What has surprised you about writing? Retweet Worthy Tweets # 10
Why do I always underestimate how long it will take me to do revisions?
— Mardi Ballou (@MardiBallou) August 28, 2012
The above tweet from more than a month ago got me to thinking about the journey a writer takes. So, I asked the following question.
What has surprised you about writing?
— The Masquerade Crew (@MasqCrew) September 21, 2012
Here are the answers I got
@masqcrew How other people always seem to like my writing more than I do :)
— James Desborough (@GRIMACHU) September 21, 2012
@masqcrew The most enjoyable thing about writing for me is the extent of the enjoyment and challenges each bit of the process involves
— Ian Roberts (@DonQuixote43rd) September 21, 2012
@masqcrew How related it is to mood. I have to be balancing on the tightrope between too happy or too depressed to write properly.
— Victoria Pearson (@vspearson) September 21, 2012
@masqcrew How much I'm happy to give up in order to scratch the writing bug.
— Tima Maria Lacoba (@FatimaLacoba) September 21, 2012
@masqcrew How different it feels since I have been published (by published I mean in lit journals not indie publishing my novel) I miss...
— February Grace (@FebruaryGrace) September 21, 2012
@masqcrew ...the way I used to write, before I knew what I know about the industry...before I knew 'better'. 2/3
— February Grace (@FebruaryGrace) September 21, 2012
@masqcrew I am still trying to get back to that place. 3/3
— February Grace (@FebruaryGrace) September 21, 2012
Some other tweets you might enjoy
Just saw a kid on a bike with a light saber strapped to his belt. May the Force Be With You, little buddy. #Starwars
— Lin Rice (@Mrlin13) August 21, 2012
It's not really a problem if you have a solution.
— Steve Keating CSE (@LeadToday) August 21, 2012
We knew this day would come. And by this day I mean Saturday.
— Christopher Zara (@christopherzara) August 18, 2012
I have twitter on my laptop open and always write back to people on my phone #sostupid
— Adrian Davies (@AdrianDavies_) August 3, 2012
Nowadays, indie books get sold to publishers and indie writers get agents thanks to the power of book bloggers. So THANK YOU! :)
— Karina Halle (@MetalBlonde) August 2, 2012
On this date in 1903, a cartoonist first paired the letter “Z” to the act of sleeping. What's your favorite letter of any alphabet?
— Writer's Relief (@WritersRelief) August 2, 2012
