tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4009742151687088625..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Hills and ValleysLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13636004922642115582012-04-14T23:57:46.341-04:002012-04-14T23:57:46.341-04:00Never give up, never.
Including comments: SleuthS...Never give up, never.<br /><br />Including comments: SleuthSayers' software is smart about detecting spam but dumb about recognizing good stuff, which requires us checking SS's spam bucket from time to time. So often it's empty, we become lulled into thinking it's always empty. Sorry, our fault.<br /><br />One way around this is to register as a SleuthSayers Follower. As long as you use the same eMail address, SS will recognize you and let you comment.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49370718550467889132012-04-14T13:00:50.371-04:002012-04-14T13:00:50.371-04:00That's an interesting point, about knowing you...That's an interesting point, about knowing your pace and not necessarily feeling you're blocked if you don't constantly produce stories and sales.<br /><br />As for me, I do write a LOT, so if go awhile without being able to, something's wrong--but if you create, say, one story a year, a lapse of a month or two might not mean a thing.<br /><br />I suppose writers's block applies to a situation when you feel you should be writing but are for some reason unable to do so.<br /><br />BY THE WAY, I apologize to those of you who have sent in comments today that have not yet appeared. I've asked about this and we're trying to fix it. Thanks for your patience, AND for your comments.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19960378975268039382012-04-14T12:53:29.396-04:002012-04-14T12:53:29.396-04:00John, I agree. You've got to just do it, which...John, I agree. You've got to just do it, which sometimes takes an act of faith. I like the image of piling on the words, hoping none fall off. Terrie's right of course, we each have our own pace.Anita Pagehttp://www.anitapagewriter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33942548239844186702012-04-14T12:37:49.150-04:002012-04-14T12:37:49.150-04:00I just went through a period of "writer's...I just went through a period of "writer's block" that lasted far longer than normal. But a lot of it was just intellectual laziness. I came out of it by looking at various writing websites where a specific story was requested. Sherlock Holmes Magazine was looking for stories written in the Holmes style, including, (and this is important) parodies. I wrote a parody and it was accepted. There were other similar opportunities, and I have managed to place several stories written "on request" if you will. I still struggle to come up with original ideas, but at least I pulled out of the funk. <br /><br />Good article, John. And I have to give you some credit for keeping me motivated.Herschel Cozinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7708759560460551922012-04-14T11:39:09.971-04:002012-04-14T11:39:09.971-04:00I don't write as much as the rest of you. In m...I don't write as much as the rest of you. In my most productive (and best) year I wrote and placed four stories. I usually write only two or three stories a year. So my writing time is in segments. I write, submit and move on to other things for a couple of months. Then I do it again. The pace suits me. So, before a writer thinks he's "blocked," he should examine and know his own pace.<br /><br />When I am writing, I do something-write, research, edit, every day until the project is complete.Terrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33365763860931043282012-04-14T11:35:19.495-04:002012-04-14T11:35:19.495-04:00John, I agree. You've got to just do it, which...John, I agree. You've got to just do it, which sometimes requires an act of faith. I like the image of piling the words on and hoping none fall off.Anita Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542864159416870373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35025417824773540692012-04-14T10:56:15.158-04:002012-04-14T10:56:15.158-04:00this may sound like I am bragging, or tempting fat...this may sound like I am bragging, or tempting fate, but I dont feel like I have experienced writer's block in a serious way. i think this is because I have half a dozen projects going and can always switch to editing and rewriting. maybe an advantage to those of us who rewrite everything twenty times?<br /><br />On the other hand I do have times when i feel like my writing is, as one of my characts put it, just piling words after each other and hoping none falll off. i find that most of the time if you just keep working through that eventuallly you get to a part where the piecke comes alive again, and rereading later itmay be hard to tell which parts were written in which moods...Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13072288469270056272012-04-14T10:24:05.789-04:002012-04-14T10:24:05.789-04:00I think your advice is right on target, John. Not...I think your advice is right on target, John. Nothing cures a block like activity--just write. Janice is also right: It doesn't do for me to grow idle, and I'm sure that I'm not alone in this.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28434913365195123872012-04-14T08:03:39.873-04:002012-04-14T08:03:39.873-04:00Amen to that.
Plus all that scribbling keeps us ou...Amen to that.<br />Plus all that scribbling keeps us out of trouble.Janicenoreply@blogger.com