tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post1242840475531311871..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: For the Independence Day IWSG post we are asked to ponder what would make us quit writing.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-30361345829115433492021-07-11T07:13:41.557-06:002021-07-11T07:13:41.557-06:00Yes, write while you can. Fill that unforgiving mi...Yes, write while you can. Fill that unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance. Quenntishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314941914028588527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-9421857763111035512021-07-10T07:23:34.711-06:002021-07-10T07:23:34.711-06:00Just like life, our ability to write won't las...Just like life, our ability to write won't last forever. This is good motivation to enjoy it while we can. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-46116788245333355082021-07-07T20:54:49.799-06:002021-07-07T20:54:49.799-06:00Yup, those would be good reasons to stop writing. ...Yup, those would be good reasons to stop writing. Stay cool.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-90206940080410226542021-07-07T08:15:34.011-06:002021-07-07T08:15:34.011-06:00There are times when I don't feel like writing...There are times when I don't feel like writing, the writer's malaise I call it. Usually it just takes a good idea to pull me back in. Not being able to write would definitely suck. It was too bad what happened to Terry Pratchett and he was only I think in his early 60s so it happened kind of early.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-52170340506257248292021-07-07T08:10:42.790-06:002021-07-07T08:10:42.790-06:00Hi Michael, not being able to write makes me fearf...Hi Michael, not being able to write makes me fearful. Writing is such an intrinsic part of me.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-88661396671769712242021-07-07T08:10:07.263-06:002021-07-07T08:10:07.263-06:00Like you, I have other things in my life that take...Like you, I have other things in my life that take precedence.<br />Sorry about your heat wave. We're about to get drenched here from the remains of a hurricane.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com