tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post5304266152522624661..comments2023-04-07T08:39:42.126-04:00Comments on Writing to Breathe: Awards Make Me No Longer DepressedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-72280726124070518352010-02-24T14:01:21.515-05:002010-02-24T14:01:21.515-05:00I know, huh? It would be perfect!! All of the thin...I know, huh? It would be perfect!! All of the things I love on one plate!!<br /><br />I'm glad I helped make you not depressed. And high heels are evil. <br /><br />I have a lot of great beginnings as well or I'll start writing the synopsis of something good and then I'll realized I had that idea already. Then it warps into some great big uber idea!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-57165307519972866572010-02-24T13:26:32.136-05:002010-02-24T13:26:32.136-05:00YES! A shiny donut!YES! A shiny donut!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-30222318136302318112010-02-24T11:29:40.980-05:002010-02-24T11:29:40.980-05:00Of course, I'm stalk-...er, following you!! I&...Of course, I'm stalk-...er, following you!! I'm just slow and easily distracted by shiny things and donuts. OMG, what if they invented a delicious shiny donut that would be so awe-, hey what's that over there?Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-72036323822091877122010-02-23T14:43:31.333-05:002010-02-23T14:43:31.333-05:00the pantser thing is indeed good. And maybe if you...the pantser thing is indeed good. And maybe if you do an outline you'll see that it works well for you. It's how it happened for me anyway...Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-84521153981773684922010-02-23T10:13:34.892-05:002010-02-23T10:13:34.892-05:00@Falen - Well, I was TRYING to do the whole nano t...@Falen - Well, I was TRYING to do the whole nano thing, but someone vacuumed up a week in February and I can't find it, so I lost a whole week of writing, which just stalled the whole process.<br /><br />So I thought about re-writing the first one to be complete. But the first one already is complete. Tacking on a whole 'nother story to it would feel unfair and fake.<br /><br />*sigh* Ah well, I am determined to plug on until it makes sense, and if worse comes to worse I'll just have to abandon it for a little while.<br /><br />And GASP! I may have to write an outline. Ah! I'm losing ma pants!!<br /><br />(in case you can't tell, I loved your whole pantser vs. non-pantser thing)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-47514082770364104982010-02-23T09:21:57.431-05:002010-02-23T09:21:57.431-05:00looking at the comment now that it's posted re...looking at the comment now that it's posted reassures me that the comment is not as long as i feared it would beSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-73179736272511349102010-02-23T09:21:15.311-05:002010-02-23T09:21:15.311-05:00Joan - yeah but before he grew a jeard and became ...Joan - yeah but before he grew a jeard and became a whiney baby, jack had some good parts. He is attractive and has tattos. Also he's a doctor honey. A DOCTOR. You could do worse<br /><br />Aching - i'm of two minds about your dilema. One is that i know what it's like to get caught up writing a novel that's just not doing it for you. I spent years on one and it wasted a lot of time i could have spent on writing something else. So in one mind, i say if you're not feeling it move on to something else. But two, if it needs to get done (and if there's a cliffhanger, it needs to get done) than just try and pull a nano and write 1500 words a day. Even if it's hard, still do it and you'll be done in no time and you can put it aside.<br />OOh, another option would be to rewrite the first novel so it doens't end in a cliffhanger. Make it a complete book (but leave a few things unsolved leavign the possibility of a sequel open) and then you wouldn't be forced to write the sequel. At least not now when you're not feeling it.<br />If that makes sense...<br /><br />God, this is the longest comment i think i've ever written<br /><br />WVW - mygibins - personal monkey attendants. Hmmm i might actually use that on friday...Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-24300096803267453652010-02-22T22:37:52.852-05:002010-02-22T22:37:52.852-05:00@Joan: I actually have dreamed stories before. It&...@Joan: I actually have dreamed stories before. It's not as fun as it sounds. It's kind of like... being possessed. But not as demonic.<br /><br />URGH... blehl blehk blehk... Married to Jack??!! I am ashamed in you, woman. Although, I suppose if he wasn't crying all the time and being a weird-o he wouldn't be <b>that</b> bad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222233412304660376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437645392949660696.post-38580388143964058002010-02-22T22:33:00.533-05:002010-02-22T22:33:00.533-05:00Congrats on your award!
I wish I had any advice ...Congrats on your award! <br /><br />I wish I had any advice for you about the writing process...I would probably just end up yelling "Stupid words - Perform!" at the story I was working on. Maybe try lucid dreaming? Apparently, you just really think a lot about something before bedtime and then first thing when you get up - write it all down. I have never formally done this BUT last night, I was thinking about Lost and I had a whole Lost dream. And...ugh, this is too shameful to even put into print...I was married to Jack. <br /><br />And I liked it. <br /><br />I was all "Hey, this dude's pretty good looking. Look how tall he is. Mama did pretty well for herself, yes indeedy." <br /><br />*vomits everywhere*<br /><br />Oh, well, at least he wasn't actively crying in my dream - so there was <b>some</b> wish fulfillment.Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.com