tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post3299378953314528248..comments2024-03-27T00:08:47.465-07:00Comments on KATE AVERY ELLISON: WIP Wednesday!Kate Avery Ellisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-980454635609100072010-09-26T19:48:27.152-07:002010-09-26T19:48:27.152-07:00@Julie My poor husband is also similarly dragged i...@Julie My poor husband is also similarly dragged into plotting with me, usually while we're out walking or during a long car ride (then he's a captive audience). This is probably his least-favorite part of being married to a writer. <br /><br />Write or Die? I'll have to google that.Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-34015880572717827132010-09-26T19:46:35.332-07:002010-09-26T19:46:35.332-07:00@Alissa Me too!! I have a ridiculously short atten...@Alissa Me too!! I have a ridiculously short attention span. <br /><br />* Example *<br /><br />Me: "So I was thinking I'd like to get ice cream later--ooo hey, squirrels!!"<br /><br />No joke.<br /><br />I also sternly tell myself that I cannot start new things until old things are finished. This rarely works. Maybe one day.Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-50815713465596760582010-09-25T11:12:12.316-07:002010-09-25T11:12:12.316-07:00Love those visuals!
If I'm struggling, I so...Love those visuals! <br /><br />If I'm struggling, I sometimes take a break. Walk the dog, do laundry, whatever. Sometimes I'll even drag my poor husband into my plot problems, and he helps me think of new angles.<br /><br />I also use write or die by dr. wicked, since it helps me move forward with the draft, and stop staring at a blank screen!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-40678334939202990832010-09-25T08:55:53.072-07:002010-09-25T08:55:53.072-07:00My problem is that I'll get stuck with what I&...My problem is that I'll get stuck with what I'm working on, and want very badly to start something new. That's a bad habit. So, I try to tell myself that I can't start something new until I finish my current WIP. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-11106493825554410582010-09-22T21:16:38.932-07:002010-09-22T21:16:38.932-07:00@aspiring_x Yes, actually one of the things that p...@aspiring_x Yes, actually one of the things that propelled me forward out of this slump was reading a really good book that made me want to go out and write a soul-stirring book of my own. <br /><br />@Jaimie Good suggestion about anime ... sometimes I lose myself in my writing because I can't see the forest for the trees, so to speak.Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-39924083566984982562010-09-22T21:15:01.860-07:002010-09-22T21:15:01.860-07:00@Phoebe Music is a huge help to me ... and sometim...@Phoebe Music is a huge help to me ... and sometimes the deadlines work. When I'm in the depths of discouragement making myself adhere to a goal is actually worse, but you're absolutely right about starting being the worst. Once I've "submerged" into a story for at least 15 minutes I'm good to go.Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-26780760032986291642010-09-22T10:21:28.853-07:002010-09-22T10:21:28.853-07:00I watch anime or read manga. Always gets me going ...I watch anime or read manga. Always gets me going again. The Japanese have a way of making things simple but epic, and really boiling things down to what's necessary to show.Jaimie Teekellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845537262456320501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-48682770546745553192010-09-22T10:11:25.300-07:002010-09-22T10:11:25.300-07:00reading is a good one.
and also critiquing other&#...reading is a good one.<br />and also critiquing other's work. it helps you see your own work more clearly.<br />sometimes though, i just wait it out and throw myself into something completely different, like deep cleaning the house or painting or making halloween costumes...vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-53458254700935968732010-09-22T09:12:02.829-07:002010-09-22T09:12:02.829-07:00I put on music, drink a glass of wine, and give my...I put on music, drink a glass of wine, and give myself either a time deadline (15 min) or a wordcount goal (say, 750 words--which seems to be how much I can write without it becoming painful). And then I force it. It's rough, but it gets me through the hump usually. It's starting that's the hard part.Phoebe Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922801801009495791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-23126460353328344582010-09-22T09:05:20.182-07:002010-09-22T09:05:20.182-07:00@Jaimie Thanks! I am trying to follow the mantra &...@Jaimie Thanks! I am trying to follow the mantra "Get it down before you get it right" and I think that will help me stay focused. I have such an impulse to making things perfect the first time around and that is sabotaging my writing.Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876403658608858252.post-90056696451060984712010-09-22T08:18:49.092-07:002010-09-22T08:18:49.092-07:00Oh I know exactly how you feel. I've been in a...Oh I know exactly how you feel. I've been in an I-don't-even-want-to-look-at-words mood for several weeks now. It's so hard to get motivated...but I like to peruse the blogs and twitter. Just reading what other writers (pubbed and non) are thinking/saying/doing seems to get me back into the writing mood. Good luck!Jamie Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468645782406389500noreply@blogger.com