Comments on: Common Sense Writing Superstitions

By: rachelgraves

rachelgraves — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:17:44 +0000

In reply to Rachelle Reese. Thanks for coming by Rachelle, I think the flow is too powerful not to get addicted to it. :P

By: rachelgraves

rachelgraves — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:17:12 +0000

In reply to Paul Anthony Shortt. Hi Paul! I keep a notepad on me at all times: on the train, when I'm flying, and in my car. I can remember a few key words by repeating a scene over and over again, but that's all I'll get, a few key words. Write it down, and I get those words and a lot of the ones that come after them. :-) Thanks for coming by!

By: Rachelle Reese

Rachelle Reese — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:38:24 +0000

What an enjoyable way to start the morning! Thanks for sharing your insights — and getting my jones going for “the flow”. Yes, I’m addicted to it too.

By: Paul Anthony Shortt

Paul Anthony Shortt — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:56:29 +0000

I’m a bit obsessive with checking my wordcount. I probably shouldn’t be. Though I think I’ve reached the stage in my WIP where I hit the flow a lot more easily.

I probably should keep a notepad with me. What I tend to do at the moment if I come up with an idea is repeat scenes using that idea in my head like I’m picturing a movie until it’s committed to memory.

By: rachelgraves

rachelgraves — Fri, 20 May 2011 07:15:19 +0000

In reply to Jami Gold. Try it! Having a house rabbit teaches you that slips of paper bound by strong wire have a much longer life. ;)

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Fri, 20 May 2011 07:03:04 +0000

Oh, so you’re saying you don’t have a desk littered with random scraps of paper? 🙂 I might have to try that approach.

By: rachelgraves

rachelgraves — Fri, 20 May 2011 06:53:35 +0000

In reply to Erin Brambilla.

Erin: On the treadmill the ticking clock taunts me, making me wonder if I can do it, making me struggle to push myself. I can handle 13 miles on a treadmill watching bad SciFi movies, but make me look at the clock and I’m done in 7 minutes.

I never thought of word count that way, but you’re 20K and my confidence in the story just starts to fade. You have to push past that point.

And flow… ahh flow… I think I may addicted.

Thanks for stopping by! 🙂

By: rachelgraves

rachelgraves — Fri, 20 May 2011 06:48:16 +0000

In reply to Jami Gold. Jami: Ha! Because, my dear friend, my note pad is actually a spiral bound notebook. That allows me to keep track of all my late night ideas in one place instead of losing them or having the rabbit eat a precious page. And really, I should have taken a photo of my arm, those lines were so perfectly spaced. :blush:

By: Erin Brambilla

Erin Brambilla — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:53:55 +0000

Cute. I’m the opposite about word count. I kind of like knowing. I’m also the weirdo who stares at the clock ticking as I run on a treadmill. Somehow, seeing the word count/time motivates me. Like mini-deadlines or a coach screaming at me. I don’t know. Whatever works, right :)? I agree about the 20K mark though, something about that point is where you start to question everything. And the flow. Yes. The flow is a beautiful thing.

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:37:22 +0000

*raises hand* So if you have a notepad by your bed, why would you need to take the whole pad to your computer and not just the sheet you used? 😛 Then you wouldn’t have to worry about returning the pad to your nightstand and having to write on your arm. LOL!

Yes, I’m teasing you. But mostly because I’m upset I missed out on witnessing that scene. 🙂