My next newsletter post was not going to be this one. In fact, I was working on the last edits when I had an idea for different post. So, heeding my own advice, I let the muses take me where they wanted me to go this fine Saturday morning and I started writing some notes. But the muses were in an especially playful mood I guess, and they turned me around
Glad you posted this one! Totally captures the idea of writing with wild abandonment. Love the analogy of sifting through the ore to find the gold. Born in a mining town, I can totally relate.
The clip you provided from DPS made me cry, Graham. I loved that movie too, and like you haven't seen it in years. Decades. What a powerful scene, and you're right. The fear and loathing that stops us from writing is a toxic contagion that must be wrestled into submission. Thank you for this inspiring post.
Sounds like we were in the same boat -- haven't even thought about this movie in years, yet it had such an impact on me. I need to track it down and watch again.
One thing I really like about that scene is that it holds the key to overcoming that fear and loathing -- don't think, just write. Ethan Hawke's character spinning around and around is exactly what it should feel like. Then, just put down any words that come to you. We can figure out what it all means after the whirlwind.
Thanks for commenting, Christy! Hope it helps spark some writing for you, too!
The more I think about it, the more I think that this scene is one of the best representations of writing I’ve seen in a movie. It’s hard to translate the internalized act of writing to a visual medium. The reality is so much more… boring. This scene captures the spirit of that creative act well.
Are there any good “writing scenes” in movies I’m forgetting?
Glad you posted this one! Totally captures the idea of writing with wild abandonment. Love the analogy of sifting through the ore to find the gold. Born in a mining town, I can totally relate.
Thanks Donna! Yes -- and it takes a ton of ore to find a few ounces of gold. So in that way, writing is much, much easier -- gold by the pound... lol
Glad you liked this post, and thanks for adding to the conversation!
~Graham
This was exactly what I needed to read today! Thank you
Thanks Sandy -- glad to hear it helped!
The clip you provided from DPS made me cry, Graham. I loved that movie too, and like you haven't seen it in years. Decades. What a powerful scene, and you're right. The fear and loathing that stops us from writing is a toxic contagion that must be wrestled into submission. Thank you for this inspiring post.
Thanks Christy - glad you found it inspiring!
Sounds like we were in the same boat -- haven't even thought about this movie in years, yet it had such an impact on me. I need to track it down and watch again.
One thing I really like about that scene is that it holds the key to overcoming that fear and loathing -- don't think, just write. Ethan Hawke's character spinning around and around is exactly what it should feel like. Then, just put down any words that come to you. We can figure out what it all means after the whirlwind.
Thanks for commenting, Christy! Hope it helps spark some writing for you, too!
~Graham
It will! I promise. You changed one life today!
Gosh, wow - thanks! That made me smile!
Very glad to hear I'm being of help!
~Graham
The more I think about it, the more I think that this scene is one of the best representations of writing I’ve seen in a movie. It’s hard to translate the internalized act of writing to a visual medium. The reality is so much more… boring. This scene captures the spirit of that creative act well.
Are there any good “writing scenes” in movies I’m forgetting?