General Discussion Thread

[Timsup2nothin]

@Timsup2nothin I've taken your advice and now say 'fantastic/splendid/wonderful' etc. when asked how I am, and boy, what a difference a word can make...!

Excellent. If you keep at it you will find some really surprising cumulative effects. After five years I'm at a point where it is literally too much trouble to have a bad, or even just ordinary, day. So I very seldom have them any more.

[Tamur]

Just from a quick read it looks like you're all finding what you enjoy writing, which is a great find indeed. I hope as we go onward that you learn something about your likes and dislikes, what's easy and what's difficult. Although the course is on writing techniques and methods, one of the best lessons you can take away is what makes writing truly enjoyable for you. And that's what it's all about.

As a wise friend of my father's often said, "Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first."

[Ironsword]

The entries are really good. I feel I need to put more time into this.

I do love writing, although my main two recurring problems are; finding time to write and not getting bogged down with continous re-editing. How about everyone else? Do we all suffer together...?

[Tamur]

My greatest problem is without a doubt finding the time. Often it seems nearly impossible to find writing time, with family and work responsibilities in competition.

When there is time, my greatest problem is wordiness. I could cut a lot out of what I write (you all have probably noticed!) and I'm always told to drop unnecessary words when my writing is edited. I just like English a bit too much.