tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post6978284788094927920..comments2023-04-14T09:42:44.809-04:00Comments on Hannah Moskowitz: Ruleshannah moskowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-6107849833490147972010-06-08T23:47:38.972-04:002010-06-08T23:47:38.972-04:00"FUCK THE RULES," is Suzie and the Betas..."FUCK THE RULES," is Suzie and the Betas' sophomore album, featuring Hannah Moskowitz on vocals/hair, Russ on Bass, Alainn on drums, and ALT on trumpet and highland bagpipes.<br /><br />The release date for this album has been pushed back, due to too many of its members dicking around on the internet all day.ALTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-63573787830374198152010-06-08T19:50:26.195-04:002010-06-08T19:50:26.195-04:00You're my favorite blog. Ever. Cause you tell ...You're my favorite blog. Ever. Cause you tell it exactly how it is and you keep it real.<br /><br />And thank you for sharing that you don't write every single day. I've heard so many people tell me that I need to do that and I just can't. I have to go in waves.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457340386682051325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-72362891273981532082010-06-08T13:02:51.025-04:002010-06-08T13:02:51.025-04:00Fabulous, A. You're also the one who has a wal...Fabulous, A. You're also the one who has a wall devoted to all our album covers from all time. ;)hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-65167535652003876582010-06-08T13:01:28.094-04:002010-06-08T13:01:28.094-04:00I love your posts about writing, hannah. They ALWA...I love your posts about writing, hannah. They ALWAYS gets me excited and actually working.<br /><br />Also, I call drums in Suzie and the Betas- not the original drummer that actually started in the band but the one that joined just as the band starts to get famous and gets all the credit. ;)Alainnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-60131221868041204062010-06-07T23:50:27.733-04:002010-06-07T23:50:27.733-04:00Finally. Can you hear me sigh?
As much as I thin...Finally. Can you hear me sigh?<br /><br />As much as I think writers know that we all have to find our path, you're right about the rules. There are so many of them and all of them make me feel like I am doing it wrong - even when I see that I am actually doing it, so it can't be wrong, right?Corinne Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808893058098769844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-89081791026758660072010-06-07T10:40:10.056-04:002010-06-07T10:40:10.056-04:00:D I love all you guys. Thanks for reading.:D I love all you guys. Thanks for reading.hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-8428342204643285072010-06-07T10:18:58.557-04:002010-06-07T10:18:58.557-04:00This is like, what, THE BESTEST POST EVER!?!!?!? H...This is like, what, THE BESTEST POST EVER!?!!?!? Honestly, Hannah, ILY SO MUCH MORE FOR THIS!Aleezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101220861428253407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-44600165133797023552010-06-07T09:57:05.640-04:002010-06-07T09:57:05.640-04:00Vee--the internet is AWESOME.Vee--the internet is AWESOME.hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-57624683498625803722010-06-07T02:22:38.976-04:002010-06-07T02:22:38.976-04:00You're so fucking right I initially typed &quo...You're so fucking right I initially typed "write" there and had to go back and change it. But I suppose you could be write, too.<br /><br />I am a BIC-er. But I am also a screw around on the internet-er. I've always felt bad about that, haha like I'm wasting time or something. But I can't help it. The internet is SO good. I'm also a no freaking way I'm waiting a month to revise this goddamn thing person.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844706436726113433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-12889366723751102252010-06-07T01:17:10.666-04:002010-06-07T01:17:10.666-04:00Write in Courier. No, Times New Roman. No, Courier...<i>Write in Courier. No, Times New Roman. No, Courier.</i><br /><br />If you laughed at that, you’re a writer.<br /><br /><i>The only right way to write is however the fuck you get it done.</i><br /><br />Exactly. In fact, this should be the title of a how-to write book. Or Suzie and the Betas' first album.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-60716460628684814852010-06-07T00:40:11.586-04:002010-06-07T00:40:11.586-04:00I needed that. Thanks.
I write weird, too. I'...I needed that. Thanks.<br /><br />I write weird, too. I'm currently working on a novel I started more than 3 years ago. I'd written 45 pages and just stopped. About a month and a half ago, I figured out why. The pacing was all off - the romance developed too quickly and everything else moved at a snail's pace.<br /><br />Ugh. Scrapped it and am beginning a re-write. I have almost the whole thing outlined (in my head), and about a chapter hand-written. I've typed a grand total of four paragraphs into the computer. At some point, I'll likely switch to writing on the computer. But not yet. It's not ready for that yet. ^_^Tura Lurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049728705670207450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-18758252902844878942010-06-06T22:04:29.675-04:002010-06-06T22:04:29.675-04:00I actually tell people *NOT* to write like I do, b...I actually tell people *NOT* to write like I do, because it's manic and all over the place, and there is no one in this world who is more surprised to see a finished product come out of the process than I am. <br /><br />I think you just have to find what works for you and keep doing it until something else starts working better for you. <br /><br />I say this as a writer who has never read a writing advice book. <br /><br />Well... Bird by Bird, but that's more about life than writing. I couldn't make it through Stephen King's book. I know... TEH BLASPHEMY, I HAZ IT.HWPettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804994434371563478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-73359615192925913542010-06-06T21:31:59.384-04:002010-06-06T21:31:59.384-04:00Very awesome post.
And I breathed a huge sigh of ...Very awesome post.<br /><br />And I breathed a huge sigh of relief at not-writing 80% of days and writing 20k-something first drafts. Cause I do that, haha :)<br /><br />Thank you for writing this :Din which a girl readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563423294648988362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-85029907595496111582010-06-06T20:49:01.833-04:002010-06-06T20:49:01.833-04:00I am so glad to learn your first drafts are so sho...I am so glad to learn your first drafts are so short. Mine aren't quite -that- short, but they always get BIGGER, which had me worried. <br /><br />For the most part, I think those 'rules' can be useful to beginning writers. Two years ago (that's when you guess I'm still new to all of this), I had no idea how I should go about writing if I wanted to get consistently better. I picked up a few of those 'rules', tried them, gave up on what didn't worked and kept what did around. <br /><br />There are a million (if not more) ways to go about writing. The rules are only useful in so far as they can help one find -his- way. <br /><br />Also, I agree with Julie above. Writing is playtime. :)Claudie A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10726598163986994132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-12713175050242872572010-06-06T20:23:04.047-04:002010-06-06T20:23:04.047-04:00"Butt in Chair" will now be the next AME..."Butt in Chair" will now be the next AMERICAN IDOL freak song. Like "Pants on The Ground" <br /><br />So we can all blame Hannah when it starts playing over and over again on the radio. <br /><br />Seriously great post AND I'm with you on saying "fuck the rules"<br /><br />I see so many people joining these 1000 words a day clubs, which is a great to meet other writers and stay motivated. But this isn't a diet plan. And yes, writing is HARD work but it shouldn't feel hard to those that truly love it. <br /><br />If you have to force the words on the page ALL the time (we all have to sometimes) then maybe its time to try something different. <br /><br />That's just my opinion, but I compare it to me, right now, watching my five year-old daughter climb the monkey bars. <br /><br />She's sweating and the skin on her hands is starting to rip open and I know her arms have to be sooo tired and yet she keeps going. <br /><br />To me its freakin hard work and I'm happy sitting my lazy ass on the bench, but to her its not work. Its play with reward. <br /><br />That's writing to me.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004818838544105847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-83514832430281076342010-06-06T20:11:53.186-04:002010-06-06T20:11:53.186-04:00Great post! I often get that niggling "I'...Great post! I often get that niggling "I'm not doing it 'right' so I must not be a real writer, what am I thinking pretending to be?" doubt. Thanks for the reminder that the rules are meant to be broken! ^_^<br /><br />~LiaBookewyrmehttp://bookewyrme.straydreamers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-73927862495756315272010-06-06T19:45:07.281-04:002010-06-06T19:45:07.281-04:00I play way too many video games too.I play way too many video games too.Cheyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924234364835409650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-21043809792307439802010-06-06T19:32:43.783-04:002010-06-06T19:32:43.783-04:00Lovely post.
I haven't tried fast-drafting ye...Lovely post.<br /><br />I haven't tried fast-drafting yet (the closest I've ever gotten is NaNoWriMo, wherein I wrote nearly 20k in one day -- all of which terrible), but your process sounds amazing. Crazy, but amazing. There are so many "rules" to writing. A new writer (aka me) tries to follow all of them, but it's impossible. So now, I'll heed your advice and just do whatever works for me.<br /><br />Thank you! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-29771518284728817292010-06-06T19:04:02.963-04:002010-06-06T19:04:02.963-04:00I'm so glad this was helpful for everyone!I'm so glad this was helpful for everyone!hannah moskowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347576280638165266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-87659102212250059092010-06-06T18:21:27.358-04:002010-06-06T18:21:27.358-04:00Hell yeah! I totally agree with you. I'll have...Hell yeah! I totally agree with you. I'll have to try fast-drafting though, sounds cool. I have my way of writing as well that's different from some of the other rules out there, and one of the biggest things I do is use whatever font I want when I'm writing and editing. It works for me, so why not? <br /><br />Thank you for writing this post!Remilda Graystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649300813621588790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-77374747957367346522010-06-06T17:30:37.207-04:002010-06-06T17:30:37.207-04:00I write best when i give myself a length of time. ...I write best when i give myself a length of time. I set the alarm for an hour and go for it, then I do something else for an hour. works well for me :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648307410383451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-79577911007997786012010-06-06T17:22:17.013-04:002010-06-06T17:22:17.013-04:00My method is a bit similar. I write single spaced ...My method is a bit similar. I write single spaced and sit for hours writing. I figure I can format it after. <br />I write my first drafts quick. I wrote my first draft of my current MS over a month and started to edit straight away. I can't stand to let it sit either. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-7703193559106809422010-06-06T17:13:58.732-04:002010-06-06T17:13:58.732-04:00This is so great! When the light at the end of the...This is so great! When the light at the end of the tunnel finally appeared for the novel I'm currently revising, I became a writing fiend. But this guy I work with who fancies himself an "experienced" writer would ask me every day how many words I had written the night before. If it had been a good day, I'd have gotten out 1,000. ON A GOOD DAY. Some days I didn't write at all. He'd get this hoity-toity look and say, "I wrote 3,000 before breakfast this morning." There is nothing in the world more demoralizing than a jerk who thinks he's better than you because he writes faster. So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for this GREAT reminder that we should write the way that works for us and not pay anyone else's "rules" any attention. You are my hero.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496310224885631202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-90956160530944097532010-06-06T17:12:51.642-04:002010-06-06T17:12:51.642-04:00Seriously love this post. It's so true. It'...Seriously love this post. It's so true. It's not possible to stuff individuals into one neat box, much less writers! *g*Carolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672721013291961453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375524926817525353.post-27885703021025605592010-06-06T17:09:36.718-04:002010-06-06T17:09:36.718-04:00Yeah. This post? It's awesome.
I actually com...Yeah. This post? It's awesome.<br /><br />I actually complained about this to my writer buds a while ago - all those rules of "write every day!" "you can't write if you don't read!" and "ignore all distractions" just make me want to scream. If you write a book, no matter how you do it, you're a writer. That's all there is to it.<br /><br />I'm similarly disorganised. My first novel took eight months to write. My second took ten days. My third--well, it's not done yet, but will have taken about a month and a half, with a two-month break in the middle. It's wonderful to see writers just do whatever works for them--all those people who manage to work on tight schedules are amazing for being able to do so, but they kind of creep me out. How the hell does one survive without regularly marathoning TV series and slacking off?Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346963796400016806noreply@blogger.com