Why Isn't This Book Going to Write Itself?

[rowyn]

[ This was from Twitter a few days ago, and I decided I wanted to rescue it before it disappeared into the Twitter-abyss forever. ]

rowyn: Book, I've been writing you for a couple of months now, and I think it's time I stopped being the one doing all the work here.
rowyn: I want you to start writing yourself.
rowyn: I mean, I don't expect you to finish yourself -- I'm still here for you, book. But you could carry some of the load. Write the next scene.
rowyn: I don't think that's too much to ask. I'm sure you can do it. Thanks.
the_gneech: Book: "I'm in the middle of something. Get me a beer?"
rowyn: Dammit, Book! I am not your servant! You -- you need to --

...

*gets Book another beer*
the_gneech: *nods sympathetically* My comics are the same way.
rowyn: I understand, being inanimate objects and all, they've got limitations. But do we have to do EVERYTHING for them?

Comments

[rowyn]

I think y'all are missing the point that I want the book written *faster*, not *destroyed*. D:

[alinsa.livejournal.com]

I was just trying to encourage it to write itself! Sometimes you have to resort to threats. I can't really think of any good way to provide it positive encouragement.... "Write an extra chapter for your poor frazzled mother and I'll double your rations!" just doesn't seem like it would help. I mean, it's an inanimate object, it doesn't even eat!

(Now, I can encourage you, of course. Not that I really know how, beyond being generally enthusiastic. Wait, I know, I'll double your rations. Your chocolate rations, that is.)

[rowyn]

Mmm, chocolate ... @.@

*goes off to write*

[alinsa.livejournal.com]

Well, hell... if I knew it was that easy...

[alltoseek.livejournal.com]

Write or die, as they say ;-)