tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post602916273099288651..comments2015-08-04T11:22:09.720-05:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and Rambling: COMMISSIONS OR OMISSIONS--CONFESS YOUR SINSPat O'Dea Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-64878306870048374692012-05-01T10:07:02.709-05:002012-05-01T10:07:02.709-05:00Write or Die deletes what you wrote? You're ri...Write or Die deletes what you wrote? You're right, that's some motivator.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-52118547766653340122012-05-01T09:40:08.294-05:002012-05-01T09:40:08.294-05:00Kittens, Pat? I'll have to check that out. Pos...Kittens, Pat? I'll have to check that out. Positive reinforcement is a much nicer motivator.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I was trained from birth to respond to the threat of dreadful consequences. When Write or Die starts deleting what I just wrote because I paused too long, I get typing again REALLY quickly!Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-89418775897230745662012-04-30T17:52:25.743-05:002012-04-30T17:52:25.743-05:00That Walter Inglis Anderson quote speaks to me, La...That Walter Inglis Anderson quote speaks to me, Lark. Thanks for the introduction to it.<br /><br />An alternative to Write or Die that focuses on positive reinforcement is Written? Kitten! at http://writtenkitten.net <br /><br />On that site, if you write, say, 500 words, a picture of a kitten appears. Hey, I'll work for kittens.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-60710742465013465562012-04-30T14:06:20.342-05:002012-04-30T14:06:20.342-05:00I'll bet as a kid you didn't push boundar...I'll bet as a kid you didn't push boundaries until you got spanked, did you, Sarah? Some of us are motivated by negative consequences--definitely a character flaw but sometimes a useful one.<br /><br />Nora always calls her WIP her POS for the first 3 or 4 drafts...that from the horse's mouth. Alas, we pantsers are doomed to multiple re-writes and revisions. No way around it. And trust me, you don't suck!! :-)Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-90156492930810267292012-04-30T12:03:00.642-05:002012-04-30T12:03:00.642-05:00I'm pretty impulsive with most decisions, am a...I'm pretty impulsive with most decisions, am a pantster, and author-tools like setting an alarm clock and working until the 'ding' or using colored sticky pads to plot, excel spreadsheets to keep details, and character trait worksheets send me straight into high-anxiety, Defcon 10 insecurity.<br /><br />I need to continually remind myself that my first draft will seriously suck. ALWAYS. And then I need to give myself permission to suck at that first draft. <br /><br />My strength is in revising, but to get to that favorite activity something actually needs to be ON the page. <br /><br />Oddly, this simple observation becomes a new self-discovery every day...hours after my internal editor has sat on my shoulder pointing out how much I suck.<br /><br />Great blog today!Sarah Andrehttp://www.sarahandre.comnoreply@blogger.com