tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post9161424487148304665..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-12651984783402159622016-02-15T10:33:30.179-05:002016-02-15T10:33:30.179-05:00I used to swim laps and to take my mind off the bo...I used to swim laps and to take my mind off the boredom (and the thoughts about quitting and getting out of the pool), I would plot the next chapter of my WIP. It was almost magical what I could come up when when my body did one rote activity and my mind did another.<br /><br />Congrats on getting past the block!S.D.Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707682524268581476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-17605654968971810132016-02-12T17:05:35.576-05:002016-02-12T17:05:35.576-05:00Thanks for sharing this, complete with soggy paper...Thanks for sharing this, complete with soggy paper (gotta love those visual details!). :) And you know, I don't think it necessarily has to be something you don't normally do -- I think what's most significant is that, while you may know that you need to do something other than sitting at your computer or at the table with a notebook in front of you, if you always use <i>exactly</i> the same thing, like taking a walk, for brainstorming about writing, you can turn it into another action that you associate with <i>trying</i> to write.<br /><br />I drive a lot, but I still get plenty of inspirations while driving, especially on long trips. The huge epiphany for how to completely revamp my big SF novel (which also resulted in it growing until I had to break it into three volumes!) came while I was driving to work on the freeway. And my best short story also came to me -- in one complete package, like a neatly-wrapped gift from the muse -- on the highway in the course of a two-hour drive.<br /><br />I've also had a lot of success with brainstorming about world building and plotting while riding my horse on the trail or hiking, although I do those things frequently as well. However, I usually don't set out on a ride or a hike planning to think about story ideas, it just happens. Of course, the tough part about getting great ideas in any of these places is that it may be a little while before you can get a chance to write anything down, so you just have to hope you don't forget any of it before you do! L.C. McGeheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841984739098231057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-45486518181022501572016-02-12T16:46:01.673-05:002016-02-12T16:46:01.673-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.L.C. McGeheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841984739098231057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-12048739916670025452016-02-12T14:28:13.914-05:002016-02-12T14:28:13.914-05:00Glad you finally tried the bathtub, you know I use...Glad you finally tried the bathtub, you know I use mine for a quick nap especially in the winter!!! So happy the tub bath got you writing again!!!!!!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597460000102617656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-1318769637699766322016-02-12T14:23:45.618-05:002016-02-12T14:23:45.618-05:00Splish, Splash!
Glad you found what you were loo...Splish, Splash! <br />Glad you found what you were looking for.<br /><br />Maggie May<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com