tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820389408991680022.post3695968011825022685..comments2023-04-25T12:59:42.767-04:00Comments on The Machenwood Chronicles and Other Tales: Staying The CourseRebecca Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486240465703834504noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820389408991680022.post-36819401111417676462011-05-07T04:53:06.133-04:002011-05-07T04:53:06.133-04:00Walking is a great way to clear your head--especia...Walking is a great way to clear your head--especially if you're familiar with the route and can do it on autopilot. And at night is probably the best time to do it--that way, when you're holding conversation with your characters and smiling at them alongside your mental answers, nobody will see and you have less chance of being committed.<br />Do I have periods where I can't write? I never used to. But then I used to belt out the words and think that was enough. Now I have to get it as right as I can first time or my inner critic goes into spasm and my tic below my left eye flickers in the corner of my vision. <br />Some days, I'd like to boot my inner editor out and just get on with it and enjoy writing crap again, but the side of me that likes producing work of a better quality keeps siding with my inner editor. Two against one--I don't stand a chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820389408991680022.post-20285466197692227802011-05-06T21:11:41.094-04:002011-05-06T21:11:41.094-04:00I have periods of time where I just can't writ...I have periods of time where I just can't write. It used to drive me crazy, freaked me out because I thought somehow I'd lost my mojo. I've learned to just step away for a while, do a puzzle, edit something I've already written, or read a book. My muse eventually gets out of his snit and comes around again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820389408991680022.post-62496045950287867862011-05-06T19:55:50.897-04:002011-05-06T19:55:50.897-04:00@Emma: I have to wait for the kiddies to go to bed...@Emma: I have to wait for the kiddies to go to bed usually. Makes for a dark walk sometimes, as I don't do mornings well.Rebecca Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486240465703834504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820389408991680022.post-20803896438564387762011-05-06T14:40:03.386-04:002011-05-06T14:40:03.386-04:00I use the drive to work to think about the next sc...I use the drive to work to think about the next scene I'm writing. Listening to music or going for a walk somewhere is often really useful - especially as a lot of the setting for my WiP is the woods. <br /><br />Other than that I'm just one of those people who makes themself start writing. Once I've got a few words out, it usually comes :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046492434737362097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820389408991680022.post-17378647632140579452011-05-06T14:33:28.822-04:002011-05-06T14:33:28.822-04:00Everyone needs time off, and daily commitments hav...Everyone needs time off, and daily commitments have a habit of getting in the way of writing. I try not to beat myself up about time away from my novel, but it's hard not to get frustrated.<br />Your walks sound like a great idea. I wish I had time :-)Emma Maddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670533536493278511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820389408991680022.post-70249900782368430962011-05-05T21:05:19.784-04:002011-05-05T21:05:19.784-04:00I combined 1 & 2. I will take my Kindle with m...I combined 1 & 2. I will take my Kindle with me and go to the park and read while walking around the outer pathway. I am just that crazy. :) Good for you that you have found something to reenergize!Aimee Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201246474625590886noreply@blogger.com