tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post7096789261697565588..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: RBOC and some writing inspirationundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-57069975517934363062021-11-23T21:09:10.798-08:002021-11-23T21:09:10.798-08:00xykademiqz--writing when tired to facilitate flow ...xykademiqz--writing when tired to facilitate flow = a great idea. <br /><br />gwinne--I wonder if it's because people want to celebrate after a year of being more or less shut in. <br /><br />Dame Eleanor--skeletons playing beach volleyball sounds awesome! Seriously, though, people seem less reluctant to put out stuff like skeletons or things that might scare little kids. undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-51987661826763454712021-11-01T05:34:29.589-07:002021-11-01T05:34:29.589-07:00Decorating seems to be a huge deal where I live no...Decorating seems to be a huge deal where I live now, but I'm never sure if the operative variable is time or space. Growing up, it was just jack-o-lanterns. Now there are skeletons playing beach volleyball at a house down the street.Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375888639449362655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-59301291632917120522021-10-31T12:31:41.874-07:002021-10-31T12:31:41.874-07:00Umm, Halloween does seem to be a bigger deal in my...Umm, Halloween does seem to be a bigger deal in my community--with more houses decorated and with more stuff to do, spread over multiple weeks--than it did even a few years ago?gwinnehttp://something-remarkable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-36805272147169254522021-10-31T11:47:12.128-07:002021-10-31T11:47:12.128-07:00"The fatigue, etc. helps him to stop dancing ..."The fatigue, etc. helps him to stop dancing around and actually get down to writing, because it turns off his inner editor."<br /><br />Yeah, I feel this. I do my best creative writing in the evenings for the same reason. (I think I first heard this suggestion from poet/flash author Meg Pokrass, to write when tired in order to facilitate flow, and have since found it to be true.) Doing math, writing code, editing other people's papers, teaching, and/or dealing with admin are easy to do in the morning, but creative writing is tough. (Btw, when it comes to crafting compelling technical prose for proposals, the same holds. If it needs to have magic, it's best written when I'm somewhat tired.)xykademiqzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306861394466282929noreply@blogger.com