What is "Doom Eager"?

Lorrie Moore, from "Better and Sicker"
"Martha Graham speaks of the Icelandic term "doom eager" to denote that ordeal of isolation, restlessness, caughtness and artistic experiences when he or she is sick with an idea. When a writer is doom eager, the writing won't be sludge on the page; it will give readers -- and the writer, of course, is the very first reader -- an experience they've never had before, or perhaps a little and at last the words for an experience they have."

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

6 ways to get through a bad writing day

"Writing is so difficult that I often feel that writers, having had their hell on earth, will escape all punishment hereafter." - Jessamyn West

While my writing day has not been "hell on earth" today, I think every writer feels this way on occasion.

6 Ways to Get Through The Writing Day From Hell:

1. Talk to a friend or fellow writer.
2. Read words of inspiration.
3. Take a walk.
4. Eat a good meal.
5. Remember writing is rewriting and you can always revise what's not working.
6. Be grateful. If all else fails, remember some other writer probably had it worse that day.

How do you deal with the writing day "from hell"?
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