tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718729922164696060.post6884480647862500972..comments2010-09-08T15:34:43.231-07:00Comments on Signals From My Subconscious: How I Write: Starting A New Work - How Do You Begin and Tools You UseGail Roarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03319224231319588636noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718729922164696060.post-87643196550735250432010-07-08T10:47:38.459-07:002010-07-08T10:47:38.459-07:00Thanks for all the comments! Yes, I find the timed...Thanks for all the comments! Yes, I find the timed writing exercises very useful. The discipline of just writing without allowing myself to edit is a good way to get the words flowing. I think that trying to do both is why writers often get blocked--you're censoring yourself.<br /><br />Revision is my arch-nemesis too. I hate revising.Gail Roarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319224231319588636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718729922164696060.post-4069434175571108532010-07-08T07:31:30.755-07:002010-07-08T07:31:30.755-07:00I like to write in bursts also. I tend to use Writ...I like to write in bursts also. I tend to use Write or Die but I really like the idea of using a timer, that I can't see on the screen. I definitely want to give that a try.Isabelle Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723646696636188061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718729922164696060.post-88486831441419984572010-07-08T05:04:56.210-07:002010-07-08T05:04:56.210-07:00I loved your post for a number of reasons but the ...I loved your post for a number of reasons but the point that got me was your quick mention of revision and how you have to take out stuff that doesn't work and tweak stuff, sometimes everything, to get it to work... I'm looking forward to your posts on revisions, my arch-nemesis!Ansha Kotykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845444642934306384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718729922164696060.post-35692997289649465142010-07-08T05:01:26.566-07:002010-07-08T05:01:26.566-07:00LOL, loved the post. I've tried to follow an o...LOL, loved the post. I've tried to follow an outline but the damn characters apparently didn't like it and went off in their own directions. So like you I write on a whim and let the story unfold on its own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264437721162599552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718729922164696060.post-55484423807641404962010-07-07T09:52:47.617-07:002010-07-07T09:52:47.617-07:00Fascinating to me to learn how "pansters"...Fascinating to me to learn how "pansters" do it. I can't write by the seat of my pants (for anything over a few thousand words) to save my life.<br /><br />60 minutes and just write. Edit later. *sighs* I so need to work on that.Tatiana Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523950946587873294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7718729922164696060.post-88324765540930360742010-07-07T06:43:58.201-07:002010-07-07T06:43:58.201-07:00Great post Gail! Thanks for the insight. The egg ...Great post Gail! Thanks for the insight. The egg timer tip is great.Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.com