tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post405332441163087903..comments2023-10-31T07:23:10.604-04:00Comments on First Novels Club: Let Your Writing Thoughts Marinate for 24 Hours, MinimumDonna Gambalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-59724420275651793282010-02-14T22:21:55.607-05:002010-02-14T22:21:55.607-05:00Janice - Crazy illegible nightwriting -- yep, that...Janice - Crazy illegible nightwriting -- yep, that's what I'd call it!<br /><br />Mark - "Write less more often" - I like it! I'm slowly learning to trust my brain too.Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-33523373021822051852010-02-14T08:47:33.687-05:002010-02-14T08:47:33.687-05:00Couldn't agree more Donna. In the last year or...Couldn't agree more Donna. In the last year or so I've realised that my best writing doesn't come from long periods chained to the desk, it comes from having writing constantly on my mind. Hence I've opted for the write less more often path.<br /><br />Rather than burn out trying to hit a word limit each day, I write for a small period of time and then take a break. No writing session ends without another one planned.<br /><br />I find that most writing problems tend to unravel themselves over a period of days, even if at first they seem insurmountable. The hardest thing I find is to teach the brain to trust in the process instead of panicking every time I hit the creative wall.Mark Welkerhttp://www.markwelker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-41657410468901423562010-02-12T19:45:53.837-05:002010-02-12T19:45:53.837-05:00I do that crazy illegible nightwriting a lot, and ...I do that crazy illegible nightwriting a lot, and sometimes it's good stuff. Marinating has always helped, and the way I bear the impatience is by having more than one project going (juggling like a one armed monkey with septuplets, in other words). Great post!Janice Campbell from NAIWEhttp://naiwe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-80851938064645066132010-02-09T15:58:39.615-05:002010-02-09T15:58:39.615-05:00Ryan - Eek! Handwriting! I used to handwrite ficti...Ryan - Eek! Handwriting! I used to handwrite fiction, but then I realized that typing allows me to keep up with my brain better, and it's much more neat, since there's no crossing out!<br /><br />Brittany - If it makes you feel better, in hindsight, my rockin' new query version actually....... isn't so rockin'. It has a lot of problems. BUT I'm still using some of what I wrote, and it brought me one step closer to the perfect query! Good luck!Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-30722208239062286672010-02-09T14:48:04.760-05:002010-02-09T14:48:04.760-05:00Funny. I wish I'd stumbled upon this last mont...Funny. I wish I'd stumbled upon this last month, it would have saved me the dark circles under my eyes and maybe a few strands of hair. With me, I failed to sit on my query for at least a week. I wrote the sucker, showed it to my family (should never have trusted them) and sent it out confident in my work. <br /><br />*Insert suddenly pessimistic chuckle here* <br /><br />Needless to say, I've rewritten it about six times, received more than a few rejection letters, and now when I read my new query and find that I absolutely love it, I know it's not because I'm so excited I could cry but because I've worked so hard to get it to where it is.Brittany O. Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876701233124024772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-62029316930907277152010-02-07T18:04:28.265-05:002010-02-07T18:04:28.265-05:00I do something like this after I finish writing an...I do something like this after I finish writing an outline. I let the information and the general flow of the story I put in the outline marinate for about two weeks. Then I sit down and just let the story flow onto the page. Very rarely after this sort of marinating time do I have any blockages. I'm only limited by the fact that I can't write more than like two pages in one setting. (I hand write so that's two pages on college ruled paper:).Ryan S. Kinsgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709819500632207934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-84335491692897714832010-02-07T12:58:32.663-05:002010-02-07T12:58:32.663-05:00Jon Paul - Well if you made it to the end of the p...Jon Paul - Well if you made it to the end of the post and you got my drift, then you're speaking my language. Welcome to the club! And may I recommend some sort of wipe-off marker for the tile in the shower?<br /><br />Beth - Yes, it's amazing what can happen with a little patience!<br /><br />Frankie - It's SUCH an official diagram.<br /><br />Simon - My unconscious brain is a nudist. So there.<br /><br />Jen - Hope it's awesome!Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-37254491995392950302010-02-07T10:37:38.783-05:002010-02-07T10:37:38.783-05:00How funny that you chose to write this post... las...How funny that you chose to write this post... last night I had a problem of having a ton of ideas in my head but I was unable to write it down... so I had to let it marinate, which I didn't want to do!!! I think it will work out none the less! Still thinking about it though I can't write it down!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-39621735276184888152010-02-07T08:39:18.580-05:002010-02-07T08:39:18.580-05:00My unconscious brain wouldn't bother fighting ...My unconscious brain wouldn't bother fighting with your unconscious brain. It's entirely too sneaky for that. It'd probably wait till your unconscious brain wasn't looking, then pants it and run. *shrugs* Hey, that's how it rolls. I don't control it, eh?<br /><br />But your so right about that marinating thing. Except, have you seen those vacuum marinaters that suction the juices into the meat, or whatever? I need one of those for my brain....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-29904999877089685722010-02-07T08:37:51.797-05:002010-02-07T08:37:51.797-05:00LOL, all this while I was sleeping a few feet away...LOL, all this while I was sleeping a few feet away from you. Also I think I should use your diagram in my next psych lecture. :-)Frankie Diane Mallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066659801542129040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-54438153145911815822010-02-07T08:20:04.092-05:002010-02-07T08:20:04.092-05:00Yup! Whenever I get realllllly stuck on something,...Yup! Whenever I get realllllly stuck on something, I just quit for awhile. The answer comes to me eventually!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-54653777584225350972010-02-07T04:59:13.610-05:002010-02-07T04:59:13.610-05:00I totally get the right brain-left brain issue. M...I totally get the right brain-left brain issue. My right and left brains often fight like two five year olds who got into Papa's whiskey. Not a pretty sight.<br /><br />Paying attention and being able to get down those ideas when they appear is clearly key--although I sometimes find the notebook in the shower trick doesn't always go well.<br /><br />And writing through marination? What could make more sense?Jon Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824815967445843124noreply@blogger.com