tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post172960056841551569..comments2024-03-25T20:45:50.003-05:00Comments on CrimeFictionWriter: Here's my damn epiphanyMichael Brackenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-59294963296846060262009-01-25T14:20:00.000-06:002009-01-25T14:20:00.000-06:00"Too often the writers I hear using "writer's bloc..."Too often the writers I hear using "writer's block" as an excuse for not writing are simply coming up with a cheap excuse for not putting their butts in chairs and their fingers on keyboards."<BR/><BR/>On this we agree. But, I was talking about what has happened to me and what has happened to you. Clearly, you had writer's block. Now, whether you want to call it that or not is another issue.<BR/><BR/>And you are making an assumption that the real world problem can be fixed and if so, everything will go back to normal. I have stage two congestive heart failure which is uncurable and progressive. I don't want to say more about it here in a public forum, but, the bottom line is that you got lucky that a change in meds made a huge difference.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-11513852148936780532009-01-25T13:08:00.000-06:002009-01-25T13:08:00.000-06:00I think there is a difference between "writer's bl...I think there is a difference between "writer's block" and serious physical, emotional, or chemical reasons for not writing or for having problems writing. Too often the writers I hear using "writer's block" as an excuse for not writing are simply coming up with a cheap excuse for not putting their butts in chairs and their fingers on keyboards.<BR/><BR/>The writers who have serious problems writing don't have "writer's block"; they have real-world problems. In my case, it was a quadruple bypass and subsequent medication. Once the real-world problem is addressed and corrected, writing comes back.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-47819318533994071992009-01-24T19:27:00.000-06:002009-01-24T19:27:00.000-06:00"...which is a lazy writer's excuse for not writin..."...which is a lazy writer's excuse for not writing..."<BR/><BR/>And yet, you still say this. I would think you would now understand why, for some of us, it really is true and not anything about being lazy.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282376.post-80867016422322139712009-01-14T14:14:00.000-06:002009-01-14T14:14:00.000-06:00Michael, That's probably a good lesson for all of ...Michael, That's probably a good lesson for all of us. --BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com