Comments on: Writing doesn’t have to hurt

By: Links for People Studying Stuff | Lynley Stace

Links for People Studying Stuff | Lynley Stace — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:36:17 +0000

[...] – Robert Boice [...]

By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:12:57 +0000

@Jan – So, a testimonial on behalf of binge writing! Just goes to show how personal the process is. I love the idea of going to another locale to immerse yourself in writing, with long breaks for exploring.

By: Jan Knus

Jan Knus — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:53:01 +0000

I know Robert Boice’s book “How Writers Journey to Comfort and Fluency” and find it very good for teaching writing together with say Peter Elbow: “Writing with power: techniques for mastering the writing process”. Boice’s advice in Ms. Janet Baileys article just show how different people work with writing.

Personally I’ve been writing in diffent genres for more than thirty years, academical, journalistic, non-fiction and fiction. For the last ten years I’ve been writing three novels (300-465 p) in absolute binge writing, long hours 8-12 hours a day six-seven days a week with longer breaks for eating, strolling, shopping. Typically I’m going away from my home for one month, from Denmark to Berlin or Tuscany or Lisbon, partly for enjoying new surroundings, partly skipping the daily redtape and routine. It works for me. Ezy Writer.

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:46:31 +0000

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By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:33:49 +0000

@JoVE – Sounds like both books would be right up your alley, and university libraries do have them. My S.O. and I may chip in and invest in a copy of our own. Then I could scribble in the margins.

By: JoVE

JoVE — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:27:05 +0000

Thanks Janet. This looks really helpful. Particularly since I help academics.

My public library doesn’t have it but I bet it is the kind of thing one finds in university libraries.

And that Advice for New Faculty Members seems like it might also be worth it. Might have to buy a couple and do reviews…

By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:11:03 +0000

@Shannon – I know, what could be so bad about stopping?? On the plus side, the brief sessions, combined with stopping, potentially keeps those brilliant ideas simmering all the time, not just When I’m Officially Writing. (I also think it’s OK to jot a few notes about where you left off )

By: Janet Bailey

Janet Bailey — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:58:28 +0000

@Amna – The more recent book is Advice for New Faculty Members, right? Talks about moderation in course prep as well as writing? Looks interesting. Good luck with your dissertation! (Yay cumin!)

By: Shannon Wilkinson

Shannon Wilkinson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:58:24 +0000

These are some really helpful suggestions Janet. I mean if they didn’t scare the bejeezus out of me. Seriously, why does stopping when your time is up feel so scary? I can make some guesses, fear that you’ll lose what ever brilliant thoughts you were having, could be a big one. But it’s an interesting thing.

I’m going to head over to my library website and see if I can get either of his books.

Thanks!

By: Amna (The Cuminist)

Amna (The Cuminist) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:29:49 +0000

Janet, thanks for this post. Funnily, I also just read the more recent Boice book through Interlibrary Loan, and was debating whether to shell out for it so I could follow his program. It’s great to hear that you’ve found the other book useful – I’ll start with that one instead!