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Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:45 am
Snoink says... · Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:45 am
This is mostly because the quotes of the week are so interesting and they always intrigue me. So why not talk about it?

Okay... the quote of the week for this week is:

"The difference between writers and wannabes is that writers write and wannabes talk about it. Wannabes start hundreds of stories, writers finish them."—J. Michael Straczynski

So! Are you a writer or a wannabe?
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:48 am
Firestarter says... · Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:48 am
I'm a total wannabe right now. Maybe after November I'll be closer toward a writer.

That quote really struck me too. Made me realise what I really was right now, and whatI need to do.
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:25 am
Emerson says... · Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:25 am
I like that one. I think I liked last weeks better, though. The one about making everything simpler so that they can read it and enjoy it. yeah, that one...

I'm a...wannabe! yay! no....not yay.
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:35 am
Areida says... · Sat Oct 21, 2006 3:35 am
I'm a wannabe. :(
Got YWS?

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Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:20 pm
smaur says... · Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:20 pm
Haha. I figured last week's quote was a potentially touchy one. ;)
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:44 pm
deleted6 says... · Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:44 pm
I'm a wanna be way a wanna be. sighs.
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Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:56 pm
Cassandra says... · Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:56 pm
Wannabe! But as Jack said, perhaps after November...?

Who am I kidding? My NaNo is going to be pathetic. XD
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:55 pm
Firestarter says... · Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:55 pm
"The painful truth is that writing involves writing. And by writing, I mean sitting down and putting words into meaningful strands. This has always been one of the serious flaws of the job that no one has worked out yet, though many have tried."


smaur is working on a theme here, and it's making me feel guilty. 9 days and I will, goddamnit! Stop tormenting me! *pulls hair out*

Err ... yeah.
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:58 pm
Cassandra says... · Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:58 pm
^ Is it really only nine days? *Dies*
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:02 am
Jiggity says... · Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:02 am
Wannabe. *is sad* This time next year though *shakes fist threateningly*
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:04 am
Snoink says... · Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:04 am
Hahaha...

I think I'm a writer now. I used to be a wannabe for the longest time though because I was more interested in editing than writing and I ended up writing nothing. Eep. But now I think I'm slightly better.
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:21 am
Poor Imp says... · Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:21 am
Oh well, I'm a dodger in between. I finish at times...and then go forever with only scraps and beginnings which I end up stuffing in drawers and never seeing again. !_!''
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Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:17 pm
Bookebrithil says... · Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:17 pm
I suppose I still am a wannabe, but I've been a wannabe for sooooo long! (since I was four) I finally got past the fourty-page mark of my story...
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Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:20 am
Alteran says... · Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:20 am
I'm a writer. That's a great quote.
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Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:37 am
lexy says... · Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:37 am
A difficult q to ask!!!
I'm both.
More on the scale of a wannabe than a writer though. Well.... isn;t everyone????
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