tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post8909888842438774859..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Turning "Off"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-85297736476469833302011-07-06T18:49:21.964-04:002011-07-06T18:49:21.964-04:00The days are so noisy that I often get my best ide...The days are so noisy that I often get my best ideas in the middle of the night. I wake up with an idea and then write it down and only then can I get back to sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-55676473083062608552011-07-06T16:23:49.043-04:002011-07-06T16:23:49.043-04:00H'mmm, interesting stuff. I must write down an...H'mmm, interesting stuff. I must write down any idea I get, or it's gone. Remember, I'm over-the-hill. I keep a pen and cards on my bed just in case that perfect idea hits in the night. Happens once in a blue moon.<br /><br />I break up my writing morning with chores, it's how I've always done it.<br /><br />Love hearing how different the process is for others.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-9122593710380767312011-07-06T09:30:40.782-04:002011-07-06T09:30:40.782-04:00I know, Mags! I've called my home number whil...I know, Mags! I've called my home number while out (very carefully if I'm in the car, of course) and left myself voice mails for later; have used a little voice recorder/voice memo tool on my phone or iPod; I've yelled to Mark from the shower a sentence to write down for me (he enjoys helping because it makes him laugh hard).<br /><br />Here's one to consider: I've often thought and told people that if some idea you had is "lost", truly GONE, and it never surfaces in any form in your brain again, maybe it wasn't very good or worth the saving. Maybe it was important only as a step or marker on your way to the better idea that does come at the right time?<br /><br />Wow. Even to me that sounds like a way to rationalize missing out on something I fear was really, really good!Vicky Politonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-12215370450597909752011-07-06T09:23:39.920-04:002011-07-06T09:23:39.920-04:00Susan, truly we were separated at birth. Sleep is...Susan, truly we were separated at birth. Sleep is good for working out plot kinks, I have noticed. And exercising definitely gets the mind moving.<br /><br />Vicky, our basement is nearly a thing of beauty. We have gotten rid of so much stuff and we finally have a new washer, which looks shiny and lovely down there after the 18-year-old one that left yesterday. And you're right about your mind being most active when you have nothing to write on. Sometimes, I send myself text messages that have what I thought was a brilliant idea only to read them later and go, "Huh?" <br /><br />MaggieThe Stiletto Ganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667670723330755598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-33906386125934165162011-07-06T09:20:41.590-04:002011-07-06T09:20:41.590-04:00Best (and most) ideas come:
1) while in the showe...Best (and most) ideas come:<br /><br />1) while in the shower (I know I'm not alone in this)<br />2) while driving/stopped at intersections (probably have company here, too)<br />3) while cooking<br />4) while biking, jogging, swimming (any exercise that means I' away from work space and requiring me to have very little in the way of writing tools on hand--coincidence? I think NOT!)<br /><br />Really, plenty of times when it's very difficult to make hard note of the idea or work with it. Is there a connection? My brain says "unable, physically and practically, to write now, so writing mind is in low-gear" which is then exactly why good story ideas generate? Hmmm.<br /><br />Good luck with that basement--I started cleaning up mine in January, got really far in two afternoons and now it's like a shrine to half-assed cleaning. Haven't touched it since.Vicky Politonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-68878480400758906662011-07-06T08:51:20.666-04:002011-07-06T08:51:20.666-04:00Maggie, we are the same person! Ed always says to...Maggie, we are the same person! Ed always says to me, "You have two speeds, hyper and asleep." I'm so not good at relaxing. That's why we rarely take vacations. Although we used to try to do three-day weekends at B&Bs occasionally, which was nice. We might have to start doing that again...um, next year, after this year's two deadlines are met. I am yearning for a week to do "nothing"--which, I'm thinking means reading a lot, watching "Bones" DVDs, and doing some gardening (aka, weeding). When I need to clear my brain, I think a walk/the treadmill, a shower, or sleep are the best medicine. In fact, I wish I got more sleep. I'll bet that would be mighty helpful (I'm not really good at that either). :-)Susan McBridehttp://SusanMcBride.comnoreply@blogger.com