Comments on: [writing|process] Superpowers, psychotic persistence, and success in writing

By: [process] Psychotic persistence and deliberate practice | jlake.com

[process] Psychotic persistence and deliberate practice | jlake.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:45:26 +0000

[...] the framing of what I only somewhat jokingly call “psychotic persistence”. (See [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] and many other places on my blog.) What’s interesting to me about the [...]

By: From the Archive – Psychotic Persistence | Rhonda Eudaly

From the Archive – Psychotic Persistence | Rhonda Eudaly — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:07:20 +0000

[...] article is brought to you by the Letter “P”. Jay Lake wrote yesterday in his blog about Psychotic Persistence. And yes, we’re back on that, because it always bears reinforcement. Persistence and [...]

By: Writing is Like Eggs (And Other Things) — Ruthanne Reid, Fantasy Author

Writing is Like Eggs (And Other Things) — Ruthanne Reid, Fantasy Author — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:01:58 +0000

[...] So writing is like eggs and photography. It has to be cracked open, has to be tested to see if it’s any good – and then it has to be studied. Unless we know why it works, we can’t consistently make it work – which means patience, diligence, and – yet again – psychotic persistence. [...]

By: The Roaring Secret — Ruthanne Reid, Author

The Roaring Secret — Ruthanne Reid, Author — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:15:31 +0000

[...] Psychotic Persistence. The wonderful and award-winning Jay Lake coined this phrase after – in his words – “ten years of fairly serious aspirations and a lot of [...]

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:53:22 +0000

Quote away! In good health.

By: Ruthanne Reid

Ruthanne Reid — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:32:17 +0000

I’m so glad you mentioned this. It was time to re-read this post. I hope you’ll give me permission to quote it heavily in the future (with full attribution, of course).

By: Jay Lake: [process] Practice, and psychotic persistence

Jay Lake: [process] Practice, and psychotic persistence — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:49:14 +0000

[...] of which in turn remind me of my own theory of “psychotic persistence” [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]. (I mentioned this connection recently in Link [...]

By: Jay Lake and persistence. Also, I ask questions « Twenty Palaces

Jay Lake and persistence. Also, I ask questions « Twenty Palaces — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:53:36 +0000

[...] Lake posted a couple days ago about “psychotic persistence”, the quality a writer needs to perservere in the face of rejection after rejection. And it’s [...]

By: Blogging the Muse » Blog Archive » Author Interview Series #43 - Jay Lake

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:06:57 +0000

[...] http://www.jlake.com/2009/02/04/writingprocess-superpowers-psychotic-persistence-and-success-in-writ... [...]

By: deborahb

deborahb — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:45:30 +0000

Thank-you, Jay. Exactly what I needed to hear.