tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6397535513819473800..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Time Out: Letting First Thoughts Settle Into PlaceStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46457573147427331292018-02-18T10:33:35.375-06:002018-02-18T10:33:35.375-06:00Bread rising! That's a fantastic metaphor! I&#...Bread rising! That's a fantastic metaphor! I'm so glad your thinking days have been productive of late. Mine have too. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73100263324834262082018-02-17T20:31:59.074-06:002018-02-17T20:31:59.074-06:00Yes! Sometimes my best ideas have come to me on a ...Yes! Sometimes my best ideas have come to me on a thinking day. In fact, just today I've been setting aside time to ponder about my characters' backstories. I realized that a major part of one of the character's backstory exists only in my head. I even had the perfect place for it to be revealed, I just hadn't thought to do it yet.<br /><br />Oh, and I laughed reading about the tri-tip, because I recently justified my thinking days as being like letting bread rise. (I've done the kneading, now I'm taking a step back and letting the yeast have time to work)Gwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47751207643767942142018-02-16T12:30:43.234-06:002018-02-16T12:30:43.234-06:00We all deal with the guilt, but if you can assimil...We all deal with the guilt, but if you can assimilate time outs into your process, there's nothing to feel guilty about. You're letting your subconscious do some of the work for you. And that's not worker harder, it's working smarter!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-48645290196293972642018-02-16T12:29:08.498-06:002018-02-16T12:29:08.498-06:00Fantastic! We all DO writing a little differently ...Fantastic! We all DO writing a little differently and that's how it should be. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26643134149422349842018-02-16T12:26:33.287-06:002018-02-16T12:26:33.287-06:00This sounds like such a valuable practice. I think...This sounds like such a valuable practice. I think it can be easy to feel guilty about taking time a way from writing (which shouldn't be the case). I know I can struggle with guilty feelings, but this sounds like it is truly helpful. Ashley Schallerhttps://ashleyschaller.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46525079665219960902018-02-16T12:16:20.543-06:002018-02-16T12:16:20.543-06:00I have this same phase, just in a different part o...I have this same phase, just in a different part of the process. I'm a little bit less of a discovery writer--I still discover plenty while I write, but I like to have a rough plan sketched out before I start. So, the few days after an idea first comes to me are where things start to fall into place. I let myself daydream about some of the key pieces of the plot, often watching them play out dozens of different ways and choosing my favorite. This is an absolutely critical part of my writing process, I just do it a little earlier on than you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413668921724425159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-28216932159860408962018-02-16T11:06:34.812-06:002018-02-16T11:06:34.812-06:00OH! Thank you so much. What kind words! I pray tha...OH! Thank you so much. What kind words! I pray that when you come back from your break that you'll be energized and excited and full of wonderful images to dump onto the page. Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29157581554958746832018-02-16T11:05:43.493-06:002018-02-16T11:05:43.493-06:00Crit partners and time! A fantastic combo for maki...Crit partners and time! A fantastic combo for making good decisions. Good luck, girl.Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13336289582204115542018-02-16T11:05:06.296-06:002018-02-16T11:05:06.296-06:00Yes! That's exactly what it is. The boys in th...Yes! That's exactly what it is. The boys in the basement do oodles of work when I'm scrubbing toilets!Shannon Dittemorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757781231485815876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34349645228514443272018-02-16T09:04:46.953-06:002018-02-16T09:04:46.953-06:00Shan, this reminds me of Stephen King's "...Shan, this reminds me of Stephen King's "boys in the basement" principle. I don't have a formal time in my process for stepping back from the story and thinking, but it is something I do early on. Excellent post, my friend!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21179928820914966182018-02-16T08:35:41.115-06:002018-02-16T08:35:41.115-06:00This is definitely encouraging. I’m currently waff...This is definitely encouraging. I’m currently waffling over whether it’s a good idea to turn my current four-book series into a trilogy to tigthten things, even though I don’t REALLY want to, so I’m just letting it sit for a couple of days until I can talk to my critique partner and have some pure brainstorming time. <br /><br />Lovely post! Good luck with your own story! :)R.F. Gammonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134854415617023273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41286120415260754842018-02-16T06:53:25.872-06:002018-02-16T06:53:25.872-06:00First off, your writing voice and style is beautif...First off, your writing voice and style is beautiful, I was admiring it while reading this post, and second off, this post was amazing. <br /><br />I, as a writer often forget to give myself time to think, it's something I've been working on. I'm sort of taking a break during the school year so I can focus more on my classes, which is sad, but I felt like it was needed. <br /><br />So I've been doing some thinking like in this post and outlining, and it's working well I think. So thank you! This was super encouraging to read that I'm not the only one. <br /><br />-Gray Marie | graymariewrites.blogspot.comGrace Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211596758178097327noreply@blogger.com