tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316520203162903419.post5551168743969508583..comments2023-11-12T10:26:37.670-05:00Comments on Michael Haynes - Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer: How Does Writing Feel?Michael Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316520203162903419.post-12599387672967200002012-03-18T21:16:57.964-04:002012-03-18T21:16:57.964-04:00Thanks, everyone for your comments and good wishes...Thanks, everyone for your comments and good wishes. I apologize for not getting back around here to reply sooner. I am glad to hear that it resonated so well with many of you.<br /><br />Angela, that's an interesting different spin on the quote -- I like that way of thinking about it. :)Michael Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316520203162903419.post-72998134346694229642012-03-16T00:40:32.642-04:002012-03-16T00:40:32.642-04:00I probably take the given quote in a slightly diff...I probably take the given quote in a slightly different way. When I've heard it, it's played as giving of yourself when you write, in my silly mind, at least. Just as the blood running through your veins is a part of you, the words forming in your mind and spilling out onto paper or the screen is a part of you. I understand the pain correlation but I focus less on that aspect and more on the action taking something precious like your blood/story idea and pouring it forth to the world.<br /><br />I must write. Even if, heaven forbid, this path of publishness does not end in me being published in my genre of desire, I still have to put the stories down, get them out of my head. And it isn't a bad thing. It's a wonderful outlet, expression, channel through which I can release.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316520203162903419.post-15263447359294383682012-03-15T23:22:57.044-04:002012-03-15T23:22:57.044-04:00I'm one of the the must write people. I have t...I'm one of the the must write people. I have to write or I get grumpy and short tempered. If I'm not writing stories, I write music and put lyrics to it. Not writing makes me feel like crap.<br /><br />My first drafts feel like I open a vein and bleed the words. But the edits are where you see the light at the end of the tunnel. That I can so sympathize with. <br /><br />I hope your good feeling days continue to outweigh the bad.K.T. Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477211734721721621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316520203162903419.post-7603732255474355142012-03-15T22:04:55.101-04:002012-03-15T22:04:55.101-04:00Thanks for sharing this; I definitely connected to...Thanks for sharing this; I definitely connected to your perspective. I don't often feel an overwhelming compulsion to write or have characters begging me to tell their stories like other authors mention, but I love writing more every day and I never want to give it up again.Jillian Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421351338544997541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316520203162903419.post-21171810017135409902012-03-15T21:29:39.138-04:002012-03-15T21:29:39.138-04:00Great post! Writing is definitely an escape for me...Great post! Writing is definitely an escape for me. I get caught up in my characters' lives. I love the action, romance, and witty banter. I dislike revising. It's difficult for me when I'd rather feel the rush of writing a first draft.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316520203162903419.post-85515295170375982462012-03-15T21:07:50.041-04:002012-03-15T21:07:50.041-04:00Well said! :DWell said! :DAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115544398840204484noreply@blogger.com