Comments on: If You Want To Write, You Have To Struggle http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/struggle-for-goo-marketing/ Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:05:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ben Curnett http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/struggle-for-goo-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Ben Curnett Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:01:03 +0000 http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/?p=1951#comment-1480 My toughest writing days have been when I've neglected to fill (or open) the swipe file. I guess it's a well known writing tip (?) I'm pretty sure I read about it on copyblogger right when I started as a web writer. Works every time. Almost :-) My toughest writing days have been when I’ve neglected to fill (or open) the swipe file. I guess it’s a well known writing tip (?) I’m pretty sure I read about it on copyblogger right when I started as a web writer. Works every time. Almost :-)

]]> By: Ben Curnett http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/struggle-for-goo-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1479 Ben Curnett Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:58:13 +0000 http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/?p=1951#comment-1479 Totally agree w The War Of Art, Phil. Awesome read. Thanks for the kind words. Totally agree w The War Of Art, Phil. Awesome read. Thanks for the kind words.

]]> By: Elizabeth Damewood Gaucher http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/struggle-for-goo-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Elizabeth Damewood Gaucher Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:18:42 +0000 http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/?p=1951#comment-1469 Well said, Ben. All of your points really resonate with me. I am ramping up my writing commitment and while it is sheer joy it is also challenging at times, especially when you want to get something out but you also have expectations of yourself that it be good and valuable. Keeping a file of things to pull from helps eliminate that feeling -- you can still write but not everything is baked and ready for prime time. Keep up the good work! Well said, Ben. All of your points really resonate with me. I am ramping up my writing commitment and while it is sheer joy it is also challenging at times, especially when you want to get something out but you also have expectations of yourself that it be good and valuable. Keeping a file of things to pull from helps eliminate that feeling — you can still write but not everything is baked and ready for prime time. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Lesalina http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/struggle-for-goo-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 Lesalina Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:56:14 +0000 http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/?p=1951#comment-1467 This is just what I needed to read today, thank you. This is just what I needed to read today, thank you.

]]> By: Phil http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/struggle-for-goo-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Phil Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:26:06 +0000 http://matterhornmarketing.com/marketing/?p=1951#comment-1466 Awesome Ben. To paraphrase Pressfield: "[conquering the blank page] is like giving birth. It seems absolutely impossible until you remember that women have been pulling it off successfully for fifty million years." Pressfield's 'The War of Art' is an awesome kick in the pants for any writer by the way. Keep trucking. Phil Awesome Ben. To paraphrase Pressfield: “[conquering the blank page] is like giving birth. It seems absolutely impossible until you remember that women have been pulling it off successfully for fifty million years.”

Pressfield’s ‘The War of Art’ is an awesome kick in the pants for any writer by the way.

Keep trucking.
Phil

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