Comments on: How I Write

By: Sarai

Sarai — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:40:40 +0000

1) Start thinking up something while at work, write it down furiously during breaks

2) Get home, type it out on computer

3) Read it through and edit many, many times

4) Hem and haw about actually posting it

5) Finally hit the “Post” button

6) Edit again to fix the (at least) 2 typos that I find despite all the editing I just did

7) Post it again, then worry about who’s going to read it (I are shy blogger >.>)

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:14:32 +0000

@Wai –

Ahahahahaha. I wish, right?!

By: Wai Wurrie

Wai Wurrie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:39:51 +0000

Step 14) Profit?

Ahem, sorry. Couldn’t resist! *grins*

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:16:32 +0000

1) Start to write.
2) Get interrupted.
3) Resume writing.
4) Repeat steps 1-3 any number of times over the span of 4 hours. There is a 50% chance you’ll forget what you were talking about during step 2.
5) Re-read. Gag.
6) Tweak.
7) Get inerrupted.
Forget what you were tweaking and change something else.
9) Add a paragraphs.
10) Remove 3 paragraphs.
11) Publish anyway so that you did something today.
12) Edit for spelling.
13) Edit for a typo.
14) Edit for tags.
15) Edit to put it in the correct category.
16) Edit for more tags.
17) Edit for more typos.
18) Say fuck it.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:30:48 +0000

@Steve –

You know me well. And by now, you should know that I never use 5 words when I could use 43.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:23:06 +0000

My process can charitably be described as…more streamlined.

Step 1: Peck furiously at the keyboard.

Step 2: Publish.

Step 3: Realize I forgot to spellcheck. Re-publish.

Step 4: Read published post half a dozen times and update with corrections as necessary.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:21:51 +0000

@Lauren – yeah… me too. Or I’ll be reading along and realize that fixing one thing made the pronouns at the other side of the sentence clash. Oops.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:21:18 +0000

@Jaedia – sometimes! Though frequently the posts I work the hardest on get the fewest comments. Go figure!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:30 +0000

Sounds… about like my writing process! Though steps 11 & 12 are more like 11-23 for me because I always hit the “Update Post” button before I’ve read through the whole thing and end up fixing one. typo. at. a. time.

By: Jaedia

Jaedia — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:08:03 +0000

Step 13. Receive comments of praise and realise you’re an awesome writer? :p