comments on: Discipline Meets Creativity

By: mistina

mistina — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:26:32 +0000

Really? That takes courage, risking the wrath of your employer for the sake of writing. How does it make you feel, putting the writing first?

That’s ultimately my goal – and part of the reason for starting this blog. When I’m writing, I find that I function better in all the other areas of my life, including work. But often, I’m still too much of a coward to embrace the writing life fully. It’s so much easier to cling to the comfort of practical pursuits, even though I know better.

By: skye

skye — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:21:43 +0000

Lately, I mainly wait to be inspired to write. Often, that inspiration comes with an idea that pops into my head at the instant I wake up. If I don’t write it all down right then and there, I lose the momentum, and it almost never gets finished. There have been plenty of times that I’ve been late to work, because I didn’t want to stop writing.

By: mistina

mistina — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:41:20 +0000

Please explain the part about setting up those great ideas “by being at the desk in the first place.”

And yes, of course, I do. You know I freely admit to being a food snob.

By: Peter Levinson

Peter Levinson — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:32:09 +0000

I agree that creativity comes out of routine — going through the motions is often the first step to really getting something done. If I had to be inspired before working I would be waiting a long time. On the other hand, I get great ideas away from the desk — but that is set up by being at the desk in the first place.

And you DO know Slim Jims are disgusting?