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By: How many writers does it take to change a light bulb? | Write for Your Life

How many writers does it take to change a light bulb? | Write for Your Life — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:01:22 +0000

[...] My first (proper) post on Write for Your Life looked at the concept of the muse. I suggested, a little controversially it turned out, that we writers can be tempted to hide behind this mythical being when things are going wrong – and others agree with me. [...]

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It’s All about Balance, Baby – Part 2 of 2 | MarcyCrandle.com — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:42:40 +0000

[...] Joel Falconer, in a guest post for Men With Pens, describes our muse as “an optional extra, a sweetener. She’s not the fundamental element of any good writer’s workflow. Making it so is a sure-fire way to kiss success goodbye. Writers who write regardless of blissful moments of nirvana have a few reams of paper to show for it.” [...]

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By: James

James — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:55:51 +0000

@ Chris – Now I’m going to have to go find that movie, because I can just about picture Hugh’s face when he says that. Too funny.

By: chris Zydel

chris Zydel — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:24:12 +0000

This reminds me of a really cute romantic comedy I saw recently, called Music and Lyrics starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barry more. In it they are trying to write a song together and Drew starts complaining that she can’t do it because she doesn’t have any inspiration and Hugh Grant starts bellowing at her “Inspiration! Inspiration! Inspiration is for AMATEURS!!!”

Great post!

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Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:09:32 +0000

[...] hard for some to get into the mood for writing. We have plenty of excuses for that lack of inspiration. The laundry needs to be washed, the house is dirty, the desk is cluttered, it’s raining, [...]

By: Linsey Knerl

Linsey Knerl — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:35:33 +0000

Wow! I followed you over here from your blog. Guess I needed a good kick in the pants to get me writing more…. thanks for doing it with such wit and wisdom. And thanks for introducing me to Men With Pens (I’m adding it to my feedburner right now.)

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Links for 30-07-2008 | Velcro City Tourist Board — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:32:07 +0000

[...] – The Writerâ€™s Biggest Excuse: Inspiration “The writer who makes excuses has one.” (tags: discipline inspiration writing) [...]

By: Alex Fayle

Alex Fayle — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:39:22 +0000

When I’m in the middle of a project, I never wait for inspiration. I write, but I also take days off for “I don’t feel like writing days” because I always write long before deadlines are due. I’ve been that way since university – starting essays as soon as I got them so that I could take down days.

Cheers,
Alex

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By: Joel Falconer

Joel Falconer — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:03:23 +0000

Hey everyone, thanks for the great comments you’ve been leavingâ€”sorry I didn’t stop by again sooner before the party ended, you know, opposing time zones and all that. I gotta sleep sometime!

And like James, I want proof, Dustin. On YouTube please. And we’ll publish the link for all 70,000 readers of Lifehack to see.

Joel Falconer’s last blog post..The Power of Selective Guest Posting