On Writing with Sue Orr

This was a very helpful class as it was directed at motivation more than anything else. That is what I received out of the lesson. Most writers (except Stephen King and his minimal 6 hours a day) struggle to slide the ink onto the page and just write. I myself have had extraordinary trouble trying to achieve this.
      Distraction was a major area she covered, as she has found the the modern world of nothingness is a huge distraction - such as facebook and mobile phones and television. It all clocks in the hours that we could do useful things with. I know for me I clock in too many hours on this kind of garbage - Procrastination 101.
      She settles herself away in a techno free cottage, where she has nothing to do but write - not to mention she is also inspired by the serenity of her surroundings. I on the other hand don't have anywhere like this. In fact I don't even have a table to write on - just a bed and my laptop - a very uncomfortable one at that. Writing can be achy. One thing that she achieved is peace and quiet. Which is what i desperately need, or I can't concentrate, as the mind is too ablaze with too much input. Night writing I can do, but it is a bit loopy, and not always the best sort of writing.
      Self pressure is one of the worst things that writers put upon themselves - as every writer has to get over themselves, which is hard especially when you are extremely critical of yourself. It is just push as there seems to be no miracle cure. The best way is to set yourself up with a goal per day. E.g. she aims for a thousand words a day. Eventually she gets there. I did this same thing once, and it worked - became a habit - then i got distracted - that became a habit - it lasted one week.
     The moral of the lesson is just to believe in yourself - slap yourself in the face more times than many - and write much more than much.