advice/new head needed

By Rawne · Apr 28, 2010 · ·
  1. wow.

    I'm not doing very well at being a writer. I've not written anything for months. I've got so many issues attached to writing, now, that I can't even start anything. Yup, a real muddle.

    "Why do you want to write?"

    Well, at the core of it, I like making things. I like the idea of constructing a world -- hence the interest in SF. Should have been an architect, I think. Characters? Not so hot on that. Plot? ummm, it all seems to be trite and pre-defined. But the building part feels good. Until I try to put it on paper.

    So many fears. So much mental politics. I really am in a bit of a muddle. I easily walk away from writing when my life's good. When it starts flopping I come back. Life's pretty sweet at the moment, but I'm not really finding any substance to the day. That's why I'm back.

    Probably wander off again soon.

    Help?

Comments

  1. Rawne
    new head, then.
  2. Inked
    Thou must chilleth!

    you're stuck in mental quicksand so struggling against this monster spells futility. Relax. Meditate. Balance your Yin with your Yang, clear the mind then start turning that quicksand into a castle. One wall at a time. A sandcastle builder-monk you will become, obtaining enlightenment simply by doing with grace..... Eventually you will have finished the castle and want to admire the creation but remember: The tide will always come in, the Buddha and the i-ching both counsel you on the impermanence of things...but hey, you're now on the beach, so build another sandcastle!

    Peace,

    Inked.
  3. Rawne
    you are, potentially, the coolest advice-giver, giving the coolest advice. EVER.

    Funny enough, I've just started getting into Zazen, and I've been pondering the Tao Teh Ching for years. Thanks mate. I actually feel a bit more equipt to sort it out.

    Nice one.
  4. Rawne
    you are, potentially, the coolest advice-giver, giving the coolest advice. EVER.

    Funny enough, I've just started getting into Zazen, and I've been pondering the Tao Teh Ching for years. Thanks mate. I actually feel a bit more equipt to sort it out.

    Nice one.
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