Am I the only person, who instead of getting down to writing, manages to find many distractions instead(for example starting this thread). Even though I'm well aware that I have to have this bloody script in for Friday or I won't get paid, I still find myself trapped on YouTube, searching for 'fat kid falls' or 'midget headbutts a horse' (the latter, you'll be disappointed to hear, came back with no results).
Please say I'm not the only one who puts off writing untill it's almost too late.
I sit down at my computer sometimes at about 10am to write. Yet, I don't end up actually writing until about 3pm. That's 5 hours of searching the internet for funny stuff on YouTube, lets be honest the odd bit of porn, facebook, e-mails, anything to keep me from writing.
I think this is a common malaise for most writers. Doesn't mean it's a good thing, though.
I just spent ten minutes on Facebook insulting my mate via IM. Big lols were had when I accused him of masturbating at work. His secretary saw the message. Oh happy day!
Very jealous of those of you who are successful enough to do writing full time! Although having to fit in writing around a day job / family can give some much-needed discipline - you know those rare snatches of time are the only ones you have so you have to make them count.
Quote: DrVole @ June 3 2009, 1:18 PM BSTAlthough having to fit in writing around a day job / family can give some much-needed discipline - you know those rare snatches of time are the only ones you have so you have to make them count.
Indeed. Even more so when you're writing as a twosome.
I've had a blank word document open since 11am. In that time: I've smoked nearly a full packet of fags, drank several litres of coffee, Googled various diseases to see if I have the symptoms and spent half an hour with my ear to the wall to try and hear what the next door neighbours were arguing about (him kissing her sister).
Quote: bigsize @ June 3 2009, 1:26 PM BSTI've had a blank word document open since 11am. In that time: I've smoked nearly a full packet of fags, drank several litres of coffee, Googled various diseases to see if I have the symptoms and spent half an hour with my ear to the wall to try and hear what the next door neighbours were arguing about (him kissing her sister).
You need my neighbours for entertainment. Regularly pissed and screaming at each other (eg. 'That's it, I've f**king had enough'. etc). My flat mate told me that last weekend, it got so bad the police had to come out. He heard the police telling the woman who lives there: ' We've had to arrest your husband because he's walking up and down Streatham High Road holding a knife'!
Everyone does that. Not just writers.
(Erm, that's to the first post, not the one directly before mine...)
I like to think that all the time I waste sitting around avoiding writing is time when I AM being productive, by chewing it over in my head subconsciously.
That's what I like to think.
Graham Linehan's method of distraction appears to be posting on twitter every half hour.
Quote: bigsize @ June 3 2009, 1:26 PM BSTGoogled various diseases to see if I have the symptoms
If you do have the symptoms of any disease and subsequently have the disease, then I take back my smiley face and apologise whole heartedly.
Quote: bigsize @ June 3 2009, 1:26 PM BSTGoogled various diseases to see if I have the symptoms
I've just for the first time ever Googled my own name. No 'Tim Walker' that is me referred to until page 16. Who says that modern-day technology makes the world seem smaller? It's f**king huge and I'm on page 16 of my own little slice of it! (Sod these obscure photographing and country-singing Tim Walkers, what about the obscure writing Tim Walkers. Not counting the journalist Tim Walker - he's got a f**king nerve... but don't get me started on that...)
With hard work and perservance, however, in a few years I reckon I'll have made it to page 15.
I just Googled myself and found that I'm the number one search, plus the next few also. How nice. Then I hit this...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=david%20bussell
Anyone want to own up? The use of "jack ass" leads me to believe it's an American's work.
This site, my writers directory and Facebook come up for my name.