Comments on: Writers: Are You All Written Out? http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/ Embracing the creative spirit of every writer Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:24:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Catch Your Second Wind | Hope Writes http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-1532 Catch Your Second Wind | Hope Writes Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:44:38 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-1532 [...] writing without a break usually leads to a big old nasty writing rut. And once you’re all written out, it can be very difficult to get [...] [...] writing without a break usually leads to a big old nasty writing rut. And once you’re all written out, it can be very difficult to get [...]

]]> By: The Story Ideas Virtuoso http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-849 The Story Ideas Virtuoso Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:43:07 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-849 Great writing site! I'm always looking for more writing resources. Thanks. For another writing blog, check out The Story Ideas Virtuoso site at: http://debgallardo.com/virtuoso I'd love to have you visit. Great writing site! I’m always looking for more writing resources. Thanks.

For another writing blog, check out The Story Ideas Virtuoso site at:

http://debgallardo.com/virtuoso

I’d love to have you visit.

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]]> By: Hope http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-43 Hope Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:18:20 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-43 Welcome, Rebecca! I totally agree with you on paying attention to the wordlessness. Mine is often brought about my personal problems and/or the fact that I tend to bottle things up, instead of just talking them through or working them out with the appropriate people. I hate conflict. :) Morning Pages ARE a great way to work out writing conflicts though...absolutely! :) Welcome, Rebecca! I totally agree with you on paying attention to the wordlessness. Mine is often brought about my personal problems and/or the fact that I tend to bottle things up, instead of just talking them through or working them out with the appropriate people. I hate conflict. :)

Morning Pages ARE a great way to work out writing conflicts though…absolutely! :)

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-41 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:52:49 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-41 I'm so glad I 'blogrush'ed across your blog, Hope. You share some wonderful insights and these are fantastic ways to 'break out' of that guilty sense of having accomplished nothing when the writing just doesn't seem to come. I've found it's important for me to pay attention to my <a href="http://laffarsmith.blogspot.com/2007/07/wordlessness.html" rel="nofollow">Wordlessness</a> because these stagnant times are always brought on by <a href="http://www.helium.com/tm/227230/hardest-times-writer-those" rel="nofollow">something specific</a>. I love the concept of Morning Pages. I use a similar concept (Freewriting) to work through any issues I'm having. If I get snagged while writing my novel I can use the freewriting to have a conversation with myself or my characters and we always manage to work through the situation and come out stronger on the other side. I’m so glad I ‘blogrush’ed across your blog, Hope. You share some wonderful insights and these are fantastic ways to ‘break out’ of that guilty sense of having accomplished nothing when the writing just doesn’t seem to come.

I’ve found it’s important for me to pay attention to my Wordlessness because these stagnant times are always brought on by something specific.

I love the concept of Morning Pages. I use a similar concept (Freewriting) to work through any issues I’m having. If I get snagged while writing my novel I can use the freewriting to have a conversation with myself or my characters and we always manage to work through the situation and come out stronger on the other side.

]]> By: Hope http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-39 Hope Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:57:49 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-39 This is true, Anne. Never thought of my MP that way, but I can see how they could be a form of procrastination. I tend to see them as my "black hole." :) I can go there, write out my thoughts and get it all out so I can move on to something more productive. This is true, Anne. Never thought of my MP that way, but I can see how they could be a form of procrastination. I tend to see them as my “black hole.” :) I can go there, write out my thoughts and get it all out so I can move on to something more productive.

]]> By: Anne http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-36 Anne Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:03:50 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-36 I think it's important to try to figure out why you're all written out. Because sometimes just pressing yourself forward will burn you out worse. Right now I'm all written out in one area of my life, and it's because I can't invest my soul in things I have so little concern for. And in other areas of my writing life, I'm on fire. It's not usual for me to see things so clearly, but that's today. I love morning pages and they are a great way to sort out the blockages. But a warning: they are also a great way to procrastinate and get written out before you ever get to your real work. I guess I can turn anything into procrastination, including this post. Back to work! And I'll be back! I think it’s important to try to figure out why you’re all written out. Because sometimes just pressing yourself forward will burn you out worse. Right now I’m all written out in one area of my life, and it’s because I can’t invest my soul in things I have so little concern for. And in other areas of my writing life, I’m on fire. It’s not usual for me to see things so clearly, but that’s today.

I love morning pages and they are a great way to sort out the blockages. But a warning: they are also a great way to procrastinate and get written out before you ever get to your real work. I guess I can turn anything into procrastination, including this post. Back to work! And I’ll be back!

]]> By: Angela Klocke http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-34 Angela Klocke Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:09:41 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-34 I often feel all written out, as you know. The thing is, in my head, I'm not! I just stall out when it's time to put the words down, get them out of my head. Maybe I too need to return to MPs! I often feel all written out, as you know. The thing is, in my head, I’m not! I just stall out when it’s time to put the words down, get them out of my head.

Maybe I too need to return to MPs!

]]> By: Tom http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-33 Tom Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:50:10 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-33 I too am a morning person and I find that meditation, in all its forms, is the key to writing. In addition, fostering of whole brain thinking where both hemispheres can get involved seems to work for me. The key is getting the conscious mind out of the way so the flow from the Universe can come in Oddly enough, I just posted something myself on my methodology here - http://www.onehundredyearsofermintrude.com/meditative-writing-how-to-tap-into-heaven-sent-words/ I too am a morning person and I find that meditation, in all its forms, is the key to writing. In addition, fostering of whole brain thinking where both hemispheres can get involved seems to work for me.

The key is getting the conscious mind out of the way so the flow from the Universe can come in

Oddly enough, I just posted something myself on my methodology here - http://www.onehundredyearsofermintrude.com/meditative-writing-how-to-tap-into-heaven-sent-words/

]]> By: Hope http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-32 Hope Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:29:43 +0000 http://www.hopewrites.com/writers-are-you-all-written-out/#comment-32 Morning Pages are my lifeline. I neglected to note in that one that I write three pages by hand. Julia suggests three pages. I don't always do 3, but I've found that even when you don't feel like you can write past page one, if you keep pushing it out all the way to the end of that third page, you will have dumped all the negative stuff out and make room for a very productive writing day. Morning Pages are my lifeline. I neglected to note in that one that I write three pages by hand. Julia suggests three pages. I don’t always do 3, but I’ve found that even when you don’t feel like you can write past page one, if you keep pushing it out all the way to the end of that third page, you will have dumped all the negative stuff out and make room for a very productive writing day.

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