Comic: The Four Stages Of Writing

By Debbie Ohi  |  January 15, 2011  | 

4 Stages Of Writing, by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

I’ll be attending the SCBWI conference in NYC at the end of the month — hope to see some of you there!

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26 Comments

  1. P-A-McGoldrick on January 15, 2011 at 11:01 am

    Go Debbie! Once again, you have caught the whole story in your cartoon images!

    Patricia
    PM_Poet Writer



  2. Wanda Vaughn on January 15, 2011 at 11:02 am

    Have you been spying on me? Good job!



  3. gabi on January 15, 2011 at 11:23 am

    Great comic! As always, your cartoons tell it exactly like it is.

    (p.s. I’ll be at SCBWI too. Can’t wait!)



  4. Tracey Baptiste on January 15, 2011 at 11:29 am

    Yup. That about sums it up!



  5. Therese Walsh on January 15, 2011 at 11:33 am

    This is the perfect comic for me today. Thanks, Debbie!



  6. Tracy Hahn-Burkett on January 15, 2011 at 11:57 am

    That’s all within five minutes, right?

    Very cute!



  7. Kristan Hoffman on January 15, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    LOL and then lol again at Tracy’s comment! Oh y’all, we are so crazy.



  8. Jenny on January 15, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    It’s just like the four stages of leaving a blog comment!

    1. I don’t have anything to say that hasn’t already been said–blog post is great.

    2. I might have something to add…maybe?

    3. Yes! I have created a brilliant response to the brilliant, wonderful post!

    4. I don’t have anything to say that hasn’t already been said–

    THE BLOG POST WAS GREAT! I love the cartoon. Spot on. =)



  9. Noah Chinn on January 15, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Far too true. Same can be said for editing, I reckon.



  10. Daniel on January 15, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    This comic rings true for me. Although the second “it sucks” usually comes when I get stuck, not when I read the final manuscript. Of course, that might be because I haven’t finished writing a novel yet.



  11. Krissy Brady on January 15, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    bahaha This comic made my day. Thanks Debbie! :)



  12. Kathleen Bolton on January 15, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    OMG, I just went through all these stages this morning! LOL X infinity!!!!



  13. Debbie Ohi on January 15, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Heh, seems like I’m not the only one who goes through these stages. :-D



  14. Sonia on January 15, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    LOL That perfectly captures it.



  15. Sari Webb on January 15, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    Oh it’s so sad how true this is. At least we now know we’re not alone. Next time I go through the “This writing sucks” phase I’ll remember this comic ;)



  16. Brenda Jackson on January 15, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    Hey, were you spying on my writing session today? *-)



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  18. Lisa Ahn on January 16, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    Perfection! And I needed the laugh — thank you.



  19. Karen on January 16, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    Good one Debbie. A good cartoon captures complex feelings and compresses them into a small space with a few lines and your drawings always do that. Love them!



  20. Carol Garvin on January 16, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    Why is it that nasty inner critic can always manage to drown out every other voice? Love this, Debbie. Thanks for the smile.



  21. Jan O'Hara on January 17, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Hee. Too true! Love Tracy H-B’s rapid-cycler comment, too.



  22. Ishta Mercurio on January 17, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    A-ha-ha! This is SO true. Just when I think I’m on the right track and I’ve finally written something good, I pick up an amazing book…by someone else. And I think, This is so much better than my manuscript. I’ll never be this good.

    At least I know I’m not the only one! Thanks for making me laugh about it. :-)



  23. Onthewallpoetry on January 19, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    Humorous. I love art that represents daily life! A great portrayal of what goes on in my head daily..Thanks for sharing!

    Bill Scher
    https://onthewallpoetry.com



  24. elsa on January 28, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    funny, but this is true, the cartoons emphasize what’s really happened to the writer.



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