tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post6785571130555876637..comments2023-09-07T00:35:54.456-07:00Comments on Indie Lindy Author Blog - Linda Lee Williams: Linda Lee Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-5763545428228742982016-03-03T10:00:35.203-08:002016-03-03T10:00:35.203-08:00You are so right, Marie. I do have to remember to...You are so right, Marie. I do have to remember to "breathe" while I'm working. Sometimes, I'll write longhand in a notebook to free up my thoughts--anything but stare at the computer screen. No matter how much we'd like to "keep at it," sometimes the best thing to do is get away from our writing for a while.<br /><br />Thanks for contributing to the conversation! :)Linda Lee Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-68570243560027966172016-03-02T17:19:19.516-08:002016-03-02T17:19:19.516-08:00Sane? I think it takes a certain level of crazy to...Sane? I think it takes a certain level of crazy to attempt the process called 'writing'. And it comes with its own stressors, for sure. I guess I just try to unwind as well as I can. You still have that voice in your head that tries to bring you down after the luxuriousness of your writing session wore off. "Was that good enough?" It is nice to have beta readers and crit partners, as you mentioned, but we still have to listen to our characters. The muse often has a mind of its own, regardless of our careful plans.<br /><br />And for God's sake, get out of our heads for awhile, right? Stepping away from the scene is sometimes the answer to any plot dilemma. Finally, don't forget to breathe. I think a lot of people, writers included, have such hectic lives that they don't realize they're not taking deep, full breaths. They don't slow down to enjoy meals, or look around at their environment, take in the scenery a bit. We need that break away from the office, from that blinking cursor on the computer screen, to show us that we are in fact human beings and we can savor the little things.Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-2668772743356598032016-03-02T16:05:50.748-08:002016-03-02T16:05:50.748-08:00Thanks, Lynn. I wrote the post so that we could a...Thanks, Lynn. I wrote the post so that we could all feel "a little less alone and crazy." Appreciate you stopping by and commenting. 😊Linda Lee Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-88040534903418657252016-03-02T16:01:49.102-08:002016-03-02T16:01:49.102-08:00You made me smile, Carole! Didn't you know? ...You made me smile, Carole! Didn't you know? Creative people are born "gifted." It just comes naturally--no hard work involved at all!... ��Linda Lee Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-40764516026307354952016-03-02T14:41:25.245-08:002016-03-02T14:41:25.245-08:00Great post Linda and so true. I think sanity left ...Great post Linda and so true. I think sanity left me a long time ago...like the day I decided to write for a living. Got to admit that what I enjoy the most is meeting fellow authors because they 'get' me - just as much as I 'get' them. I 'get' what you are saying Linda and you make me feel a little less alone and crazy. Lynn Hallbrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404690660463373150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-82105865302009911602016-03-02T12:52:20.303-08:002016-03-02T12:52:20.303-08:00Good article. But don't you just love the ques...Good article. But don't you just love the question, "So you just stay at home and write?" Sometimes it's followed by "I wish I could do that." I swear sometimes people think it's the same as lying on the sofa eating bonbons. :-}Carole McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762101455312002359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-76695544179552138202016-03-02T10:34:48.000-08:002016-03-02T10:34:48.000-08:00Well said, Carmen, my friend. And sane? Not by l...Well said, Carmen, my friend. And sane? Not by long shot! :)Linda Lee Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-67673252891419527682016-03-02T10:32:55.610-08:002016-03-02T10:32:55.610-08:00Excellent suggestions, Olga. I need to do more in...Excellent suggestions, Olga. I need to do more in the way of meditating, since I'm not a "napper." Thanks for stopping by and for commenting. Happy writing!Linda Lee Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-54060805784027860312016-03-02T03:31:18.221-08:002016-03-02T03:31:18.221-08:00Truth!
AND...hubby and I are both writers, so yo...Truth! <br /><br />AND...hubby and I are both writers, so you can imagine how that goes. It seems we're both on different schedules. Before we try to have a conversation, we have to stop and look at what the other is doing on the computer. Are they writing, or playing on social media? Because as we both know, if you don't get that perfect sentence out of your head, it feels as though it will be lost forever. :/<br /><br />Sane??? Are you crazy??? Hahahahahahah!!!Carmen DeSousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835462755654747169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285524106193791252.post-50627347623698907292016-03-01T23:45:25.129-08:002016-03-01T23:45:25.129-08:00Blogging about it is not a bad way. Sharing with o...Blogging about it is not a bad way. Sharing with other writers, reading... I always find walking a good way of getting unstuck and I try and do meditation every day and exercise regularly...Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235506221837074598noreply@blogger.com