tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post2447810382910810098..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: BattlingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-56940321936345874702012-11-24T19:27:59.027-05:002012-11-24T19:27:59.027-05:00Like you, I write until the creativity comes back,...Like you, I write until the creativity comes back, which I why I wrote two chapters on Thursday and later deleted both of them.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-52006922954379041982012-11-24T11:52:10.712-05:002012-11-24T11:52:10.712-05:00Music is good. Like you, I have a playlist, and th...Music is good. Like you, I have a playlist, and this song is taking me to places right now:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_reJQQ8LPw <br />Also, going back and looking at the synopsis. Is there a slack point in the story?<br />Lastly, writing through it. Just putting something down as a placekeeper, so I know what I'm doing and what I want to achieve with that scene.lynneconnollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687025766573756077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49571799890362909982012-11-24T03:58:40.443-05:002012-11-24T03:58:40.443-05:00I sneak up on mine. If I'm feeling all out of ...I sneak up on mine. If I'm feeling all out of ideas, as if I couldn't possibly write the next scene, I think, "well, I don't have to write anything new. I'll just open up the file and edit what I wrote yesterday". Often that's enough.<br /><br />If it's not, I push it a bit further: "can't possibly write a scene, but I could jot down a few notes on what might happen next". That almost always works -- soon I'm going back filling in the gaps between the notes and the scene starts emerging.<br /><br />But if all else fails, I just leave a note in brackets, eg [memory scene involving characters A, B and C] and go on to write the next bit I do know. I have a couple of those in my NaNo novel. Hoping inspiration strikes before Nov 30!Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231656540175892601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-20650452696731036772012-11-24T00:42:56.790-05:002012-11-24T00:42:56.790-05:00Sometimes drudgery helps, lol. If I can't get...Sometimes drudgery helps, lol. If I can't get the muse to give me the time of day, sometimes I'll take it to the other extreme. Clean baseboards until my knees ache. Track down hidden hairballs. Give the toilet & grout a good scrubbing, all during the time I usually write.<br />Before too long, I can hear her trying to nudge me back, like, "What are you doing? We were meant for dreamier things than this! Drop the disinfectant, dammit! Get back to that keyboard!"rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.com