tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post2902286053684002138..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: However Much I BoozeJeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-70602488730405669272012-05-16T17:41:38.360-04:002012-05-16T17:41:38.360-04:00You wrote interesting post. I must say, your worry...You wrote interesting post. I must say, your worry is not for zero. I mean you have a good reason to worry about that. I know something about 'harming others' with alcohol, and like you, I hope F doesn't do it.MysteryKnitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271259517378263976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-2333155858582343602011-09-02T07:48:50.820-04:002011-09-02T07:48:50.820-04:00>I was always curious of which came first, the ...>I was always curious of which came first, the misery or the genius. <br />Hmm. There's that old phrase 'It's a fine line between genius and insanity.' In looking up some information for the post I found there's some evidence that highly-creative people (which doesn't just include the arts, but also includes brilliant thinkers like Einstein) have brain patterns very similar to schizophrenics and/or people with bipolar disorder. I should probably go and confirm that before stating it here. But it would seem the two may go hand-in-hand -- for some people. Thank you for your comments.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-6703903928814314162011-08-31T07:16:58.523-04:002011-08-31T07:16:58.523-04:00I don't think this was a wreck at all. I think...I don't think this was a wreck at all. I think it was a great post. I drink very little, so using alcohol to write has always seemed strange to me. I'd never thought of the aspect of relaxing from social anxiety before, but I can understand that. I hated public speaking and writing anything personal all through school, and it's still a challenge. I remember being in my high school creative writing class, though, and learning about one new famous author every day. I was pretty shocked at the way so many famous writers' lives turned out (not just with substance abuse, but also with insanity, misery, and death). It actually got to be something of a running joke with the other writing students because here we were, wanting to join them. I was always curious of which came first, the misery or the genius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-57367911708674137102011-08-30T06:10:29.170-04:002011-08-30T06:10:29.170-04:00Thanks for the comments, everyone. My problem with...Thanks for the comments, everyone. My problem with this post, I think, was that I got to a point where I couldn't keep it in my head anymore, even though I didn't feel like I got the words quite right. I'll usually just shelve something when that happens, but not this time. Now that it's committed to cyber-paper, maybe I'll be able to stew on it a bit and come back to the topic in a more organized and coherent way.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-2715492314187874472011-08-29T13:57:47.008-04:002011-08-29T13:57:47.008-04:00I don't think this was a wreck. I think you m...I don't think this was a wreck. I think you make some great points here. I once read about an author who would have one drink to "loosen up" before writing. I think his idea was that if he were in a social situation, he might have a drink to loosen up, become more sociable, more talkative and he was applying that to his writing. I'm allergic to alcohol now so I don't have any issues with this--I don't feel the need to drink in order to write since I can't. Before I became allergic I would frequently drink some wine before or as I was sitting down to write but I don't believe at all that it enhanced my writing. It was more to relax my racing thoughts but I don't think it affected my writing one way or the other (especially since I was always sober when I edited!). I can, however, see that others might feel that way about their own work. I think this is an interesting subject and yes, substance abuse is very serious.Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-90436612078570250442011-08-27T16:31:42.922-04:002011-08-27T16:31:42.922-04:00Interesting post. I know there are many who feel t...Interesting post. I know there are many who feel the need to "enhance" their work with chemicals. But as you mention, there are serious traps there.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.com