tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689704930820315029.post3701675446021273935..comments2023-10-23T06:31:29.964-07:00Comments on Fantasy Thoughts from My Easy Chair: Finicky Muse Syndrome: Wasting Time While You WriteAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689704930820315029.post-44180437126027902992012-06-04T09:28:24.281-07:002012-06-04T09:28:24.281-07:00Agree J. A. Writing is a hard craft to master ... ...Agree J. A. Writing is a hard craft to master ... even when you're a best-selling author. It's too easy to sit back and glide on your cliches.<br /><br />I'm in the same boat as you. Constantly learning. By the way, congrats on your poem sale.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689704930820315029.post-89299861901351689022012-06-04T06:15:16.386-07:002012-06-04T06:15:16.386-07:00Can't help but agree - writing ain't for s...Can't help but agree - writing ain't for sissies :) Like any other job, there are times when you are in the zone and times you are not, and you have to write anyway. I've spent a lot of time learning how to edit - I have a lot more to learn, but time spent learning that skill certainly does not seem like time lost. I still spend a lot of time re-writing, but it seems more directed and more effective than before. Hopefully, it will save more and more time in the end.<br /><a href="http://www.onewritersmind.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">One Writer's Mind</a>JA Grier (ee/em/eir)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10733447921892286243noreply@blogger.com