tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post8084930139737562076..comments2024-03-28T07:09:19.731-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: Tip Tuesday #69Casey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-46262245066032108232011-01-01T11:53:21.637-05:002011-01-01T11:53:21.637-05:00Thanks for all your comments. It's good to kno...Thanks for all your comments. It's good to know we're all in it together.Laura Lascarsohttp://www.lauralascarso.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-365968587036335392010-12-29T22:06:28.777-05:002010-12-29T22:06:28.777-05:00Thanks for meeting me where I am! :D This helps va...Thanks for meeting me where I am! :D This helps validate what I'm doing, so it's much appreciated. I always feel like a failure when I put something away, but I know I can't keep going as I have done.Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-55620296974420750702010-12-29T20:22:13.132-05:002010-12-29T20:22:13.132-05:00This doesn't work for everyone, but for me it ...This doesn't work for everyone, but for me it helps if I have someone else read it who likes it. It helps rekindle the excitement and make me remember why I fell in love with this story and want to tell it when I feel like I'm writing *to* someone. The points they get confused and the kinds of questions/conjectures they come up with based on what's on the page--not just what's in my head--help me see it in a whole new way. But I realize some people have to be done before showing it to anyone.Rose Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752073931486321348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-1848687872669548492010-12-29T13:14:25.004-05:002010-12-29T13:14:25.004-05:00I like these suggestions. Funny how true love can ...I like these suggestions. Funny how true love can turn to pure terror before you even hit the midpoint!Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-31407492977302014152010-12-28T14:20:15.502-05:002010-12-28T14:20:15.502-05:00Taking a walk helps get the juices flowing for me....Taking a walk helps get the juices flowing for me. Mundane tasks like driving or washing dishes also help.Lisa Nowakhttp://lisanowak.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-49006282960415564482010-12-28T13:20:31.780-05:002010-12-28T13:20:31.780-05:00All these are great suggestions. I also find that ...All these are great suggestions. I also find that it sometimes helps to put on some music...classical or instrumental and then do a "stream of consciousness" free write where you figuratively throw up on the page, writing anything and everything that comes to mind. This right brain/left brain exercise may not provide page 81, but it will help unblock your mind and may even lead to other story/scene ideas, titles, character traits and dialogue bits. It is also fun to step outside and take yourself to a place where you can eavesdrop on conversation. Great for dialogue help.darlenebeckjacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521888842216795323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-24446792479207270902010-12-28T12:46:22.612-05:002010-12-28T12:46:22.612-05:00For #7 I like to skip to another scene I'm not...For #7 I like to skip to another scene I'm not ready for yet but know is going to happen. Even if i have to change it later, writing it can let me know what else must happen before I get there to bridge it.Chris Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638226375639228988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-79013588930350489442010-12-28T10:39:07.875-05:002010-12-28T10:39:07.875-05:00Great suggestions for whatever place you get stuck...Great suggestions for whatever place you get stuck. Because I think most of us get stuck at some place in our manuscript or in the revision process.<br /><br />Putting a manuscript aside for awhile really helps me when I'm stuck and/or sick of working on it. Usually I'm thinking of ideas while I take a break.<br /><br />Good luck Laura with your debut book. And congrats.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com