tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post1192472574449510538..comments2024-03-19T03:20:39.801-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-85095981068900795522010-06-27T06:51:51.695-04:002010-06-27T06:51:51.695-04:00I have often found a day (but not more) spent munc...I have often found a day (but not more) spent munching on cupcakes, watching Hugh Grant movies, and wearing pajamas is very effective.Izzy G.http://mywordsateme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-64796654781350322772010-06-27T01:27:55.730-04:002010-06-27T01:27:55.730-04:00I'm trying to figure this out. The thing is, w...I'm trying to figure this out. The thing is, when I power through, I never like the result as much as when it comes to me. But I also don't like just taking time away. I think the answer somehow lies in taking the time to imagine the scene, away from the computer, and then coming back to it. But I haven't quite got it yet.Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-60158471653755666962010-06-26T23:19:50.585-04:002010-06-26T23:19:50.585-04:00Some good suggestions here. I find it can help to ...Some good suggestions here. I find it can help to go back and read through the previous scenes. Sometimes I'm blocked because I've gone in the wrong direction, and I just need to cut a few scenes and go in a slightly different direction.Bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029635239132926178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-84113940301453337972010-06-26T14:11:50.439-04:002010-06-26T14:11:50.439-04:00I refer to my writing style as "writing what ...I refer to my writing style as "writing what I see." I play my novel out in my mind, seeing it the way I'd see a movie. It helps me from having to stare at the blank screen and think "what happens next?" I actually just blogged about it, if anyone's interested. http://www.kellyhashway.com/apps/blog/Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.kellyhashway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-22025861438017758292010-06-26T13:26:09.211-04:002010-06-26T13:26:09.211-04:00I walk, bake or do something completely unconnecte...I walk, bake or do something completely unconnected. Of course I can only dream of anything other than self-imposed deadlines at this point, so it really hasn't come into play yet!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-56451196176936732512010-06-26T11:32:42.171-04:002010-06-26T11:32:42.171-04:00I run. Miles with no music so I can get into my he...I run. Miles with no music so I can get into my head. Sometimes I draw. Sometimes I look through the dictionary to find a word that inspires me.Deni Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966983714899088984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-41305195450797136112010-06-25T22:50:40.346-04:002010-06-25T22:50:40.346-04:00For me, if I have a really bad day, I try to have ...For me, if I have a really bad day, I try to have some kind of insurance in place. <br /><br />If I'm having an amazing writing day, I go all out and write as many words as I can. My goal per day is 500 words, but every once in a while, I will go over 3000 in a day. That allows me not to freak out as much if I have a day when I can only put 250 or less words down. And that lessened stress and pressure helps me stay sane and keep writing in the long run.Court Sherwinhttp://cmsherwin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-15295233631504541002010-06-25T19:53:28.713-04:002010-06-25T19:53:28.713-04:00I give myself a hook. I have to write a word, or ...I give myself a hook. I have to write a word, or a sentence. I doesn't have to be the right next word or sentence - but I just have to write SOMETHING.<br /><br />Two things help me identify that "something". If I've already started the piece, and I need to finish it, I'll list the missing parts and just pick one. If I'm staring at a completely blank screen, I'll just pick something - description, or brainstorm with a random word from the dictionary and how it relates to what I'm trying to write. <br /><br />Anything to force the words to flow. Then once I've written something, anything, then I write the next something.<br /><br />(And now I've got to knuckled down and start doing that....)The Daring Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676188266569869059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-3876176575950454122010-06-25T18:22:41.496-04:002010-06-25T18:22:41.496-04:00Basically, I just listen to Nike - just do it. Ye...Basically, I just listen to Nike - just do it. Yeah, I write crap in the beginning, but fifteen to twenty minutes in, and I'm usually back on track.<br /><br />Don't stress too much over it. As long as it's something you love to do, things usually work out. When it becomes a 'job,' and an - I have to get this done or else situation - that's when the problems seem to arise. For me, anyway.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769803733067838372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39422958959468132072010-06-25T17:38:21.435-04:002010-06-25T17:38:21.435-04:00I know there are many writers with this problem, b...I know there are many writers with this problem, but not me. Sometimes I stop and mull over a character, but it's rarely for long. My problem is length in between new projects.<br /><br />As far as blogging, right now I have a list of five or six topics I'm waiting to write.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-32337150096468484582010-06-25T17:25:51.765-04:002010-06-25T17:25:51.765-04:00I have two techniques for fixing that.
1) Do laun...I have two techniques for fixing that.<br /><br />1) Do laundry. Don't know why, but that seems to get the creative juices flowing. When my hands stop folding because I'm staring off into space watching a scene unfold, that means put down the laundry and write out the scene.<br /><br />If by some miracle dirty laundry isn't available, proceed to Plan B:<br /><br />2) Start writing, "I don't know what to write. I need a scene where _______ happens, but I'm stuck. If so-and-so does such-and-such, then this'll happen, but maybe that will work if I make him blah, blah, blah, blah." Sometimes it takes a whole page of drivel and sometimes only half a page, but sooner or later I seem to hit on a really great idea. And then, of course, I can delete all that junk and write the actual <i>story</i>.Kathleen MacIverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445884398825552734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-41598553404279448292010-06-25T15:19:39.200-04:002010-06-25T15:19:39.200-04:00Not to be sychophanty or anything, but when I'...Not to be sychophanty or anything, but when I'm suffering from a bad case of the blanks, I go to your blog and read a few old posts. If that doesn't work, I do the same to David Farland's 'Daily Kick'. By then some writerly thoughts have banished the blankness and my fingers can at least start typing again. Thanks for the inspirationLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558721658231682617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81751900923912619552010-06-25T15:05:07.573-04:002010-06-25T15:05:07.573-04:00Because iron sharpens iron, I read.Because iron sharpens iron, I read.Anna Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216213561070725760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-29692920466727853772010-06-25T14:03:46.373-04:002010-06-25T14:03:46.373-04:00I go to my blog and post, but usually, I never hav...I go to my blog and post, but usually, I never have a blank head as it's always full of well, yea, that.<br /><br />At the moment, I'm annoying my critique group by constantly posting on our private forum. No really, we're all talking writing and thinking about kidnapping an agent or two.<br /><br />Are there any agents out there that want to kidnap me?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216407428320615449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-74096671213546941912010-06-25T13:49:04.626-04:002010-06-25T13:49:04.626-04:00I do a bit of stream of consciousness writing. Usu...I do a bit of stream of consciousness writing. Usually some tidbit comes through that I can work with from there.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192888587472646161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-49325968391949770662010-06-25T11:50:03.964-04:002010-06-25T11:50:03.964-04:00"A blank page may be clean, but it's also..."A blank page may be clean, but it's also still blank."<br /><br />That is exactly what I needed to hear today. I will be following this with interest because I suddenly have time to write and have spent this week dwelling on how uncreative and uninspired I am. <br /><br />Staring at the clean blank page.Dawn Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812066956850617957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-20275096889712260452010-06-25T09:23:32.156-04:002010-06-25T09:23:32.156-04:00It depends. Last night, I was exhausted. There was...It depends. Last night, I was exhausted. There was no way I was getting words, since my brain couldn't string together any thought other than "Damn, I'm tired." In that case, I went to bed. It wasn't a block so much as a dead brain.<br /><br />Having said that, I know I need to write more the next few days to make up for it. So, I'll have to plow through whatever blocks jump up. And that's just what I do. I write. I give myself permission to write crap. Crap can be cleaned up. A blank page may be clean, but it's also still blank. So I write exposition and dialogue that will end up cut. I write backstory that doesn't need to be in. No matter what, I write something, because once I start, I can usually end up with at least a little bit that is worth keeping. <br /><br />And every once in a while, the stuff I think is crap when I'm writing it isn't half bad.Selestialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513212631394350304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-9699686641980656862010-06-25T09:21:10.333-04:002010-06-25T09:21:10.333-04:00I step away to reboot my head. I might take a show...I step away to reboot my head. I might take a shower or go for a walk with the dogs. I try to do something that lets me clear my head then think along the lines of what I need to write.pj schnyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770556738469006567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-39554216614043328622010-06-25T09:20:54.892-04:002010-06-25T09:20:54.892-04:00I go on a LONG, LONG bike ride. Nothing like four ...I go on a LONG, LONG bike ride. Nothing like four hours in the saddle of a road bike, pumping up the hills, and screaming DOWN the hills to get the juices flowing. <br /><br />Another thing I do is CRANK the music. Yeah, find some of my favorites (P!nk, Adie Camp, FireFlight) and blast them. <br /><br />A little chocolate sometimes works as well!<br /><br />So, write on, my friend. <br />Happy Friday. Thanks for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-28515936950404692502010-06-25T09:18:51.119-04:002010-06-25T09:18:51.119-04:00I am a believer of powering through the blankness....I am a believer of powering through the blankness. I usually try to write something unrelated to the project I should be working on - a blog post, a silly little story for my own edification, or even a long chatty e-mail. I find that once I get the gears meshing in my mind it's easier for the words to flow.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289197658424725914noreply@blogger.com