There’s an attitude running this article that people with fibro are complaining about the same everyday aches and pains all humans experience as they age, only people with fibromyalgia aren’t able to suck it up and deal. And I have to argue with this.
I got angry at a recent article in the New York Times about Fibromyalgia and took the time to rant about it on the Dream Cafe weblog, Words Words Words.
Is this kind of thing cat-waxing or actual writing? I haven’t decided yet.
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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.
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).
Thanks for explaining cat-waxing.