Ethel 'n Me
Ya know, sometimes writing is just stupid hard. What's worse is when I freak myself out with the ol' mind game of "my writing sucks, I suck, what am I doing?' It's usually around that time that my fear, henceforth referred to as Ethel, pulls up a chair. I'm not talking lovable, wacky, friend of Lucy here. My Ethel favors plastic pink curlers, ratty bathrobes, and fluffy slippers that should have been thrown out ten years ago. I know because her corns show through and gross me out. She thinks it's funny.
Ethel likes to whisper shit in my ear, and giggle maliciously (Yep! Adverb!) at the words I type. She especially likes it when I freeze up and stare at the screen in abject horror. Definitely her idea of a good time.
So what's a writer chick to do? Kick her ass, duct tape her mouth shut, and shove her in the corner. At least that's my plan. Ya'll do what you want.
posted by angie @ 11:15 AM
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8 Comments:
I was thinking you should put Ethel in the novel. In fact, pretty much all the description in this blog post is a terrific example of description that provides a concrete image.
I do that! Stick the bugging voices in a novel. Gets rid of them then!
:o)
First of all, I like adverbs. What can I say. Not frequently (heh), but used judiciously they are a part of speech that I often think of fondly.
I, too, put the crazy talk in my writing. Sometimes it makes me people look at me funny, which is an experience I also think of fondly!
Oh, I've not put a name or form to my little malicious voice that nags me when I'm right smack in the middle of writing a story and tells me how much it sucks. *lol* I like that you call yours Ethel.
oh no! not that ethel bitch!
i'm sorry she's come to visit.
Ethel is annoying, but she doesn't scare me like she used to - hard to be scared of pink plastic curlers. Okay, they are kinda scary, but not too bad. Anne blogged on fear a while back & that's when I decided I needed to name mine. Hard to take it seriously when it's got a name like Ethel and looks like she does! So yeah, the bitch is back, but no big. Duct tape works wonders!
Duct tape truly is the wonder invention. In one of my other novels that I hope will someday see the light of day, my stalwart protag employs it liberally in the raising of her young.
I love that you gave her a name and description. Hope the duct tape works.
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