Comments on: Night Two Writing Tip

By: Jessica Leader

Jessica Leader — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:06:31 +0000

I must admit to getting rather cranky when people trot out the old war horse, “A real writer writes everyday.” I do agree that some element of routine is helpful, but if there’s anything I’ve learned in life, is that dichotomous thinking usually isn’t worth the worry-lines. Out to pasture, Mr. Ed!

By: margie

margie — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:08:18 +0000

It’s great to see that someone else works this way. I don’t write my whole book in this manner but when I get stuck, I write scenes that I have in my head. Often, I can use them. Sometimes, I can’t. Either way, they help me see how the story should play out. Thanks for sharing, Steve!!

By: danny abe

danny abe — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:33:15 +0000

thanks i enjoyed that

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:53:51 +0000

Great article Steve! From the perspective of a wanna be author like me, love to hear your process. I guess different things work for different people. I do write everyday, but because I need to get the ideas out of my head or I won’t be able to concentrate on anything else sadly. Major ADD.
Thank you for sharing with all of us the interworks of the Brezenoff creative process. You are indeed a brilliant author.

By: Venus

Venus — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:39:21 +0000

I find scene writing to be both good and bad. I usually only do it when I’m “stuck”, which is a frustrating place to be and thus the scene writing comes out of a place of frustration. However, I do get a lot of good material out of it in the end. Sometimes I too feel guilty when I don’t write every day, but sometimes that is the best thing that can happen.

By: Tina Lee

Tina Lee — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:06:28 +0000

Well said about the discipline, Steve. And your process, I think you have described it to me before, I am determined to try it on my next book. In fact I have already started. And what I like so far is the mystery around it, more like reading a book. Thanks!

By: Kurtis

Kurtis — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:59:11 +0000

Great essay, Steve. Ray Bradbury has a lot to do with that trite little truism about real writers, or maybe it’s just credited to him, like Vonnegut’s speech about sun screen. Either way, it’s just another permutation on what they call a self-sealing fallacy, aka the “true Scotsman” fallacy. Thanks for trying to put that old chestnut out to stud. (if you parse that correctly, it’s not a mixed metaphor).

By: Sandy Shin

Sandy Shin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:16:13 +0000

Those are some wonderful advice, and I really couldn’t have agreed more!