Writing

So does anyone just sit in front of their keyboard and bleed?

I never force myself to write anything, I only write when I get inspired by something. I should say though that I mainly write poetry, so I never really experience the so-called "writer's block" if that is what you mean by bleeding in front of the keyboard.

Sometimes the only way I can get myself to write is to sit in front of the keyboard and go, "Okay, for the next hour, I'm not doing anything but writing."

But to answer your question, no. I have never sat in front my keyboard and started oozing blood out of me.

i was referring to the famous quote by american novelist Ernest Hemingway to spark conversation i guess. The original quote: "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed"

Kinda really figurative but I guess what he meant by it is that people all go through their own walks in life, whether it could be forests, deserts, etc, and during their walks they'll experience trials, obstacles, maybe bullets, snake-bites, or cuts from walking around thorny bushes....... and in that sense one bleeds, and writing is just about bleeding onto the paper, depicting those experiences, giving it breadth so that readers can understand how the writer once felt when he was in a situation where he thought at one point that he was bleeding to death

which is kinda in essence what you guys said haha, it's nothing about writers block... or bleeding from it. lol but maybe then again maybe some people hurt themselves from writers block and that becomes their source of inspiration haha [sounds kinda weird though]

thanks for the input guys

i guess for me all i do is bleed which is why when i see writing that doesn't reflect the blood, it just seems unnatural.

If to bleed is to pour your heart and soul into your work then I don't think there's a single piece I wrote out of leisure that I didn't bleed into. Hemingway was an intelligent writer, and I can see why he would see writing in that way.

If this is a side commentary on you working on wowing us with a writing contest entry, I'll be excited to read it, y00han.

I used to, a long time ago. To this day, I still have the desire to write, but I have none of the drive. At some point, I became so overly critical of my own writing that I just stopped. I was really struggling with learning the language, so things might be different now, but yes, I want to bleed out on a keyboard again.

If you don't have the drive then maybe writings not for you. If you feel that writing is, for you, go find some inspiration through experiencing life, and getting of your comfort zone. one doesn't necessarily have to bleed to write meaningful things, its just that as humans we understand blood-- the key to interesting writing is being universal and writing about things that people can relate to; writing about experiences that you've had that someone else has had--writing connects us.

Maybe you just need a little push! Hint hint

Seriously though, I know what you mean, especially the over critical of your own works part. It can be pretty hard to write when you find it hard to accept the quality of your own writing. Only one way to check the quality of your writing again though!

well sometimes i can be pretty depressed and really angry when i write, it mostly due to other factors though. as for the writing itself, i can change however it suits me the most. even when i felt stressed out about writing, you know, i can just write whatever i want and feel fine bout it :D /

i guess those bleeding might be caused by committing oneself to some standards. as for me, i just follow my own pace though, hahaha.