Comments on: The Suckage Quotient Or How I Found Out I Suck At Writing http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/ If you're reading this, you're not writing. Obvious but true. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:41:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jamie Grove http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-499 Jamie Grove Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:21:53 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-499 @Daniel How true. No one ever said that programmers were good at creating mathematical analogies, but we're pretty sharp at hiding that fact within a forest of code and acronyms. :) @Daniel How true. No one ever said that programmers were good at creating mathematical analogies, but we’re pretty sharp at hiding that fact within a forest of code and acronyms. :)

]]> By: Daniel Smith http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-497 Daniel Smith Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:08:24 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-497 As they say, it's all about the information they -don't- provide, isn't it Jamie? Like, for example, the fact that you so conveniently forgot to provide us readers with your SQ for creating accurate mathematical formulae? An important piece of the puzzle, I must say. The way I figure it, that equation would look something like this: 0/100*100, which, of course, comes out to a whopping 0. (Better than if you had only 1 skill and no desire, mind you, but I digress.) Now this new piece of information calls into question every last bit of your article. Including the formula I just calculated. Daniel Smith Daniel Smith's last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Smithereens/~3/313947788/twitter-funnel-tweeting-to-tighten-your.html" rel="nofollow">The Twitter Funnel: Tweeting to Tighten Your Writing</a> As they say, it’s all about the information they -don’t- provide, isn’t it Jamie?

Like, for example, the fact that you so conveniently forgot to provide us readers with your SQ for creating accurate mathematical formulae? An important piece of the puzzle, I must say.

The way I figure it, that equation would look something like this: 0/100*100, which, of course, comes out to a whopping 0. (Better than if you had only 1 skill and no desire, mind you, but I digress.)

Now this new piece of information calls into question every last bit of your article. Including the formula I just calculated.

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith’s last blog post..The Twitter Funnel: Tweeting to Tighten Your Writing

]]> By: editor http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-173 editor Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:16:09 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-173 @Deborah Rock on!!! Welcome to the club!! @JLKrueger Absolutely. I figure that if I can either become financially independent or insolvent, I've got it in the bag. :) @Deborah Rock on!!! Welcome to the club!!

@JLKrueger Absolutely. I figure that if I can either become financially independent or insolvent, I’ve got it in the bag. :)

]]> By: J.L. Krueger http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-172 J.L. Krueger Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:55:14 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-172 Ah, but get your Desperation factor down to .01 and BAM! Your Writing SQ is 50.5! Get Desperation as close to zero as possible and SQ goes exponential! Great post. Ah, but get your Desperation factor down to .01 and BAM! Your Writing SQ is 50.5! Get Desperation as close to zero as possible and SQ goes exponential!

Great post.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-171 Deborah Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:55:28 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-171 Hooray! Confirmation that I suck, too! Tomorrow is another day! Hooray! Confirmation that I suck, too! Tomorrow is another day!

]]> By: Karen Swim http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-169 Karen Swim Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:49:01 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-169 Ah, yes I have several of those carcasses tucked away in my closet too. They rock for exercising inner angst but not so much for other people to read. :-) Ah, yes I have several of those carcasses tucked away in my closet too. They rock for exercising inner angst but not so much for other people to read. :-)

]]> By: editor http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-168 editor Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:38:09 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-168 I know exactly what you mean. The see-saw of suck/rock is a big part of my writing. The weird thing is that the stuff I think sucks usually turns out to be pretty good. Sadly, the same thing cannot be said for the bits that appear to rock. After I give the work a few days to cool off, I see it for what it is... This reminds me of the dark protagonist's chapter in Donald Maass's book... http://www.hownottowrite.com/big-huge-book-reviews/writing-the-breakout-novel-by-donald-maass-part-18/ I know exactly what you mean. The see-saw of suck/rock is a big part of my writing. The weird thing is that the stuff I think sucks usually turns out to be pretty good. Sadly, the same thing cannot be said for the bits that appear to rock. After I give the work a few days to cool off, I see it for what it is…

This reminds me of the dark protagonist’s chapter in Donald Maass’s book…

http://www.hownottowrite.com/big-huge-book-reviews/writing-the-breakout-novel-by-donald-maass-part-18/

]]> By: Karen Swim http://www.hownottowrite.com/others-not-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-167 Karen Swim Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/the-suckage-quotient-or-how-i-found-out-i-suck-at-writing/#comment-167 ROFL! After everything I write, I usually have the "you suck, what do you think you're doing speech" with myself. On occasion I feel really good, and declare "You rock!" but it's always followed by "No, no you suck!" Desire and courage (after all it does take courage to keep writing in spite of that voice that says You SUCK!") keep me going day after day. I'm often scared to death but embrace the fear and write anyway. Thanks for the suckage quotient, now I can quiet my voice with math! ROFL! After everything I write, I usually have the “you suck, what do you think you’re doing speech” with myself. On occasion I feel really good, and declare “You rock!” but it’s always followed by “No, no you suck!” Desire and courage (after all it does take courage to keep writing in spite of that voice that says You SUCK!”) keep me going day after day. I’m often scared to death but embrace the fear and write anyway. Thanks for the suckage quotient, now I can quiet my voice with math!

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