tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post7708318060601541542..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Did you just look at me funny?DThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-79592233982490222662009-07-14T22:06:11.100+01:002009-07-14T22:06:11.100+01:00Great post Caroline! I know you;ve heard it before...Great post Caroline! I know you;ve heard it before but this is the time when the ideas strike. Relax, breathe deep and have a pen nearby.Fionnualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275984316414726884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-61172286606685887832009-07-14T18:43:19.981+01:002009-07-14T18:43:19.981+01:00LOL
Ho hum. Guess we'll just have to build th...LOL<br /><br />Ho hum. Guess we'll just have to build those Twiglet Eiffel Towers and bring them as ID.Susannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-3890659647034129732009-07-14T14:59:20.743+01:002009-07-14T14:59:20.743+01:00I'm afraid I've already eaten mine :)I'm afraid I've already eaten mine :)Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-76953438181432170262009-07-14T14:32:23.246+01:002009-07-14T14:32:23.246+01:00Oh. I thought we could all wear our cheesy hedgeho...Oh. I thought we could all wear our cheesy hedgehogs on our lapels so we'd recognise each other.Susannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-33494526985526923112009-07-14T13:19:13.430+01:002009-07-14T13:19:13.430+01:00Count me in. And I promise to leave my cheesy hedg...Count me in. And I promise to leave my cheesy hedgehog at home.Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-66766282375355747562009-07-14T12:27:36.227+01:002009-07-14T12:27:36.227+01:00Fantastic idea but why online Caroline?
I feel an...Fantastic idea but why online Caroline?<br /><br />I feel another Writebirds meet up coming on. Emily, you game to pop over from Oz again?Susannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-11311012681141462412009-07-14T11:21:30.146+01:002009-07-14T11:21:30.146+01:00Emily and Rodster, maybe we all need to have the e...Emily and Rodster, maybe we all need to have the equivalent of an online party to cheer ourselves up. I'll bring the cheesy pineapple hedgehog and some twiglets...Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-23449658977818818752009-07-14T10:53:06.181+01:002009-07-14T10:53:06.181+01:00Hi Caroline,
I totally relate to this too. Am in ...Hi Caroline,<br /><br />I totally relate to this too. Am in limbo at the moment having lost the way with my current project. Reading is good. Playing internet poker is the worst possible response: that way lies writerly ruin. It's far worse than binge drinking, which at least has creative side-effects. Playing several poker tournaments simultaneously is a very bad sign.Roderic Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519267912305907364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-22848329341357716302009-07-14T10:39:55.798+01:002009-07-14T10:39:55.798+01:00Definitely identify with this, Caroline. And I tho...Definitely identify with this, Caroline. And I thought it would all go away when I started a new novel - but I'm still moody...so now I'm hoping it'll be better when I've passed the 10k mark and I'm really in the swing of it...I'll let you know :) In the meantime, grrrrrrr, etc!E.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04739450222683170149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-31903521023090669342009-07-14T09:52:11.620+01:002009-07-14T09:52:11.620+01:00Thank you so much, everyone, for your comments. Th...Thank you so much, everyone, for your comments. There is always a feeling, when posting about these things, that this time you really will be the only person who feels that way! But it never seems to be the case. Good suggestions here, although as Luisa suggests, I'm already a fairly obsessive reader [you really don;t want to see what I'm like if I'm feeling like this AND reading an unsatisfying book!].<br />But I think writing something may be the only answer...must get onto that 'mild mannered mother makes toast of nearby strangers slasher'...Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-78236417715551217282009-07-14T09:33:23.311+01:002009-07-14T09:33:23.311+01:00Oh, I so relate to this, Caroline - thank you! &#...Oh, I so relate to this, Caroline - thank you! 'Out of sorts' sums it up beautifully. When there's a creative 'project' on the go, it's as if there's this underground river flowing in my life, secretly but strongly. When it dries up, I feel like I'm not doing what I'm 'meant' to be doing. It's a horrible, empty, dry feeling. I think it's a matter of timing. There will come a time when that dam that's been built in your unconscious will break down by the sheer force of accumulated creative water, and you'll be off again. Meanwhile, I suspect the only answer is to wait, read, write what you can and enjoy the world outside. Hope the flow returns very soon.Susie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-23178793923048110462009-07-14T09:23:55.737+01:002009-07-14T09:23:55.737+01:00Hi Caroline,
Sympathies. Something odd happens whe...Hi Caroline,<br />Sympathies. Something odd happens when a script we've invested in goes out into the world. It's so hard to write a line until you get feedback.<br /><br />But I agree with the end of your post. Just open a book and write anything. Write your mild mannered mother makes toast of nearby strangers slasher :). Even just wittering away on the page about needing to fold the laundry sometime before the next decade can help a new project take form, I find.<br /><br />Hope you get a positive response to the book.<br /><br />SSusannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-83412141101726223042009-07-14T09:21:27.630+01:002009-07-14T09:21:27.630+01:00Step away from the small guys!
Great post, and se...Step away from the small guys!<br /><br />Great post, and sending lots of sympathy. Reading sounds like a good idea - or, in your case, even MORE reading?! :)Luisa Plajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543215719907066195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-50321134128803151962009-07-14T09:10:20.806+01:002009-07-14T09:10:20.806+01:00It happens to us all - the in between books stage ...It happens to us all - the in between books stage when you are plagued by gloom, self doubt and panic. I find the best thing to do is to read. It gives you something else to think about and you can still call it work.Brian Keaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754984212153946279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-44311030450725785712009-07-14T09:09:28.027+01:002009-07-14T09:09:28.027+01:00Yes, i can understand those feelings,Caroline. But...Yes, i can understand those feelings,Caroline. But my worry now is that they've driven me, in the past, to move on from a project too quickly, when really i should be concentrating on yet another major rewrite or some more fine polishing. So this time i'm fighting the urge to scribble down something new.<br /><br />Great post!Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-32035873340198915562009-07-14T08:40:26.604+01:002009-07-14T08:40:26.604+01:00Caroline, I understand perfectly where you're ...Caroline, I understand perfectly where you're coming from with this. I feel distinctly out of sorts when I'm not writing. I can only think that it's something akin to what drug addicts go through. Something is missing and life won't be back to normal until I get that missing piece of my life - a story idea.<br /><br />Yes, you can go out and see your friends, watch films, see a show etc etc but you won't enjoy them half as much as if you would if you'd got an idea on simmer.Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.com