Here's a tongue-in-cheek article on the kinds of performance-enhancing drugs one needs to take to become a prolific writer. Brace yourselves--the conclusion is scary.
Dang! I was hoping chocolate would be on the list... I could manage pretzels and tea. Can I have dark-choclate dipped organic pretzels? Can the tea be Iced Chai?
Give me an affordable babysitter for a couple hours a day, and I'll be as prolific as, well, someone who writes more than I. Me. Whatever
(Shucks - here I was hoping for the miracle pill, and they're saying there ain't no such beastie...)
Posted by Robyn_Hood (Member # 2083) on :
30 days, huh? I'm not too sure about the prescription, but if what doesn't kill you makes you stronger...
Posted by Jules (Member # 1658) on :
What doesn't kill you hurts really badly.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
Yeah, but what does kill you usually hurts far worse.
Posted by punahougirl84 (Member # 1731) on :
But usually not for very long.
Posted by Jeraliey (Member # 2147) on :
And not if it's carbon monoxide.....
Posted by Kolona (Member # 1438) on :
Unless you get clobbered by a tank of carbon monoxide.
Posted by bladeofwords (Member # 2132) on :
I love how he asks if stephen king has submitted to a blood test lately. Does he know that SK was a coke addict at one time? He wrote...some really long book...at 3 in the morning while his pulse was running at 130 and he had a bloody nose...the whole time. I agree with the sad pathetic life thing...being sad and pathetic is one of the best ways to increase your output, I know that when I'm happy I write less (it's better, but there is less of it).
Jon
Posted by Jeraliey (Member # 2147) on :
::bows to Kolona's superior wit::
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Posted by Balthasar (Member # 5399) on :
The King book you're referring to is THE TOMMYKNOCKERS. And it's considered his worst novel.
Posted by Jules (Member # 1658) on :
Really? I thought it was better than Misery. Although I started getting very tired of the "alocholic writer struggles to stay sober (and fails a lot)" plot by the end of the book.
