Comments on: Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part 1 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html Home of the magazine, the books, and the conference Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:07:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Writing Rituals. | GOOD, a blog by Kendall Goodwin http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-25192 Writing Rituals. | GOOD, a blog by Kendall Goodwin Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:42:15 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-25192 [...] couple weeks ago, I saw a great post by Courtney Maum on Tin House’s blog called “Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part 1″ (yes, there are two parts). Maum asked writers to reveal their weird writing habits and rituals, [...] [...] couple weeks ago, I saw a great post by Courtney Maum on Tin House’s blog called “Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part 1″ (yes, there are two parts). Maum asked writers to reveal their weird writing habits and rituals, [...]

]]> By: Good Writing Habits | Zan Nim - one writer, many tools, lots of advice. http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-13101 Good Writing Habits | Zan Nim - one writer, many tools, lots of advice. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:48:19 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-13101 [...] processes, which won’t show up in the above list. It’s amusing to read. Not so famous, these people share their experiences too. 0    Posted in Blog | Tagged lists o'links, pre-nanowrimo, tips [...] [...] processes, which won’t show up in the above list. It’s amusing to read. Not so famous, these people share their experiences too. 0    Posted in Blog | Tagged lists o'links, pre-nanowrimo, tips [...]

]]> By: Adaptations « Chocolate and Mac N Cheese http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-12062 Adaptations « Chocolate and Mac N Cheese Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:45:37 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-12062 [...] http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html [...] [...] http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html [...]

]]> By: How Is The Internet Changing The Way You Write? « Marcus Speh http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-12060 How Is The Internet Changing The Way You Write? « Marcus Speh Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:26:43 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-12060 [...] “honor” and “duty”); sad true habits of highly effective writers (like the commitment of Roxane Gay and others); people creating all over the place (like my 11-year old daughter Taffimai’s [...] [...] “honor” and “duty”); sad true habits of highly effective writers (like the commitment of Roxane Gay and others); people creating all over the place (like my 11-year old daughter Taffimai’s [...]

]]> By: Using Writing Rituals | The Write Turn http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-11858 Using Writing Rituals | The Write Turn Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:29:32 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-11858 [...] pyjamas. Other writers might drink from a special tea cup, listen to a particular piece of music. Tin House published this list of ‘Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers’. It includes everything from [...] [...] pyjamas. Other writers might drink from a special tea cup, listen to a particular piece of music. Tin House published this list of ‘Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers’. It includes everything from [...]

]]> By: Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part Two | Tin House http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-7885 Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part Two | Tin House Thu, 17 May 2012 14:02:23 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-7885 [...] I mentioned last week, I keep a plastic rhinoceros on my desk to ward off passive aggressive emails. Well, here he is up [...] [...] I mentioned last week, I keep a plastic rhinoceros on my desk to ward off passive aggressive emails. Well, here he is up [...]

]]> By: Writing habits « How can the poet be called unlucky? http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-7878 Writing habits « How can the poet be called unlucky? Wed, 16 May 2012 17:57:03 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-7878 [...] Kelli Russell Agodon, the Tin House blog has a post about the habits of highly effective writers (Kelli also did a similar post of her own). It’s pretty interesting to see how different [...] [...] Kelli Russell Agodon, the Tin House blog has a post about the habits of highly effective writers (Kelli also did a similar post of her own). It’s pretty interesting to see how different [...]

]]> By: What Books to Buy Your Boyfriend… If He Was the Avengers (& More) « Two-legged Animal http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-7858 What Books to Buy Your Boyfriend… If He Was the Avengers (& More) « Two-legged Animal Tue, 15 May 2012 01:54:49 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-7858 [...] Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part 1 [...] [...] Super Sad True Habits of Highly Effective Writers: Part 1 [...]

]]> By: Marcus Speh http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-7849 Marcus Speh Sun, 13 May 2012 19:40:23 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-7849 I wear soft black Korean martial arts pants when I write at home and I practically only write at home. When I take my iPad with me, I only act as if I write to look cool, but I don’t get anything done. I write less and less on the computer, more and more with longhand using my Lamy Dialogue 3 which I bought when I won a contest to celebrate. I write sitting in a rocking chair or on a tiny Kauri wood desk looking out over a fairly busy inner city street (there are two large schools across from our apartment). I mostly write early in the morning. I spend too much time on the net as well, though I like to do “research” by browsing aimlessly coming up for air now and then and taking a long walk. I listen to modern classical music (Cage, Ligeti, Finnissy, Pärt, Glass, Riley, Adams, Henze, Xenakis and so on) when I write or to anything by Bach. I don’t have my own study: the desk and the chair stand in a bay window of our large living room. Defending my work space against intruders is a large part of my daily entertainment routine. I’m surrounded by many thousands of books in this room. The books speak to me almost continuously. I hardly ever print any of my work out anymore. I run two secret blogs where I post my work in different stages of production just for me to look at; I add a lot of pictures and photos which represent clues and possible paths. I wear soft black Korean martial arts pants when I write at home and I practically only write at home. When I take my iPad with me, I only act as if I write to look cool, but I don’t get anything done. I write less and less on the computer, more and more with longhand using my Lamy Dialogue 3 which I bought when I won a contest to celebrate. I write sitting in a rocking chair or on a tiny Kauri wood desk looking out over a fairly busy inner city street (there are two large schools across from our apartment). I mostly write early in the morning. I spend too much time on the net as well, though I like to do “research” by browsing aimlessly coming up for air now and then and taking a long walk. I listen to modern classical music (Cage, Ligeti, Finnissy, Pärt, Glass, Riley, Adams, Henze, Xenakis and so on) when I write or to anything by Bach. I don’t have my own study: the desk and the chair stand in a bay window of our large living room. Defending my work space against intruders is a large part of my daily entertainment routine. I’m surrounded by many thousands of books in this room. The books speak to me almost continuously. I hardly ever print any of my work out anymore. I run two secret blogs where I post my work in different stages of production just for me to look at; I add a lot of pictures and photos which represent clues and possible paths.

]]> By: Adrian Stone http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/14981/super-sad-true-habits-of-highly-effective-writers-part-1.html#comment-7819 Adrian Stone Fri, 11 May 2012 06:02:16 +0000 http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/?p=14981#comment-7819 I think most of us need an option to have, despite our protests and pleas, an outside company to regulate our Internet access. Some God/Gates-like figure who, as we load whichever word processor we favor, tells us to get to it or the Internet won't be turned back on and our families will be hanged and beaten until we knock out 5,000 words. You know, something like an editor of yesteryear. I think most of us need an option to have, despite our protests and pleas, an outside company to regulate our Internet access. Some God/Gates-like figure who, as we load whichever word processor we favor, tells us to get to it or the Internet won’t be turned back on and our families will be hanged and beaten until we knock out 5,000 words.

You know, something like an editor of yesteryear.

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