Comments on Inside Mike Kimera: Finding the magic ingredient in writing

i tend to treat the words "writing" and "writer" v...

2008-05-17T23:59:00.000+02:00

i tend to treat the words "writing" and "writer" very loosely. i write every day, but it isn't always fiction. sometimes it's a cranky letter to the editor or a manifesto on open love or sometimes it's just edits, a poem, a review etc. i write daily. but last year i was writing fiction a lot less. i, too, tend to let the rhythms take me where they may. i can't imagine what it would be like to have a contract for something like a novel and have received an advance. that might freak me out and make writing difficult.

I'm not sure that I actually believe in the "worki...

2008-05-17T05:49:00.000+02:00

I'm not sure that I actually believe in the "working writer". Or rather, I think that I'm not and can never be one of them. Sometimes I go for months and months without inspiration. I don't let it bother me. It'll come when it comes.

Great post, Mike

...belief in the story and belief in the self too ...

2008-05-08T06:46:00.000+02:00

...belief in the story and belief in the self too for some writers. Again, thought provoking stuff, Mike. This isn't the first time you've sparked a common sense cord for me. :-)

i always enjoy your posts, Mike. this one struck a...

2008-04-29T13:34:00.000+02:00

i always enjoy your posts, Mike. this one struck a chord. i haven't been writing as much fiction as i used to. and the magic ingredient you talk about is exactly why. best wishes on your personal journey, which i wouldn't doubt will inform and inspire your writing.