tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post3116131361580232927..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: Hot and ColdElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-56185454286951839202010-02-03T08:57:46.603-08:002010-02-03T08:57:46.603-08:00Creativity can be a strange beast. Some days you m...Creativity can be a strange beast. Some days you might just not be feeling it. Some authors say, "Write through it" but what if you wait until the next day, when the muse strikes, and what you write is 20 times better? I don't know. I guess what you do is write through it and see if it gets better and if it doesn't, erase everything you've written. This is definitely food Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-35420604586657580852010-02-03T06:46:50.879-08:002010-02-03T06:46:50.879-08:00I have my bet ideas when in I'm in that twilig...I have my bet ideas when in I'm in that twilight state between sleep and awake. Now, if I could just hook my brain up to the computer... Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-43443441398312512672010-02-02T20:12:33.909-08:002010-02-02T20:12:33.909-08:00If it hits when you're starting dinner, call f...If it hits when you're starting dinner, call for take-out and run to the computer. That's my advice!<br /><br />HelenHelen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-72806039406208629422010-02-02T16:59:35.138-08:002010-02-02T16:59:35.138-08:00Elisa; Or work with cadavers. I vote a big no on...Elisa; Or work with cadavers. I vote a big no on that one. I guess I'll have to settle for being mediocre.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-73665973729863873732010-02-02T16:48:24.203-08:002010-02-02T16:48:24.203-08:00Isn't always the case that the burst of inspir...Isn't always the case that the burst of inspiration comes when you are farthest from a writing implement? <br /><br />What amazes me about my writing partner is that she wrote the best scenes of our manuscript in the midst of cramming for medical boards and working w/ cadavors and so on. She said she had to make room in her brain for all that so the writing just spilled out.<br /><br />LessonElisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399296868934652020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-43698535876622134522010-02-02T15:54:03.701-08:002010-02-02T15:54:03.701-08:00Margot; I think you've got exactly the right ...Margot; I think you've got exactly the right attitude, even one sentence is more than I had yesterday. But oh, I'd love to be able to turn on a switch and just have the writing flow! It would save so much time later on!<br /><br />Jemi; Timing is everything. Sometimes it's just wrong.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-67613067865275582632010-02-02T15:40:46.740-08:002010-02-02T15:40:46.740-08:00This sounds suspiciously like my brain. Some days,...This sounds suspiciously like my brain. Some days, it's toast. Other days, it all flows. Still others, it would flow, but I'm in the middle of a lesson at work. Timing!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-42547350213235896732010-02-02T14:30:59.937-08:002010-02-02T14:30:59.937-08:00Elspeth - If it's any comfort, I can't wri...Elspeth - If it's any comfort, I can't write well on command, either! Some days,my WIP goes speeding along as though I were possesed by a Muse, and some days, it lies there in torpor. I hate that! I would love to be able to write steadily each day, but like you, I am not always inspired to do it well. It doesn't help the steadiness of my pace that I have full-time job and other thingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-55644115562743757422010-02-02T13:49:35.614-08:002010-02-02T13:49:35.614-08:00Elizabeth; If you find the balance, can you let m...Elizabeth; If you find the balance, can you let me know? Thanks SO much.<br /><br />Ann Elle; It does strike at the oddest times, doesn't it? If I can't get to a keyboard I try to remember a key phrase which, hopefully, will bring it back.<br /><br />Patricia; You're both very wise. It does work. I've taken your advice and it's certainly working today.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-90821744413550389772010-02-02T13:46:07.995-08:002010-02-02T13:46:07.995-08:00I've been surprised to find (after all these y...I've been surprised to find (after all these years) that inspiration sometimes just happens if I sit own at the computer and put my fingers on the keys. So, I'm with Alan. BICFOK.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-64077257465286087512010-02-02T12:40:06.113-08:002010-02-02T12:40:06.113-08:00Sometimes my best writing comes when I'm not s...Sometimes my best writing comes when I'm not sitting at my computer staring at my manuscript. I'm mopping the floor and a great section of dialog comes to me. However, if I don't set down specific times to write, I'll never get it - or anything - done.<br /><br />Great insights here.<br /><br />annAnn Elle Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-91197033101942826312010-02-02T12:30:53.492-08:002010-02-02T12:30:53.492-08:00Lately I've been "in the zone" but t...Lately I've been "in the zone" but the rest of my life is going to hell in a hand basket. Where's the balance? Where's the balance!Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-90625706224078493672010-02-02T11:16:39.458-08:002010-02-02T11:16:39.458-08:00Crystal; I'm pleased there's another memb...Crystal; I'm pleased there's another member of the club!<br /><br />Carol; The zone! Isn't it wonderful? But the starting over is always there the next day.<br /><br />Alan; Yea, I know, I know.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-57682862893337441192010-02-02T11:14:39.547-08:002010-02-02T11:14:39.547-08:00BICFOK, Elspeth.BICFOK, Elspeth.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-302539920816103772010-02-02T11:01:01.614-08:002010-02-02T11:01:01.614-08:00I love when I write in the zone, but it doesn'...I love when I write in the zone, but it doesn't happen often. Mostly it's slog, stagger, limp. And then start over.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-91961423984415765822010-02-02T10:52:12.335-08:002010-02-02T10:52:12.335-08:00I'm sure there are writers (and people) who ca...I'm sure there are writers (and people) who can summons up the motivation to do - whatever - when they want it. Lucky people.<br /><br />I think the majority of us (myself included) are stuck waiting for the inspiration to strike. When it does, WOW do I get a lot done!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.com