In 2013, I guess you can’t just hide in your little writing room and hope some agent will connect with you through your blind query letter. Like a sneeze, an idea can pop up in your head anywhere, anytime. I don’t find the writing life lonely. ©2020 Verizon Media. But honestly, I do not think they will care. And when I run into that, I call someone who writes, or I get into blogland and read a post from another writer. I treasure my moments of solitude and my writing time, it’s a catharsis for me, my stress reliever. Remember to also take a 10-minute break every couple of hours. We do spend a lot of time alone, but I’ve always enjoyed time by myself. That one’s best characterized by this line from Meg Chittenden: “Some people hear voices when no one’s around. I prefer working on my own and choosing when to see people. March 2016. The process of writing a piece of work is often a lonely journey, yet it creates a product that is intended to be shared with the world. “A man who finds no satisfaction in himself, seeks for it in vain elsewhere.” — Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, “If you can only make it with people, and not alone, you can’t make it.” — Clark E. Moustakas, “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. (Important note: I’m grateful that I have a supportive husband who tries to understand me and who tolerates my neurotic mood swings.). But we’re able to live aspects of our lives separately – she is also an excellent proof-reader, so that’s another plus – and then to be together whenever we choose to be. We write for an audience who may not even be there. Writing is often a frustrating business combining long hours alone and little instant recognition. Take a look, How Michael Jackson Can Help Improve Your Writing’s Popularity, How Being Child-like Enhances a Writer’s Creativity, How to Make $30 Per Hour Freelance Editing (Without Having to Find Clients), How Einstein’s Insight, the ‘Real Valuable Thing is Intuition,’ Can Help Writers, Two Unexpected Writing Tips From a Famous (Sexy) Editor, 3 Tips For Writing Articles Consistently If You Have A Day Job. Still there is an inevitable degree of seclusion when one devotes a sizable chunk of one’s time to writing. They can know everything about you, but you will never know anything about them. It is the writer’s burden. We are compelled to write no matter what, and when we have successfully completed a story, it is a joy, an endorphin high! An unsolvable conundrum. I’m an introvert, so I’m good with being on my own most of the time…but that’s just ‘most’ of the time. So few people understand the time it takes to write and publish. Being alone to write a novel or short story requires intense alone time. Lots of comments! My current spurt of writing has emerged partially due to the deliberate self-isolation in which I have engaged over the last few years. So i am about to join a writers space in CBD Sydney where I’ll pay for a desk each month. If people(readers)understood us(writers), they could think like we think and our voice would cease to be unique and interesting. All rights reserved. I have noticed this – I talk much, much less than I used to, when I’m in another’s company. Warshawski, was asked what she thought were the best thing, and the worst thing, about writing. Carolyn Murnick, a senior editor at New York Magazine, said, "I've always had a sense that it's not the healthiest to stay inside for three days writing, because then when you go out into the world, you feel a little out of sorts. Ernest Hemingway is quoted as having said, "Writing, at its best, is a lonely life.". April 2016 Possibly that’s because writing is so well integrated with my “other” life as a pastor, and because I’m married to a writer. Writing at home, I have my wife for company when we both seek such. People often ask me what I do for a living. It’s great to be able to be a part of writing communities online and such to make up for that sort of thing.
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