tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post5962666945753369384..comments2023-07-17T23:10:02.228+10:00Comments on Discombobula: MisanthropeSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-78284884217487525162015-07-25T20:26:51.936+10:002015-07-25T20:26:51.936+10:00its the only one weve got unfortuantely:) Take sol...its the only one weve got unfortuantely:) Take solace from bukowski, Van Gogh, David Foster Wallace, Annie Dillard and the millions of others that have laboured in vainurbanmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674871237002604796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-62173325630344055782015-07-17T19:38:53.593+10:002015-07-17T19:38:53.593+10:00Universal basic income is just so sensible an idea...Universal basic income is just so sensible an idea. I want that for everyone too! Makes me think of Star Trek of course, but also the old church living thing in the UK, where a vicar had a lot of time on his hands and a guaranteed income, and where many of them did amazing research, writing or art because they had that time. Yes writing novels gives me energy, and it makes my brain happy and stops me from writing lots of crappy stories in my head about the stuff going on around me, or as I call that aspect of my brain, The Letterwriter. How I hate The Letterwriter! T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-43702453254202459812015-07-17T01:22:47.760+10:002015-07-17T01:22:47.760+10:00Damn Blogger ate my comment! It was agreeing and w...Damn Blogger ate my comment! It was agreeing and wondering at how different one person's mind can be when they're doing something they're passionate about. The range is pretty wide - imagine if everyone was able to have time and energy to develop what they love? Bring on the universal basic income is all I can say. It will make life beautiful so that we will be allergic to austerity ideas.<br /><br />It's good to know what getrs you out of bed, isn't it. Those things give energy as well as taking it, after allSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-44298660812142940162015-07-15T21:34:35.237+10:002015-07-15T21:34:35.237+10:00Oh and if your story is boring you to death, drop ...Oh and if your story is boring you to death, drop the non fiction and go for some escapist fiction. I just finished a novel where I gave the chronically ill character a new body and a new life of adventure on a different planet. Wish fulfillment? You betya! Totally loved writing it! :D T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-1702785019864332002015-07-15T21:31:43.400+10:002015-07-15T21:31:43.400+10:00Two things come to mind. One is that you are mayb...Two things come to mind. One is that you are maybe not well enough to be doing anything else to earn money anyway, so what the hell keep taking that gamble. The second is that, for me at least, my dogs, my husband and my writing are why I get out of bed, not necessarily in that order. It matters not that people read it if it keeps giving me a reason to live. Also, for me at least, thinking about what to write next is a way better obsession than the other things my currently compulsive mind can latch on to. When not deep in the throes of writing novel, as I am now not while getting a book ready to publish, I get tired to death of my stupid brain. When I am writing new work, it is much happier. In the end, there are more reasons to write than for money or even to be read. It's not like either of us could be out traveling in Mongolia or something instead. :) T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-6443307655761936782015-07-09T16:30:41.771+10:002015-07-09T16:30:41.771+10:00You give the best visuals - business suit and slip...You give the best visuals - business suit and slippers.<br /><br />Oh, I'm so glad it has helped you! Isn't it a paradigm shift. I'm quite amazed by it - I keep thinking about it all the timeSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-79885681816785201292015-07-09T16:28:07.980+10:002015-07-09T16:28:07.980+10:00Where's the alternate universe where it's ...Where's the alternate universe where it's culturally valued and supported? I want that Art LifeSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-10464133082599053922015-07-09T15:08:06.064+10:002015-07-09T15:08:06.064+10:00Well thank you for writing this, anyway. I like ho...Well thank you for writing this, anyway. I like how you write about not writing.<br />I wanted to say I'd tried that Buteyko breathing method and like it A LOT. It's a little weird, as all the best stuff is. And it was excellent timing as I had a job interview this morning by Skype (business suit and slippers at dawn) and was calm and zenlike. So thanks for the info!E.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525989951162501357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-25942470428894444752015-07-03T08:41:45.280+10:002015-07-03T08:41:45.280+10:00Art Life.Art Life.urbanmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674871237002604796noreply@blogger.com