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[arcanetrivia]

LOL, wrisomifu. For those who can't hack NaNoWriMo, there is Write Something You Miserable Fuck! Never mind novels or fic, just do 10 minutes a day of whatever crap you can possibly squeeze out.

...How sad is it that I know I can't even do that? (because despite it being permitted, I know you don't want 10 minutes a day of shopping lists.)

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[arcanetrivia]

Whee, three pages a day about hating my body and feeling essentially worthless (is the short list -- you know I can go on)? That's called wallowing, dear, and while I could probably do it, I doubt that's what's intended by the exercise. ^_- (I probably do do it anyway, I just don't solidify most of it by putting it down in pixels.)

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

I must say that I sometimes cheat a bit with the morning pages and only get one page done. Usually this occurs when I am feeling happy and have nothing to vent about. In fact, I use it basically as a place to vent. And it DOES help. Normally, all my worries and grudges play on an endless loop in my mind to where I can't think of anything else. Somehow, once I get it all down on paper, I find that I don't have to obsess over it anymore and can think of other things. Also, I have noticed that sometimes when I write of a particular problem I have, something occurs during the course of the day to help solve it. It's kind of weird, but in a good way.

She also mentions the "Artist's Date", which is a once a week excursion, alone, and with no errands involved, just to do something that you consider fun. I prefer to think of them as "a date with the Muse", but it's the same thing, and I find it so incredibly energizing! Yesterday I went to an art exhibit that I wanted to see, and got an idea for my next series there. It's kind of like writing the morning pages is cleaning out the refuse and making room for the new stuff you get on the Artists Date.

Anyway, if you want the extra copy of the book that I have, I would be glad to send it to you. Just PM me your address.

[arcanetrivia]

She also mentions the "Artist's Date", which is a once a week excursion, alone, and with no errands involved, just to do something that you consider fun.

Yeah, I saw that in the description on Amazon too. Must be nice to be able to do that kind of thing.

It's great that this has worked for you and Samantha but I think it should be apparent from the comments (and the original post) that such a book would only frustrate and depress me.