Comments on: Ranting on pain http://kitoconnell.com/2008/01/19/ranting-on-pain/ Kit O'Connell's Homepage Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: tom http://kitoconnell.com/2008/01/19/ranting-on-pain/#comment-81 tom Fri, 16 May 2008 12:40:21 +0000 http://kitoconnell.com/2008/01/19/ranting-on-pain/#comment-81 Thanks for explaining cat-waxing. Thanks for explaining cat-waxing.

]]> By: kit http://kitoconnell.com/2008/01/19/ranting-on-pain/#comment-18 kit Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:11:08 +0000 http://kitoconnell.com/2008/01/19/ranting-on-pain/#comment-18 Cat-waxing is when you do things which aren't actual writing, as procrastination from actual writing. A classic example is sitting down to write and suddenly realizing those dishes in the sink need to be washed RIGHT NOW ... Of course sometimes that's valid too, in that if the dishes are actually keeping you from writing because of the disorder they cause then yeah, go wash 'em. But most of the time its an excuse. It gets more complicated when it comes down to an issue of 'what writing counts?' It's a question each writer figures out for themselves. My blog entries (especially over on Words^3) increase my visibility as a writer, but they don't get me any closer to a finished novel or short story (the stuff I might actually make money from). Cat-waxing is when you do things which aren’t actual writing, as procrastination from actual writing. A classic example is sitting down to write and suddenly realizing those dishes in the sink need to be washed RIGHT NOW …

Of course sometimes that’s valid too, in that if the dishes are actually keeping you from writing because of the disorder they cause then yeah, go wash ‘em. But most of the time its an excuse.

It gets more complicated when it comes down to an issue of ‘what writing counts?’ It’s a question each writer figures out for themselves. My blog entries (especially over on Words^3) increase my visibility as a writer, but they don’t get me any closer to a finished novel or short story (the stuff I might actually make money from).

]]> By: Megan M. http://kitoconnell.com/2008/01/19/ranting-on-pain/#comment-17 Megan M. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:55:47 +0000 http://kitoconnell.com/2008/01/19/ranting-on-pain/#comment-17 I'd say that it would depend on how you define "actual writing". If something feels pertinent to what I'm working on, even if I originally wrote it somewhere else, I often link back to it anyway. I think it becomes a pain in the ass if bloggers link to items that are completely inconsequential from the reader's standpoint, but if it is in any way relevant, assuming I'm not misinterpreting your usage of "cat-waxing" (Ha!), I think it can be as useful as any other entry. In any case, I think you've got the relevancy part down. I’d say that it would depend on how you define “actual writing”. If something feels pertinent to what I’m working on, even if I originally wrote it somewhere else, I often link back to it anyway. I think it becomes a pain in the ass if bloggers link to items that are completely inconsequential from the reader’s standpoint, but if it is in any way relevant, assuming I’m not misinterpreting your usage of “cat-waxing” (Ha!), I think it can be as useful as any other entry.

In any case, I think you’ve got the relevancy part down.

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