tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4480306749134055171..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: What Do You Do?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38328629224059981322012-08-27T21:03:36.596-04:002012-08-27T21:03:36.596-04:00I guess my answer of "I cry" isn't a...I guess my answer of "I cry" isn't a very good one . . . :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21138745060242232032012-08-27T13:09:17.405-04:002012-08-27T13:09:17.405-04:00I sit and stare at the blank screen for awhile, th...I sit and stare at the blank screen for awhile, then I check websites such as SleuthSayers, SMFS, (NOT Facebook!) my homepage, etc. Then a little solitaire,and then it's time for dinner.<br /><br />This is not--I repeat, not--recommended to cure writer's block. But you asked.Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23002614470945707442012-08-27T11:57:12.438-04:002012-08-27T11:57:12.438-04:00Anne Lamott said "give yourself permission to...Anne Lamott said "give yourself permission to write shitty first drafts." I always tell people write something every day - a line, a paragraph, a page - it really doesn't matter what length. But write something. You get enough of those lines, paragraphs, pages done, and you'll have some work. Some days, of course, are easier than others. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14920656507086264102012-08-27T11:25:31.293-04:002012-08-27T11:25:31.293-04:00This is an excellent post! I will read it again. M...This is an excellent post! I will read it again. Maybe even a lot. I agree with Jack. The rewrite is like priming the pump - we had a pump at our Girl Scout Camp in Suffolk, VA, when I was 200 years younger and this is a good analagy. Thelma Straw in ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51348320159538133502012-08-27T10:19:02.570-04:002012-08-27T10:19:02.570-04:00I follow Jack's advice about rewriting to get ...I follow Jack's advice about rewriting to get started again. It usually works. But ultimately, I think it's important to just write--the muse will catch up eventually.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11318396532952862402012-08-27T07:43:20.121-04:002012-08-27T07:43:20.121-04:00Jan, my method is the old,"What if?" I ...Jan, my method is the old,"What if?" I think that phrase, and inevitably, words follow.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-69712406112802695332012-08-27T06:58:02.780-04:002012-08-27T06:58:02.780-04:00One trick: Start by rewriting the most recently co...One trick: Start by rewriting the most recently completed page. Naturally leads you back into the story. This is how I've started writing almost every day for 40 years. Second trick: "Practice" writing. Take a character from your story (someone you haven't written much about) and run them through a scene. Don't worry about the scene -- any scene will do. It's just practice. (But you will learn something new about that character that could affect your whole story.) These are not my original ideas, BTW. Stuff I've been taught.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9645818714369904562012-08-27T06:13:57.266-04:002012-08-27T06:13:57.266-04:00Whoa! I could feel you gaining energy as you wrote...Whoa! I could feel you gaining energy as you wrote that.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com