Workin' & Writin'

I just wrote about how life was gaining momentum, and now I feel like it’s transitioning. To what, I don’t know, but it seems like everything is just—happening. Momentum to Momentous. People are moving and having babies and buying houses and blah, blah. I don’t know why it feels this way all of a sudden, though, since people are always doin’ stuff—probably something to do with spring.

Last week I was complaining about work, so today I’ll do the opposite. Every day I have to send my work out for various approvals—to sales, to clients, etc. It’s the bane of every copywriter’s existence, I think. But one of my production managers (who’s sort of the go-between) is hilarious. She loves exclamation points (which I wrote about here) and whenever something I write is approved by Sales, I get emails like: “he approved!!! Great job!!!” or today, when I literally wrote five words for her: “PERFECT!” Since I know she’s sincerely sweet, it’s always a little self-esteem boost. Damn right it’s perfect.

I’m rereading Bird by Bird right now, because I figured I could use a little writing inspiration. One of the things Anne Lamott writes about is K-Fucked Radio—that little station that plays—in stereo—in your head. In one ear the constant voice telling you you’re awesome, that people should bow down to you and your work, and in the other ear the consistent nagging voice that says you’re not good enough, what you do isn’t good enough, and that you should probably quit now. It’s the best description I’ve ever heard of that particular phenomenon, and I’ve embraced it wholly. Not the station, just the fact that it exists. Anne Lamott’s whole thing is that you have to believe you can do it, and jump in. Even if what you end up with is crap.


(I went to hyperlink to the book and got hung up reading the negative reviews on Amazon--wow. I realize that this book may not offer deep in-depth writing instruction (that's not the point), but good grief there are a lot of hateful people out there. It's funny that the condemnation in the negative reviews sounds exactly like the hateful (anonymous) crap that people post on blog comments. Who are these people and why are they so unhappy?)

I was thinking I had something else to write about. Easter, maybe, but that’s gone. More posts when I come up with something.