tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post6486293949039216842..comments2024-03-23T07:00:34.433-05:00Comments on A Writer of Wrongs: When is being alone unhealthy?Terry Toweryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840835964828394622noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-44542527945415377852013-01-03T18:12:00.810-06:002013-01-03T18:12:00.810-06:00Alone? Wish I could be, the thoughts in my head ne...Alone? Wish I could be, the thoughts in my head never cease. Isn't that the torment of being "creative"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-55407996674026928002010-05-09T09:05:36.204-05:002010-05-09T09:05:36.204-05:00Really good point, Josin. Sometimes the work just ...Really good point, Josin. Sometimes the work just can't get done with all those outside distractions, and it's nice to sit at home alone, cell phone turned off, and let your characters take you where they may.storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636493689984359862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-8004315842698400002010-05-07T20:50:00.265-05:002010-05-07T20:50:00.265-05:00Heh - I ripped it from Bill Engvall's 15 degre...Heh - I ripped it from Bill Engvall's 15 degrees off cool ;-P (Funniest comedy show EVER.)<br /><br />I'm one of those loner types. For me it was easy as I was the main caregiver for one family member after the other from the time I graduated high school. I went spans of years without having a conversation with anyone who wasn't a blood relation or 60 years older than me. Got the internet in '07 when we moved slightly closer to civilization and finally got a way to converse with the outside world - no joke.<br /><br />For me, alone is when the characters can talk. It's when the noise outside can't break in and cut them off, because they're timid things that don't want to speak out of turn when they first find their voices.Josin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-59664600824055644402010-05-07T18:29:32.781-05:002010-05-07T18:29:32.781-05:00Great blog here! Just popped over from Wendy's...Great blog here! Just popped over from Wendy's blog. And this post is all about my issues-- how did you know? <br /><br />KarenGKaren Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-18683762010664902812010-05-07T12:08:26.100-05:002010-05-07T12:08:26.100-05:00Ah, the challenge of finding time to write but als...Ah, the challenge of finding time to write but also finding time for your friends. I haven't got it quite right myself yet. I seem to always be doing one at the expense of the other. I don't know where that perfect balance is.storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636493689984359862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-66845715663452290852010-05-06T19:41:12.114-05:002010-05-06T19:41:12.114-05:00Oh man I completely agree. If it's not work or...Oh man I completely agree. If it's not work or something for the kids why leave home? I did the social butterfly thing in my twenties I've got things to accomplish now!<br /><br />But you're right. It's not that simple. If you've never smelled saffron growing wild in the world how can you hope to describe it properly?Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-28061413575567686132010-05-06T11:36:22.654-05:002010-05-06T11:36:22.654-05:00Oh. And I saw that my pal Meleah is now following ...Oh. And I saw that my pal Meleah is now following you. She rocks too.G.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17630804996307279182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-17369917355345110342010-05-06T11:35:11.667-05:002010-05-06T11:35:11.667-05:00Okay okay. Well, you can see what it does to me. I...Okay okay. Well, you can see what it does to me. I have found in my transition in making the decision to be a writer to be quite natural. I would read for many years what a lonely endeavor writing can be. This scared me and kept me from it for many years. Alone was not something I liked to be. When I threw my hat over the fence and quit my job to write, it came surprisingly natural to be alone. I actually enjoyed it. Like you, I get annoyed when the phone rings. <br /><br />As of late I have found that I have been alone too much and didn't realize it. I used to be very social and have become quite the opposite. I now feel as if I am socially challenged. My personality has taken on one of what I would think a writer would be like. Very focused but yet all over the place. Not far from my personality anyway. <br /><br />I am very passionate about many issues and topics, even fake ones. I can be quite intense and not many people I know are like this. It's hard to find people who can actually engage in an in depth conversation with me and keep up. <br /><br />Like right now. Before I came to visit your blog I was researching a touchy subject and it would be a good idea to actually engage in a real conversation with someone but there is no one I know who is as passionate about this subject as I am. So here I sit alone with it until it passes. I am writing about it though. I really should be a reporter but my college education won't allow me. <br /><br />Thanks for bringing this subject up. <br /><br />Oh, and YOU rock.G.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17630804996307279182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-44998863604366460842010-05-06T11:29:34.103-05:002010-05-06T11:29:34.103-05:00Being able to shuffle around home on my own schedu...Being able to shuffle around home on my own schedule is definitely one of the joys of writing full time for me. I can choose to go for coffee with a writer friend so we can talk about sitting alone in tiny rooms all day, or I can just stay in and work or read until my girlfriend gets home from work. <br /><br />I think too alone starts around the same time that you can't open your door for pizza boxes and stacks of old newspapers.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527976055620581559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-46500556957395968752010-05-06T11:27:19.651-05:002010-05-06T11:27:19.651-05:00I think if you so anti-social that you can't i...I think if you so anti-social that you can't interact with anyone, that's too much.<br /><br />I mostly like to be alone, unless I'm with a loved one. I could happily live on an isolated piece of land as long as I had a television and internet (I don't even want a phone really). But I'd still need to get out and interact with people every once in a while (maybe monthly?).<br /><br />I have tons of friends and could go out all the time if I wanted... but I like keeping to myself, so most days I do just that.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843060336452856402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-43724329645954272952010-05-06T06:46:45.653-05:002010-05-06T06:46:45.653-05:00Being who I was, and what I did then, and who I am...Being who I was, and what I did then, and who I am now, I am a total hermit. I despise people.<br /><br />If I could remain somewhere in the woods, or on a private beach with internet access, I would gladly. <br /><br />I have experienced too much prejudice (yes prejudice) in my lifetime to really ever give a shit about 'people' anymore. And that includes family. <br /><br />I just want to write my books, get them published and sold, and be left alone.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-69755501024468407402010-05-05T23:23:01.171-05:002010-05-05T23:23:01.171-05:00I love meeting people and talking with them, as it...I love meeting people and talking with them, as it always allows me to learn something new that will help me with writing and projects. But I also love my alone time, which is usually from now till about three in the morning. Speaking of which, I gotta go be alone! Goodnight everybody!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.aguywalksinto365bars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-71321709214684897682010-05-05T22:48:07.114-05:002010-05-05T22:48:07.114-05:00I think I'm part cat : I like having people ar...I think I'm part cat : I like having people around, but only when I'm in the mood, and always on my terms.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6169933482075695962.post-50756851418526491052010-05-05T21:14:09.164-05:002010-05-05T21:14:09.164-05:00I like my space. I spend all day at work dealing w...I like my space. I spend all day at work dealing with hundreds of people, and when I get home I like it to be quiet. Right now there is only the sound of my CPU and one annoying cricket outside my window. I've managed to write two pages tonight. When my daughter has friends over or I know I'm supposed to go hang with the 'rents, I don't get anything done. I hope that, if I do get published, I'll be able to quit my sphincter of a job and write more than I ever could before. I know most writers don't quit their day jobs, but I could if things go 'according to plan.' Then again, my plans blow up in my face all the time. Most of the time, I doubt my luck more than I doubt my talent. I figure someone years after I'm dead will discover my stories and THEY will get published. Oh, well. At least the stories will get told.Christi Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590491851753709622noreply@blogger.com