thoughts on previous posts:
– Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings – my daughter and I loved this immensely.
– Les Mis the movie – i thought this was mind blowingly good, especially Hathaway and Crowe. It has a visceral quality the stage show didn’t. A bit grimdark almost.
…and can you just write me a note I can give to the wife explaining why it is really really really important that I be allowed to acquire the graphic adventures of our favourite digitally challenged hero?
Very similar to mine. You can swap in “Organising What To Play When Book Is Finished” for “Bioshock”, “I’m A Cheap Abercrombie Knock-Off” for “I’m An Amazing/Awful Writer” (roughly equivalent to both combined), and “Going For A Piss” with “Pacing About”. I think sitting down writing all day has messed up my prostate.
What’s more, as you get older you’ll find that you get better at it until it’ll take three days to change a lightbulb.
Mind you, you’ll never raise it to art form status until you get a garden shed to potter about in.
Can you write me a note too that I can give to the boss explaining why it is really really really important that I be allowed to read The First Law at work.
Hi Patrick. Apologies. With all sorts of failed irony all over the place I was trying (and failing) to make the point that Joe isn’t (or rather isn’t just) being humorous. He’s telling (and maybe exaggerating) the truth (not that the truth isn’t itself humorous!).
I think I’m getting old, because “Spam” and “I’m an amazing writer” look like to parts of the same piece color-wise. But then, so do “I’m an awful writer” and “Administrative bollucks.”
[…] life. (There’s more about this in Memories of Me.) A good example of this is Joe Abercrombie’s humorous graphic about a typical day of writing. It makes you smile while you realize that talent and productivity […]
Ha! Sounds about right (write?). Just stumbled across your blog searching for a place to send a buddy some Ardberg Corryvreckan as a gift and ended up filling my procrastination pie wedge quite nicely with your musings.
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looks a bit like how I spend my work day.
thoughts on previous posts:
– Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings – my daughter and I loved this immensely.
– Les Mis the movie – i thought this was mind blowingly good, especially Hathaway and Crowe. It has a visceral quality the stage show didn’t. A bit grimdark almost.
…and can you just write me a note I can give to the wife explaining why it is really really really important that I be allowed to acquire the graphic adventures of our favourite digitally challenged hero?
ta.
You ought to be ashamed of your time mismanagement, Mr. Abercrombie. You should spend more time moaning with, not at, your partner.
Where’s the pie slice showing ‘making humorous pie-charts’? Or is that part of ‘bollocks’.
It’s all good anyway. I’m a happy reader.
Very similar to mine. You can swap in “Organising What To Play When Book Is Finished” for “Bioshock”, “I’m A Cheap Abercrombie Knock-Off” for “I’m An Amazing/Awful Writer” (roughly equivalent to both combined), and “Going For A Piss” with “Pacing About”. I think sitting down writing all day has messed up my prostate.
Ha, that’s pretty good although I’m surprised there isn’t more time spent on administrative bollocks.
It’s called constructive procrastination.
What’s more, as you get older you’ll find that you get better at it until it’ll take three days to change a lightbulb.
Mind you, you’ll never raise it to art form status until you get a garden shed to potter about in.
Hi Joe
Can you write me a note too that I can give to the boss explaining why it is really really really important that I be allowed to read The First Law at work.
Thanks
That’s exactly the reason for buying your books, the bitter humor 🙂
Oh dear, Patrick thinks it’s “bitter humour”. Obviously he has never tried “serious” writing.
Two points:
(1) People don’t realise how physically and emotionally exhausting all that pacing and preparing and moaning really is.
(2) You missed out “making tea”.
WP.
Hmmm.
The “Im awesome writer” is about double the size of “im aweful writer”.
Weird, I always thought it involved more whiskey.
Kind of reminds me of my university days.
Just replace writing with studying.
@ Weedypants. Sorry, I just don’t get your point. Was your post supposed to be offensive, or ironical?
Hi Patrick. Apologies. With all sorts of failed irony all over the place I was trying (and failing) to make the point that Joe isn’t (or rather isn’t just) being humorous. He’s telling (and maybe exaggerating) the truth (not that the truth isn’t itself humorous!).
I think I need to stop digging.
No offence intended at all.
I think I’m getting old, because “Spam” and “I’m an amazing writer” look like to parts of the same piece color-wise. But then, so do “I’m an awful writer” and “Administrative bollucks.”
Hi Weedy, apology accepted, thanks. I’m sorry for misunderstanding you, too.
I’m glad to see you spend more time thinking you are Amazing!
Defiantly needs more tea/coffee/ginger beer/beverage of choice or is that all in bollocks?
I once had a friend who told me that life basically boils down to ‘stuff’ and ‘other stuff’. However he was a hopeless stoner and should be ignored.
[…] life. (There’s more about this in Memories of Me.) A good example of this is Joe Abercrombie’s humorous graphic about a typical day of writing. It makes you smile while you realize that talent and productivity […]
Ha! Sounds about right (write?). Just stumbled across your blog searching for a place to send a buddy some Ardberg Corryvreckan as a gift and ended up filling my procrastination pie wedge quite nicely with your musings.
Joe, in the 2 years (ish) since sharing this tasty pie, has your daily writing routine changed?