This corner of our house seems to symbolise the base ingredients of writing for me - letters and emotional baggage. Ha!
I've come across a few interesting articles on writing this week that I thought you might enjoy as well.
On Boredom, Suicide and Commencement Speeches
"Boredom is the great opener of possibilities, the maddening gateway into the gaping void: the state of being where things, including ourselves, can be observed in minute detail. The trouble is, boredom forces most of us to do the opposite, it forces us to deny this gaping void and fill our time doing things in order to keep nothingness at bay." - Lee Rourke
How Do You Write a Great Work of Fiction?
"I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching, clichéd writing, outright flailing around. Writing that doesn’t have a good voice or any voice. But then there will be good moments. It seems writer’s block is often a dislike of writing badly and waiting for writing better to happen." - Jennifer Egan
The Seven Deadly Sins of Published Writers
"Success can breed a level of egocentrism in a writer that blinds us to the realilty of what we do. It’s a book, not a cure for cancer. Remember that and don’t stop helping others. Get involved in activities that transcend the obsessive-compulsiveness of writing." - Christopher W. Gortner
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