But . . I’m Planning to Write

Writing is like a safari. 
You start from where you are,
And you meander and explore.
And you learn as you go.
- Koos
~~oo0oo~~
adapted from a quote by E. L. Doctorow, American novelist

He also said:

“If you do it right, you’re coming up out of yourself in a way that’s not entirely governable by your intellect. That’s why the most important lesson I’ve learned is that:

Planning to write is not writing. Outlining a book is not writing. Researching is not writing. Talking to people about what you’re doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.”

Maybe now I’ll write. Except he was talking about writing fiction, and I can’t do that. That’s why I changed his quote, which was about autobiographical writing: I think, ‘You Start From Where You Are.’ Doctorow said, ‘You Start From Nothing.’

Of course, he actually wrote books.

~~oo0oo~~

Hey! and now I have too! Sort of.

Comments

3 responses to “But . . I’m Planning to Write”

  1. terrybrauer Avatar
    terrybrauer

    My writing has ground to a total halt. Hoping now that the trauma is over I can spend time just being. Like this a great deal.

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    1. bewilderbeast Avatar
      bewilderbeast

      Writing may also be healing for you . .

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  2. Harry Avatar

    ’tis true…

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