Posted By Brenda on July 28, 2010
For me to write anything that sounds remotely good or interesting, I usually have to focus my mind in a particular way and be located in a certain setting. For my daily writing I can usually tune out the rest of the world. However, for stories it takes more concentration that that. When I write a story, I have to be in a particular mindset and place. Typically, I like a completely silent location except for a familiar song playing softly. Usually the song choices are rather limited. I tend to like mellow music that I have listened to for years. It also helps if it is dark outside and if I am alone. I also prefer to write my first drafts by hand. The thoughts flow better for me that way. I think because there are no editing tools to distract me.
I think I need to work on artificially creating that environment and feeling otherwise I may never write again. 
Is there a special place you like to write?
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Posted By Brenda on July 27, 2010
One of my pet peeves is that a famous person can get any kind of book published. Case in point, the pope recently wrote a book called “The Friends of Jesus.” Now I have nothing against the pope writing a book per se, but since he probably did not actually write it, and the fact that even if it was complete trash it would still get published, that bothers me. I work hard for all of my unpublished materials, and I feel like famous people should as well.
Anyone else have a problem with famous people getting anything published?
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Posted By Brenda on July 26, 2010
I do not think I have ever read any books by an author that had a last name starting with X. I will go to the library this week and check, but I do not know of any. Have any of you ever read any books by X authors?
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For me to write anything that sounds remotely good or interesting, I usually have to focus my mind in a particular way and be located in a certain setting. For my daily writing I can usually tune out the rest of the world. However, for stories it takes more concentration that that. When I write a story, I have to be in a particular mindset and place. Typically, I like a completely silent location except for a familiar song playing softly. Usually the song choices are rather limited. I tend to like mellow music that I have listened to for years. It also helps if it is dark outside and if I am alone. I also prefer to write my first drafts by hand. The thoughts flow better for me that way. I think because there are no editing tools to distract me.