tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post1946977437298609789..comments2023-10-19T07:42:27.684-07:00Comments on Diana Paz Writes...: Getting rid of the Writing Hiccupsdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11603216077450841282noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-11013561969814709342009-10-21T05:50:10.694-07:002009-10-21T05:50:10.694-07:00Mary- Those are great suggestions. I'm such a ...Mary- Those are great suggestions. I'm such a lazybones when it comes to exercise, especially running. One of my recurring nightmares is being stuck back in junior high P.E., being forced to run endless laps (shudder). Scary.<br /><br />Ailsa (Gapyear)- I do that too! With the (SOMETHING SOMETHING) and checking eye color... it helps force me to be careful with revisions, too :)<br /><br />Angie- Yeah that's probably one of the hardest things to do sometimes... just relax and let writing happen naturally. Reading definitely helps :)<br /><br />Shigune- Hi, thanks for stopping by! I did check out your blogs and look forward to seeing your posts.<br /><br />Mary Anne- Thanks :) I know what you mean about getting stuck in revising. That was a hard habit for me to break. Now I have the opposite problem... when I finish one book I'm so excited to move onto whatever other story is knocking around in my head I don't want to go back and rewrite!<br /><br />MM (Sesquipedalian)- Hey, I know what you mean. I always have two documents open when I write, one for the actual story, and one with my plot points, and beneath that any weird thoughts or notes, as well as anything I like but decided to cut for whatever reason (I may want to work it in later). Whatever works for us!<br /><br />Melane- Aww, thank you for the award! I hope you were able to push through and write, let us know!<br /><br />Charity (C)- Happy to see you, as always :) I totally agree about letting the writing take over. Sometimes we try to overthink things.<br /><br />Emily- I'm glad you thought it was helpful :) I have to make it over to the forums soon, it's been too long!!Diana Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368186068872293410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-33191659100065674992009-10-21T03:48:04.182-07:002009-10-21T03:48:04.182-07:00Thanks Diana! I may just bookmark this post for fu...Thanks Diana! I may just bookmark this post for further reference :)Emily Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707967073095394090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-61871630912340629952009-10-21T00:00:14.050-07:002009-10-21T00:00:14.050-07:00hhhmmm....I don't have writer's block!!!! ...hhhmmm....I don't have writer's block!!!! But I've heard about it a lot, from others!<br /><br />I think that the key is letting writing take over you, not trying to take over and control it. :)<br /><br />Thank you for your visit and your comment on my writing! I appreciate your presence on my blog! :)C. JoyBell C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09058881765297083209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-25670247370202525422009-10-20T19:45:00.470-07:002009-10-20T19:45:00.470-07:00Wonderful advice! I'm still stuck, but I reso...Wonderful advice! I'm still stuck, but I resolve to sit and write SOMETHING tonight, and I will use your suggestions. Thank you!<br /><br />Also, I gave you an award on my blog. Stop by when you have a chance to collect.Melissa Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530652829980250261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-79317212789604601742009-10-20T16:19:28.671-07:002009-10-20T16:19:28.671-07:00Great advice, Diana! I'm one of those rigid c...Great advice, Diana! I'm one of those rigid chronological writers but I've found that if I get stuck on a particular spot I will write future scenes in a separate document. That way I can move on to something else, but not "mess up" the chronological order of my WIP. Also, I will go back and edit earlier scenes, as you mentioned, which will often help get me past my slump.The Sesquipedalianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708029437730830323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-9798546253567962902009-10-20T15:02:04.137-07:002009-10-20T15:02:04.137-07:00This is all good real-world advice. Sometimes I ca...This is all good real-world advice. Sometimes I can get too caught up in revising. But when that happens, your first point is the answer. Push past it and write anyway! Great post!mary.anne.gruen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839396134411360643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-61318012334748411682009-10-20T13:34:59.818-07:002009-10-20T13:34:59.818-07:00I liked your blog. Hey, would you like to come to ...I liked your blog. Hey, would you like to come to mine? Mine is at www.seraphlybloggerofearth.blogspot.com. Of my creative musings and such. Come follow and comment! I’d appreciate it and I am trying to get my voice as an author and artist heard!batsickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019758024683486338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-71294138431702398912009-10-20T10:32:49.925-07:002009-10-20T10:32:49.925-07:00Those are really great suggestions! I've latel...Those are really great suggestions! I've lately been trying to just relax and not stress about it. The great ideas will come. I can always catch up on typing or do some more reading.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-44203233329952583382009-10-20T10:28:35.172-07:002009-10-20T10:28:35.172-07:00Like Mary, I skip over things. Usually just a litt...Like Mary, I skip over things. Usually just a little bit over, maybe a paragraph that I'll come back to later. There are all sorts of tiny notes in my wip like [CHECK EYE COLOUR], so that I don't spend time going and looking things up, and then there are the notes where I don't know what to write, just something like [SOMETHING ELSE HERE], or the one I had yesterday of [FIGHT IN HERE LATER].<br />Once I've finished the first draft, these notes will be the first thing I fix. I can't read over or edit before I'm done, otherwise I'll never finish.Ailsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824021953575422303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017446111798334119.post-22141075906365780232009-10-20T07:28:59.750-07:002009-10-20T07:28:59.750-07:00I do what you suggest - keep going. If I get stuc...I do what you suggest - keep going. If I get stuck in a spot and can't decide what I want to have happen - I leave a note and move on. If I don't, I can be stuck for weeks. I suggest walking and running. Exercise helps me to let my mind wander and dialogue comes easier.<br /><br />Also sometimes the computer screen can be intimidating. I often feel what I'm typing on the computer needs to fabulous when all I really need to do is flesh out a scene. That's when I turn to the old standby pen and paper. I don't feel as if the writing has to be good then and the writing flows much easier.Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.com