tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post7597812469411963043..comments2015-08-04T11:22:09.720-05:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and Rambling: Prompted to WritePat O'Dea Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-58691111247623071862013-07-08T11:18:15.683-05:002013-07-08T11:18:15.683-05:00Most of the time I can push forward because I don&...Most of the time I can push forward because I don't like to leave things hanging--closure needs and all that. But I also like what Jennette said, nothing like some busy work to make me want to shift back to the creative! By the way, I just read Wild last week--loved it!! Coleen Patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-75419582439298144032013-07-03T16:17:03.970-05:002013-07-03T16:17:03.970-05:00Hi, Sheila! Do you freeze at the prompts or at the...Hi, Sheila! Do you freeze at the prompts or at their delivery during a meeting or workshop? I'm always intimidated when everyone else in a big begins writing immediately. It usually takes me a little time to figure out the prompt and how I'm going to approach it. By the time I start writing, someone's usually waving her hand, volunteering to read her response. Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-26265963552213497662013-07-03T16:12:10.106-05:002013-07-03T16:12:10.106-05:00Hi, Lynette! Glad you like the list from Becca Pug...Hi, Lynette! Glad you like the list from Becca Puglisi. You, stubborn? All the best writers are.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-22685164739181847052013-07-03T16:09:58.212-05:002013-07-03T16:09:58.212-05:00Patrick, it's a flat-out thrill to see a reluc...Patrick, it's a flat-out thrill to see a reluctant student-writer put words on a page. That rush compensates teachers for the times we have to point out run-on sentences and verb-tense problems. Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-61193750707881821412013-07-03T16:02:52.797-05:002013-07-03T16:02:52.797-05:00I love those prompts, too, Lark. I know you're...I love those prompts, too, Lark. I know you're a big fan of Write or Die, a program that DELETES words if a writer doesn't maintain a certain rate of wpm. I get the shivers just thinking about it.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-22402112813555789632013-07-03T16:01:07.473-05:002013-07-03T16:01:07.473-05:00Good tips, Jennette! I like to shift from fiction ...Good tips, Jennette! I like to shift from fiction to this blog or to the Industry news column. I'm writing, but nonfiction doesn't seem like work to me. That's not to say fiction is HARD. It does, however, require me to put myself in a character's shoes, and sometimes those shoes pinch, or they won't stay on my feet.Pat O'Dea Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221195882816387110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-26923185841795411372013-06-28T20:29:53.044-05:002013-06-28T20:29:53.044-05:00I freeze at writing prompts, Pat, so instead, I re...I freeze at writing prompts, Pat, so instead, I read writing books. They always get me going again. :)Sheila Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365100511100802221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-62566779680297848892013-06-28T07:17:26.071-05:002013-06-28T07:17:26.071-05:00I am a pretty stubborn you-know-what. I usually tr...I am a pretty stubborn you-know-what. I usually try to just plow through <i>don't wanna</i> moments and sometimes that works, often it just frustrates me more. Most of the time the reason I <i>don't wanna</i> is that I'm trying to force the plot or the character into doing something that isn't right or is downright stupid. I try to step back and relocate the essentials of the scene or plot. The list from Becca Puglisi is the best, most concise list of questions I've seen for this. Thanks for sharing! Lynette M Burrowshttp://lynettemburrows.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-30011293929093872412013-06-27T20:55:05.623-05:002013-06-27T20:55:05.623-05:00Gee,Pat, this time you left me speechless. Couldn&...Gee,Pat, this time you left me speechless. Couldn't get past the middle-school or high-school English teacher introduction. God bless the teachers that can handle that - don't think I could do it!<br /><br /> - PatrickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-6438796989916751032013-06-27T16:39:21.705-05:002013-06-27T16:39:21.705-05:00Love the prompts, Pat. Thanks.
I need a hard kick...Love the prompts, Pat. Thanks.<br /><br />I need a hard kick in the butt to get going when I'm stuck--usually WRITE OR DIE. The only way I seem to break through the fog is to shut down my conscious mind and let my subconscious take over. The results are sometimes startling, but often up my game dramatically.Lark Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363455770588651569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140630815526406811.post-38322557503414849972013-06-27T13:35:10.631-05:002013-06-27T13:35:10.631-05:00Don't wanna moments are a great time to work o...<i>Don't wanna</i> moments are a great time to work on book covers, updating my website, and other non-writing stuff. Sometimes I read! Sometimes it's just a matter of skipping the problematic scene. Half the time when I do that, I find that I didn't need that scene at all. The trick is to not get mired in playing computer games, an all-too-easy trap to fall into.Jennette Marie Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992037939637425401noreply@blogger.com