When does the drinking start, Pig, The beginning of the day. He’ll waste seven hours drinking, then he’ll think he’s productive for one hour. Knowing Rat and the way he drinks, that one hour will be spent talking to john.
Wow, Rat is ambidextrous, yesterday he was writing with his left hand and today with his right !! Very impressive. I wounder if Mr. Pastis is ambidextrous as well. As you know, only left handed people are in their right mind!!!
The Hemingway school of drunk writing doesn’t exist. It has never existed for those who are successful professional writers. It’s an exaggeration that justifies drunk losers whining about their “art” being too good for the public and editors. A real pro writer, these days, has a full time job because writing pays less than it ever did, they come home and, if they have a family, they spend time with them, and after everyone is asleep or before everyone wakes up, he writes a few hours. The only drink is coffee.
Writing is hard; drinking is easy. The person not writing but drinking is a daydreamer, not a writer. But…we all get to choose our own favorite daydream!
BE THIS GUY almost 6 years ago
The drinking never stopped.
TazzTec almost 6 years ago
My work day, exactly.
knight1192a almost 6 years ago
When does the drinking start, Pig, The beginning of the day. He’ll waste seven hours drinking, then he’ll think he’s productive for one hour. Knowing Rat and the way he drinks, that one hour will be spent talking to john.
Robin Harwood almost 6 years ago
Pig asks the most important question.
chris_weaver almost 6 years ago
Chapter Two: The hundred-proof solution to writer’s block.
ND Cool Z almost 6 years ago
Diary of a Frustrated Failing Rat
Devils Knight almost 6 years ago
Actually the 1 hour being productive will be used to get more beer
Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Achievable goals! That’s a good start.
ekw555 almost 6 years ago
Pro Tip: you can’t drink all day unless you start in the morning.
PICTO almost 6 years ago
Papa Rat…
johndifool almost 6 years ago
All play and no work make Rat a dull rodent
All play and no work make Rat a dull rodent
All play and no work make Rat a dull rodent
jessie d. Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Heck, when does the wit start?
uniquename almost 6 years ago
Who’s the person closest to Rat? Is he talking proximity?
Andrew Sleeth almost 6 years ago
The bottle comes out with the cleaning kit for your shotgun … at least if you follow Hemingway rules.
Fontessa almost 6 years ago
And if you really want to be a writer, you are doing all this on Christmas day …
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 6 years ago
I like to start with a nice breakfast beer, something that goes well with corn flakes…
The Hammer Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Wow, Rat is ambidextrous, yesterday he was writing with his left hand and today with his right !! Very impressive. I wounder if Mr. Pastis is ambidextrous as well. As you know, only left handed people are in their right mind!!!
vorlon42 almost 6 years ago
Sorry Rat, that book’s already been written. https://www.amazon.com/Bullshit-Jobs-Theory-David-Graeber/dp/150114331X
jrolph Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Perfect! Which is ironic…
marilynnbyerly almost 6 years ago
The Hemingway school of drunk writing doesn’t exist. It has never existed for those who are successful professional writers. It’s an exaggeration that justifies drunk losers whining about their “art” being too good for the public and editors. A real pro writer, these days, has a full time job because writing pays less than it ever did, they come home and, if they have a family, they spend time with them, and after everyone is asleep or before everyone wakes up, he writes a few hours. The only drink is coffee.
Kind&Kinder almost 6 years ago
Writing is hard; drinking is easy. The person not writing but drinking is a daydreamer, not a writer. But…we all get to choose our own favorite daydream!
F-Flash almost 6 years ago
Goat is being sarcastic, but in an " Oh s…..t" way.
Sisyphos almost 6 years ago
Rat’s ink-smudged professionalism is obvious to all. That Pig is an unthinking Enabler is also quite clear.
What are we drinking?
TMO1 Premium Member almost 6 years ago
The seems like Pastis describing himself.