tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784902913849642025.post3197464931894854439..comments2023-08-09T07:51:19.845-07:00Comments on Attack of the Librarygorilla: Heinlein's Rules of WritingJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806373510709724947noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784902913849642025.post-22987606626879362462012-12-27T13:00:47.951-08:002012-12-27T13:00:47.951-08:00I actually have problems with the attentionspan th...I actually have problems with the attentionspan thing - since new ideas are always popping in, it's very tempting to want to work on each one.<br /><br />They're especially seductive because, even aside from novelty, those idea are still in that state where you haven't fucked them up yet. They're still floating in your head in that perfect and pristine state that never quite makes it to paper.<br /><br />So it's important to finish things.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806373510709724947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784902913849642025.post-45270911413155967822012-12-26T10:39:02.283-08:002012-12-26T10:39:02.283-08:00Wise words from the master, and even wiser words f...Wise words from the master, and even wiser words from an up-and-coming master (of comics). Finishing what I write is the biggest challenge when I'm tackling comics (the industry I'm trying to break into), because I'll write the first issue (and maybe the second) and then I come up with an idea for a new comic, get distracted by that, and start writing the new comic, and the cycle just keeps going on and on. I have a folder with about twelve or thirteen half-finished comic book series in it and I'm just sitting there going "Boy, I wish I could finish these," which takes us back to Rule #1: You Must Write.<br /><br />Sorry, I ranted a little there. I'm definitely going to keep these rules in mind from now on, and take your advice to heart. Justinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272159048544968063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784902913849642025.post-65248096431808449122012-10-23T11:22:29.505-07:002012-10-23T11:22:29.505-07:00No-shit-face or not, this is advice no writer shou...No-shit-face or not, this is advice no writer should get tired of (myself as much as any). It's energizing! Thanks for posting it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com