Comments on: ‘Wax on, wax off,’ My Ass! http://www.hiromigoto.com/archives/289 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:50:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hiromi http://www.hiromigoto.com/archives/289/comment-page-1#comment-83 Hiromi Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:44:28 +0000 http://www.hiromigoto.com/?p=289#comment-83 I agree-- sprinting through the forest can be blinding, can trip you up, can send you barreling down the wrong path.... I prefer the slightly meandering and observant walking-pace kinda journey. But sometimes the deadline demands. I agree– sprinting through the forest can be blinding, can trip you up, can send you barreling down the wrong path…. I prefer the slightly meandering and observant walking-pace kinda journey. But sometimes the deadline demands.

]]> By: alex http://www.hiromigoto.com/archives/289/comment-page-1#comment-81 alex Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:02:01 +0000 http://www.hiromigoto.com/?p=289#comment-81 I think it depends on what I'm working on -- if it's something where the language is dense, then, yes, 1000 words would be unmanageable... But the thing I'm writing now is not as dense and I have the action largely planned, so I'm writing more than 1000 a day. But if I had to write 1000 a day *no matter what* I don't think I could deliver something I'd be happy with afterward, on all levels (language, pacing, etc). I've heard this argument from novelists before...that the most important thing is to get stuff down on the page & you can edit/revise later. But if I write something I'm unhappy with for the sake of getting *something* down on the page, I feel trapped by where that something took the story. I hate getting off-track for the sake of speed; then it takes even more time to get back to where I want to be. So that is my counter-argument. ;) I'll see if SK's book is in the library! Always willing to have my mind changed. I think it depends on what I’m working on — if it’s something where the language is dense, then, yes, 1000 words would be unmanageable… But the thing I’m writing now is not as dense and I have the action largely planned, so I’m writing more than 1000 a day. But if I had to write 1000 a day *no matter what* I don’t think I could deliver something I’d be happy with afterward, on all levels (language, pacing, etc). I’ve heard this argument from novelists before…that the most important thing is to get stuff down on the page & you can edit/revise later. But if I write something I’m unhappy with for the sake of getting *something* down on the page, I feel trapped by where that something took the story. I hate getting off-track for the sake of speed; then it takes even more time to get back to where I want to be. So that is my counter-argument. ;)

I’ll see if SK’s book is in the library! Always willing to have my mind changed.

]]> By: Hiromi http://www.hiromigoto.com/archives/289/comment-page-1#comment-80 Hiromi Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:42:24 +0000 http://www.hiromigoto.com/?p=289#comment-80 Do you think a thousand new words a day is lots? (I do give myself a weekend...<grin>) I read Stephen King's <em>On Writing</em> with reservations because of his 'magical Negro' compulsion, but I did love his books when I was in high school and he is very good with character and suspense/horror. OW was actually good and useful on many levels (tho I didn't agree with everything). Anyway, I bring him up because he said that he wrote 10 PAGES a day. I nearly wept. I used to commit to 500 words a day, but after reading this I've upped the count. I met yesterday's 1000 at 11:08PM. So far-- manageable. Do you think a thousand new words a day is lots? (I do give myself a weekend…) I read Stephen King’s On Writing with reservations because of his ‘magical Negro’ compulsion, but I did love his books when I was in high school and he is very good with character and suspense/horror. OW was actually good and useful on many levels (tho I didn’t agree with everything). Anyway, I bring him up because he said that he wrote 10 PAGES a day. I nearly wept. I used to commit to 500 words a day, but after reading this I’ve upped the count. I met yesterday’s 1000 at 11:08PM. So far– manageable.

]]> By: alex http://www.hiromigoto.com/archives/289/comment-page-1#comment-77 alex Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:04:22 +0000 http://www.hiromigoto.com/?p=289#comment-77 A thousand words A DAY???? I think I would change 823 words the next morning. But I guess that's the point, because those would be new words. Hm... alex. A thousand words A DAY???? I think I would change 823 words the next morning. But I guess that’s the point, because those would be new words. Hm…
alex.

]]> By: Hiromi http://www.hiromigoto.com/archives/289/comment-page-1#comment-74 Hiromi Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:48:01 +0000 http://www.hiromigoto.com/?p=289#comment-74 Hi Jillian. Thank you for the link! Holy SMOKES! It's so shocking to learn that what seems like a obscure and peculiar idiom has such a horrific and violently racist legacy. Like Dionne Brand said it in the title of her book of poetry, No Language Is Neutral. Clearly, language is _loaded_. Hi Jillian. Thank you for the link! Holy SMOKES! It’s so shocking to learn that what seems like a obscure and peculiar idiom has such a horrific and violently racist legacy. Like Dionne Brand said it in the title of her book of poetry, No Language Is Neutral. Clearly, language is _loaded_.

]]> By: Jillian http://www.hiromigoto.com/archives/289/comment-page-1#comment-73 Jillian Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:28:49 +0000 http://www.hiromigoto.com/?p=289#comment-73 Hi Hiromi, Well, I always enjoy reading your blog posts, so consider that a minor success for today. Funny you should muse on cakewalks. It's an interesting story, see... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk Hi Hiromi,

Well, I always enjoy reading your blog posts, so consider that a minor success for today. Funny you should muse on cakewalks. It’s an interesting story, see…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk

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