How many of you write?

[G-Lexington]

I do a fair amount of writing.

I wrote for two newspapers.
I was contracted to write for a magazine, but that never came to anything.
I've written a few pieces of original fiction, and a good deal of fanfiction.
And, of course, my blog.

Lex

 

[thisismyusername]

Yes, I write short stories, sometimes poems, and also on my blog.

But it's been a while since I last wrote something "solid". I've got many new ideas and stuff on my mind lately, so I guess I need to start again with it...

 

[Puzuzzu]

Does doing assignments for college count?

 

[Swellegant]

I've been writing fiction for years now. I never seem to finish anything, though. When I was in college, I took some creative writing classes, and so made myself finish some short pieces, but I was always dissatisfied with the endings. I think that's a developmental barrier.

Currently, I'm working on a novel online (wanna read it? Here it is). But I haven't done any work on it in quite a while... I'm always hitting these lacunae of inspiration and letting the thing languish for months at a time.

 

[G-Lexington]

>>>I always find myself thinking whe I first sit down to put pen to paper: what if I can't do it anymore? What if it doesn't work?

I kind of know this feeling. But that's why I've shied away from making it a paying gig. I love writing when I have something to write about. But I've gone without writing for weeks, months, even years. Just because the muse wasn't there. And when the muse ain't there, you can't force it. Forced writing SOUNDS like forced writing. I have about ten stories posted online. Of them, only one chapter of one story did I FORCE myself to write. And if I challenge someone to find it, they ALWAYS can.

But because it's a hobby, not a job, I don't have to write if there's nothing there. I prefer it that way.

Lex

 

[gsdx]

I've written a number of stories and posting them in the JUB Stories Forum. One of them has been ongoing for over 2 years now and is over 200 chapters.

So, yeah. I've done some writing.

 

[Orlandude]

I am writing all the time because I write for a living. Part of my job as a consultant is doing a lot of business and creative writing, marketing plans, business plans, sales materials, copywriting for media applications, etc... I also do some leisure writing mostly for myself. I've written a couple short stories and some columns for the local gay newspaper.

 

[pills]

So I'm reading Twyla Tharp's book on the creative process, and it made me wonder...

How many JUBbers are regular writers?

Meaning that you write something--a short story, a poem, a narrative, whathaveyou--on a regular basis.

I try to write something about once a week. Lately I have been lax in this, and I need to get my butt in gear.

But I was just curious who amongst us are writers.

I have to write a lot for work, but most of it comes out sounding nice and clean and well written. Unlike a lot of my posts here. At work, I actually proofread a lot more closely than I do here.

 

[Syn]

So I'm reading Twyla Tharp's book on the creative process, and it made me wonder...

I've been wanting to read this book, Trans. I might buy it at work sometime. How is it?


I usually write poetry if I have time. But I put all my efforts into song-writing

 

[Spellbound]

I write all the time.

 

[kevbo]

I like to write letters... a lot of my friend find that weird...

If anyone needs a penpal

 

[kevbo]

I'm sure there are lots of convicted serial killers who'd be glad to oblige.

Are you one of them?

 

[blackbeltninja]

Lots of writers in here... anyone published anything?

I have 5 papers out - one all mine, four others collaborative efforts - in medical journals, but my passion for writing is more along the lines of the narrative and exists only in .doc form on my hard drive or in my blog.

-d-

 

[Syn]

I'm sure there are lots of convicted serial killers who'd be glad to oblige.

Yeah, don't do what Blanche did in an episode of the Golden Girls. She began writing naughty letters back and forth with a convicted murderer who was in jail, thinking that he would never get out. He was released from jail and hunted Blanche down, convinced that they would relive their fantasies.

 

[LaloGS]

Hundreds of short stories, poetry, and 8 novels. A new one on the way currently. A gay magazine column, film reviews, and letters to editors.

Well over 3000 pieces published.

 

[Centexfarmer]

A few years ago, after having lived in places like San Francisco, Boston, and New York City, where I made it a point of learning about the local history of those places, I came back to Dallas, Texas realizing that I didn't know much of anything about the history of where I grew up.

So I drafted a proposal to my local hometown newspaper indicating that I would like to write a local history piece each week if they would agree to publish it.

They agreed, and I began in chronological order, dating from pre-history to the present writing about the local history of the area where I lived.

I didn't necessarily know where I was going with it, or how I was going to present it, but each week, facing a deadline I had to share some factoid, a "did you know" aspect, along with my sources and resources for each 300 word piece that I provided each week beginning from about 700 A.D. (there was a lot of information from archeologist who had surveyed the area before a local reservoir could be built), up to the present (using previously written local histories, census reports, old newspaper clippings, personal accounts, etc..)

Needless to say I spent a lot of time in libraries, local archives, and digging through dusty old boxes, and binders of old news print.

The challenge was to make it relevant to today.

I became a local celebrity, and one of the best compliments that I ever got was from one of the daughters who wrote the first published history of the area when she said, "You write it as if you actually lived here at that time."

The weekly "Op-Ed" piece ran for nearly four years. I earned personal recognition, awards and appointments to various preservation groups, conservation leagues, and commissions.

All of my columns were eventually collected, bound and published, and now serve as resource material at various libraries in the area, and have since been recognized by the Texas State Historical Commission as reliable background material, and as a resource for those applying for Historical Markers.

So yeah I write, or rather "wrote."

Now I keep a journal, and continue to write short stories, the occasional "letter to the editor," but mostly keep what I write private, or only share it with friends.

 

[sunoftheskye]

I've been writing since I was a kid. I started off writing these cheesy short stories--mostly fantasy or horror. I guess that's what appealed to me as a kid for whatever reason.

These days I'm more into dramedy and character studies.

I started a short story a long time ago that a lot of my family seemed to like, but never finished it. Who knows if I'll get back around to it.

I've written the first draft of a pilot for a television series about four kids from a small town who move to New York City to go to college, and in the first episode the main character has to come out to his parents. I'm really proud of the first like 20 pages of the script--the rest needs serious work.

I'm also half way through the first draft of a comedy about a couple whose children divorce them, in a sense, because they can't get along. It's a pretty simple concept, but I like what I have so far, and I won the Communication Showcase at my school for a sample of the script I submitted.

I've written a bunch of articles about entertainment news, the media, culture, lgbt issues, etc. Two of which have been published in my school's Communications Magazine--one about Michael Richards and the double standard about the n-word, the other about what the term "chick flick" reveals about sexism in our society, etc.

 

[GL]

a couple of years back while taking a news writing class i co wrote a news article about the rising cost of college tuition. as part of the class we produced the story and aired it on texas public radio as a part of a series. it was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. i've tried to write fiction but have come to realize it really isn't my thing. i write best when someone tells me they need something or to fill in a gap.

 

[Telstra]

No i don't write.
Does posting on forum and reply to emails count ?

 

[Cedric]

I am writing all the time because I write for a living. Part of my job as a consultant is doing a lot of business and creative writing, marketing plans, business plans, sales materials, copywriting for media applications, etc... I also do some leisure writing mostly for myself. I've written a couple short stories and some columns for the local gay newspaper.

I also write as part of my job, but I never do it outside of work. I suppose it's because when I'm not on the job, I prefer to do other things.