tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post7131328196843161981..comments2024-03-14T19:47:17.502-04:00Comments on Unwritten: It's a Love / Hate ThingMystihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-60187733150894761972011-02-26T22:11:56.311-05:002011-02-26T22:11:56.311-05:00Great Steph! I've gotten some good vibes flowi...Great Steph! I've gotten some good vibes flowing when I stick my characters in scenes for assignments in my writing classes. I just have to finish their story or it will gnaw at me. :)Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-9736599129896659642011-02-26T02:31:17.179-05:002011-02-26T02:31:17.179-05:00Hey Mysti!
Late, as usual lately. What will I do? ...Hey Mysti!<br />Late, as usual lately. What will I do? :-S<br />Anyway, to answer the main question - oh, yes, I do have a love-hate relationship with my WIP. And when I'm fed up with what I'm currently writing, I...um, start writing the next volumes in my head. Yup, I'm deadly in love with my characters, so I never- ever get tired of them. If I do, I throw out another challenge and see how they work with it.<br />I probably do that because I couldn't write a short story to save my life :pStefanie J Pristavuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445250707790220690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-10384331660314586332011-02-25T20:46:44.948-05:002011-02-25T20:46:44.948-05:00Thanks Amy! I'm feeling the gears turn but won...Thanks Amy! I'm feeling the gears turn but won't have much time this weekend :( At least the bug is trying to fly again.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-72235285017687208662011-02-25T17:58:21.260-05:002011-02-25T17:58:21.260-05:00Hi Mysti!!
Thanks for visiting my blog! We'll ...Hi Mysti!!<br />Thanks for visiting my blog! We'll stalk each other ;)<br /><br />I absolutely hit those creative walls sometimes - in fact one lasted almost two years!! Now I realize that even when writing feels like a chore, if I make myself start writing, before long I'm caught up in it and loving it again.<br /><br />Good luck with your WIP and if you ever need anyone to look it over, give me a holler!<br />AmyAmy Tripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186095547685620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-80702343074238444432011-02-24T21:23:50.053-05:002011-02-24T21:23:50.053-05:00Well, I've hit different kinds of blocks like ...Well, I've hit different kinds of blocks like that. I've got a couple of unfinished WIPs that I've set aside for now because I felt that my inner resistance (a.k.a. loss of motivation, or feeling like work) was a sign that this piece was simply not ready to be written yet.<br /><br />For the one novel I finished, my way out of the doldrums was to have several coal faces active at any one time. When I hit a roadblock with one chapter, I'd cast ahead for something that caught my interest and start on a new section of the story. Then I'd go back and fill in the gaps when I'd had time to mull over what I was trying to say.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-8751444426019399462011-02-24T19:29:41.763-05:002011-02-24T19:29:41.763-05:00Writing does sometimes feel like too much work, bu...Writing does sometimes feel like too much work, but if my mind starts to stray while I sit in front of the computer, Leigh yells at me to focus.Lindsey R. Louckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905479544791130030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-67077321669203772772011-02-24T17:38:47.576-05:002011-02-24T17:38:47.576-05:00I've been using this latest writing class to e...I've been using this latest writing class to explore scenes for my WIP. It really did help flesh out some things. I think that's a great idea--short assignments with them. Like taking them on a field trip :)Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-16174019726186157952011-02-24T15:45:22.649-05:002011-02-24T15:45:22.649-05:00I often hit that road block. I find doing some wri...I often hit that road block. I find doing some writing exercises using the characters helps me find a new thread of motivation. Things like, where would they get their clothes from, what hat would they pick, what's one possession that means the world to them and what is it's secret significance and how can their fear become a tool? Then I usually discover something about my character and become re-motivated.<br />Good luck :-)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-63357836900231801802011-02-24T13:35:51.183-05:002011-02-24T13:35:51.183-05:00I do the short story thing. Honestly though, sinc...I do the short story thing. Honestly though, since I am still on my first novel, I haven't had many times that I don't want to be doing something to it. I use the short stories as a way to pull myself away from TPtP and let it rest between drafts. (And wait for more crits to come in!)<br /><br />--j--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-58671273150651898522011-02-24T13:23:18.811-05:002011-02-24T13:23:18.811-05:00Thanks very much! I guess I'll take breaks as ...Thanks very much! I guess I'll take breaks as needed. I must submit to the bug's (the writing bug, that is) direction :)Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-77761880794837717822011-02-24T12:50:47.176-05:002011-02-24T12:50:47.176-05:00Hi Mysti - I saw on Jenn's blog that you have ...Hi Mysti - I saw on Jenn's blog that you have a new book out .. I presume that's A Ranger's Tale? How exciting and congratulations!<br /><br />:DomDominic de Mattoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171145945316152596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-75149718612502491112011-02-24T10:51:18.012-05:002011-02-24T10:51:18.012-05:00Mysti -
I've written a couple dozen short sto...Mysti -<br /><br />I've written a couple dozen short stories, and have a stack of rejections. Eventually, I gave up. I do have other creative outlets, though, and scratch my writing itch with my blogs.<br /><br />I think when writing feels like work, the thing to do is -- get to work. It depends on ow important your writing is to you<br /><br />I understand how you feel about your characters. Every one of them carries a little piece of your soul. Congrats on your book! That's a great milestone.<br /><br />The opportunity I refer to in my Haiku is a writing project.<br /><br />Follow your heart.<br />JzB<br />http://retirementpastels.blogspot.com/2011/02/sensational-haiku-wednesday-elation.htmlJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-66189466094677062152011-02-24T10:47:00.249-05:002011-02-24T10:47:00.249-05:00I've been there, a lot, you have my sympathy ^...I've been there, a lot, you have my sympathy ^_^<br /><br />I walk away for a little bit. I let my characters pout and promise they'll be happier if they're patient. Occasionally I'll poke the story - kind of like what you did when you wrote that chapter. It's similar to seeing if the custard is done baking. Shake the pan and if it wiggles, it's not time to go back yet. If you can write that chapter and want to write more and more, then it's time to go back.<br /><br />But I know a lot of people say to just push through it so...(I'm not one of those).Loralie Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134452749240292803noreply@blogger.com