Comments on: Troubled Writer http://folio.me.uk/2006/04/troubled-writer/ in pursuit of the garden Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nausheen http://folio.me.uk/2006/04/troubled-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 Nausheen Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:44:31 +0000 http://folio.me.uk/?p=234#comment-2214 Oh dear, I just noticed the date on this entry having jumped to it straight from Burnt Retinas and RSI.. you can see I'm not a careful reader or commenter. But it would be interesting to have an update on the novel in any case. :-) Oh dear, I just noticed the date on this entry having jumped to it straight from Burnt Retinas and RSI.. you can see I’m not a careful reader or commenter. But it would be interesting to have an update on the novel in any case. :-)

]]> By: Nausheen http://folio.me.uk/2006/04/troubled-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 Nausheen Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:41:10 +0000 http://folio.me.uk/?p=234#comment-2213 Tim, you make writing a novel sound like such a daunting and scary prospect, and rightly so, but I do feel disheartened! I wish you the best of luck with your latest novel and hope it is a resounding success for you in every way. One word after another and you will get there eventually inshaAllah. However, if being a novelist is so problematic given your lifestyle and habits, have you considered abandoning it in favour of short stories? Perhaps that form would be better suited and give you more satisfaction as a writer.. there is nothing like completing a composition and freeing it! Tim, you make writing a novel sound like such a daunting and scary prospect, and rightly so, but I do feel disheartened!

I wish you the best of luck with your latest novel and hope it is a resounding success for you in every way. One word after another and you will get there eventually inshaAllah.

However, if being a novelist is so problematic given your lifestyle and habits, have you considered abandoning it in favour of short stories? Perhaps that form would be better suited and give you more satisfaction as a writer.. there is nothing like completing a composition and freeing it!

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