Time for April’s post for Alex J. Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writer’s Suppost Group! Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.
The awesome co-hosts for the April 5 posting of the IWSG are Jemima Pett, Nancy Gideon, and Natalie Aguirre!
This month I’m forgoing the prompt (kinda). Something I’ve yet to try!
Frederich Nietzsche, Carl Jung, and José Saramago all said it. There’s order in chaos.
I’m working on a massive psychopathology paper using writer, Thomas Wolfe as my subject. A psychologist recommended the movie, Genius staring Colin Firth (editor, Maxwell Perkins) and Jude Law (writer, Thomas Wolfe). The psychologist diagnosed Thomas Wolfe with Borderline Personality Disorder. I can’t see that he’s wrong.
Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Wolfe were all rejected writers until Max Perkins went through insane lengths to get Scribner’s to publish them. Hemingway was being dropped by his publisher, Thomas Wolfe was tossed out all over New York and editor Max was able to convince F. Scott to change his submission title from, Trimalchio in West Egg to, The Great Gatsby.
The real genius in this story is editor Maxwell Perkins. He had the ability to see the beauty in the madness.
In my writing journey, Lounge Act is the only published novel I’m proud off. The submission processes, the editing, editing and editing and the -hurry-up and wait- style deadlines are maddening.
Do you ever descend into chaos to create? I always return comments, but it might take a day due to midweek mayhem. Happy IWSG Day!
I’m not a good chaos person. I need to have a general sense of where my story is going to move forward. But I’m glad it works for you.
I’m with you. Writing mystery I have to know where the story is going. My plot points are neat and organized. It’s the submitting, the rewrites and the juggling that’s chaotic.
Order in Chaos – my life in just three words. I’m always juggling balls that demand my attention – family, organizations, TV program (hey, I’m human!) and that little voice saying, “Why aren’t you writing???” Actually, I accomplish more when under pressure.
Thank you for sharing! Deadlines are helpful for me in the same painful way.