{ Thursday, April 3, 2003 }
Does it ever happen that, after you finish something you've been working on for a long time, you can't do anything while you sit and feel relieved and satisfied that you've finally finished it? I call this basking. I finished the Christian Bok interview several hours ago, and while I don't know how good it is, it is at least done. I just noticed I haven't done a thing since.
Now I have to finish a poem by Saturday and a short story by Friday, as well as...oh I don't even want to think about it now. I'm basking.
LINK | 8:02 PM | TB
Yep, after I've been working on a real hard piece of music...practicing for a few weeks, then the performance comes and goes, I just like to wind down for a bit before diving into the next new adventure.
Paul | April 3, 2003 10:07 PMOn the other hand, Stephen King often writes a novella right after he finishes a novel, because, as he says, he has enough "gas left in the tank", which is how he wrote "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Apt Pupil" and "The Body" (which became the movie "Stand by Me" -- all of these were made into movies.)
Amazing. I guess that's what makes us us and Stephen King Stephen King.
Caterina | April 3, 2003 10:19 PMWhen Iris Murdoch was asked how long she waits between novels, she answered, "about 15 minutes." But I think her working habits made them a little worse for the wear.
Marcus | April 4, 2003 7:02 AMAfter I've had a nice long vacation, I need a few days off to rest and recuperate. Then I try to ease back into work gradually, so as not to strain the system, after which it's the weekend, a national holiday or two, and then time for vacation again!
(I wish.)
Prentiss Riddle | April 4, 2003 11:24 AM{ Post a comment }
Basking, thats a good term for "it". I know exactly what you are talking about though I do that quite often after I have been working on some type of programming problem that I can't figure out and then I just step back and take a brake.
Blaine | April 3, 2003 8:14 PM