tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post3028953875251150327..comments2024-03-25T02:14:50.515-07:00Comments on Cora Ramos Blog: Rebel WriterCorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-49452774746413138822014-01-09T13:40:28.323-08:002014-01-09T13:40:28.323-08:00Yes, I did a LOT of reading over the holiday to tr...Yes, I did a LOT of reading over the holiday to try and recharge. Working so far.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-64424648500021053652014-01-09T13:39:23.347-08:002014-01-09T13:39:23.347-08:00Writing is a hard endeavor, often a mind trip we s...Writing is a hard endeavor, often a mind trip we seek to unravel in the process of doing it.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-40729967225123252422014-01-09T13:35:09.661-08:002014-01-09T13:35:09.661-08:00Wouldn't that be nice---and how poetic, 'a...Wouldn't that be nice---and how poetic, 'astounded that a heavy scene doesn't write itself in the wee hours of the night.' You have a way with words, JoAnne.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-66689572495661698272014-01-09T13:31:38.912-08:002014-01-09T13:31:38.912-08:00Thanks, Janet.Thanks, Janet.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-48179143576812641552014-01-09T13:31:16.744-08:002014-01-09T13:31:16.744-08:00You are a disciplined writer. Me, not so much.You are a disciplined writer. Me, not so much.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-39081602271484186462014-01-09T13:30:41.418-08:002014-01-09T13:30:41.418-08:00Agreed.Agreed.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-68852224473966514642014-01-09T13:29:59.132-08:002014-01-09T13:29:59.132-08:00River cruises sound like a fantastic backdrop in w...River cruises sound like a fantastic backdrop in which to write.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-75318161943267185002014-01-09T13:28:08.758-08:002014-01-09T13:28:08.758-08:00Yes, it really is a trusting process. I do read au...Yes, it really is a trusting process. I do read author advice but like you, it all goes by the wayside when I actually write. And, I might go against the advice and usually do, rebel that I am.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-48892284201725364472014-01-08T15:48:57.925-08:002014-01-08T15:48:57.925-08:00The timing on this blog is absolutely perfect for ...The timing on this blog is absolutely perfect for me because I have writer's block at this very moment. I even went so far as to admit it on my own blog yesterday, just to have something more recent than five days before Christmas on it. I like the idea of letting the well refill and I have been doing a lot of reading to keep my mind occupied during this dry spell. So, I'm going with Hemingway on this topic...at least this time.Jackie Taylor Zortmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922687677280332797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-19641904593712004412014-01-07T23:26:47.530-08:002014-01-07T23:26:47.530-08:00I would like to be able to push through, keep slog...I would like to be able to push through, keep slogging forward, go to the barn (my critique group knows that I do actually write in a barn) and sit in front of the computer and write, muse be damned if he doesn't show up. But I can't seem to do that very well. Like you, Cora, I find that forcing things results in having poor results that need a lot of editing afterwards, or be taken out completely. Lately I've lost my stride and the only thing that seems to work in the last few days is to read the manuscript, the parts that work and inspire me, take that momentum and keep going. If there is no momentum, I can't force it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195314599690015959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-53449253665101865212014-01-07T23:24:50.705-08:002014-01-07T23:24:50.705-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195314599690015959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-31546750145977827412014-01-07T17:53:32.282-08:002014-01-07T17:53:32.282-08:00I am always astounded that a heavy scene doesn'... I am always astounded that a heavy scene doesn't write itself in the wee hours of the night - no matter how many nights or, dare I say, weeks I leave it to percolate. Well, I gave it the chance but no soap. Nothing to do but roll up my sleeves and break down the scene into workable actions. Other than that, I am always writing sideways. I get some of my best ideas for character development, spanner in the works, new short story inspiration and so on when I am driving from Clovis, CA to Fresno for a writers' meeting. I pray for red lights so I can jot down the gist of an idea or a good phrase. Also, I add observations to my calendar notes, a most important tool I garnered from Phyllis Whitney. I write down impressions of the season, quirky thoughts that bounce about connected to the outside scenery, and the state of the actual flora and fauna of the day.<br /> Good post, Cora. Thanks.<br />JoAnne LucasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-1342692138137311282014-01-07T17:33:16.140-08:002014-01-07T17:33:16.140-08:00Good blog. I find reading someone else's work ...Good blog. I find reading someone else's work (either fiction or science) helps me to get ideas so that I can push ahead.<br />JL Greger, author of the medical thriller Ignore the PainJ. L. Gregerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442307887725898087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-36962048935386393542014-01-07T17:28:12.570-08:002014-01-07T17:28:12.570-08:00I definitely do both. You need to have experiences...I definitely do both. You need to have experiences, see people, interact, have conversations, watch people, eavesdrop, to have knowledge in order to write.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-36428959083499927012014-01-07T16:46:31.511-08:002014-01-07T16:46:31.511-08:00I do both. There are times when pushing through a ...I do both. There are times when pushing through a rough spot in a story will see me out the other side without a major loss of quality that then needs repair. Other times, not the case. On those occasions I've learned to step away from the desk and do something else - or, like you - I end up wasting a lot of time and effort on trying to make something mediocre into something great. <br /><br />I'd rather be patient and let things percolate at their own rate because the end-result is better.<br /><br />- LeslieLeshttp://www.lesannberry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-24980404737593011352014-01-07T16:33:29.864-08:002014-01-07T16:33:29.864-08:00Personally, I like the wait and fill method. As in...Personally, I like the wait and fill method. As in my most recent Oak Tree Press blog post, I found being on a river cruise gave me just the right atmosphere to write two new children's stories I had been thinking about for a number of months but couldn't seem to draft. Then I found the time in between land tour trips and lunch to watch the land float by, take out my ipad and write the stories. Away from phones, interruptions and other writing projects and not feeling like reading a book like others on the tour did, I found the time to create. Beryl Reichenberg, Children's Book Author and IllustratorBeryl Reichenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675265770928575535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687332317991077410.post-83185333355400198032014-01-07T16:32:20.314-08:002014-01-07T16:32:20.314-08:00That was weird -- the first post disappeared compl...That was weird -- the first post disappeared completely when I hit publish. My answer is really none of the above, at least the way I'm interpreting taking breaks (it sounds like taking off from writing for several weeks). I do take a break about once a week or a day, and might even have two days, but not more than that unless I'm sick. I'm working between two projects, a novel and a short story, which are getting written at the same time. I just focus exactly on one scene and whatever the goals are. I've gotten stuck on scenes, and when that happens, I dump the scene and redraft to see where it takes me. Mostly, a lot of it has been really, really trusting the process. I know I can produce professional level material, but I've had to kick all the writing advice that's out there to the curb and get out of the way myself to do it.Linda Maye Adamshttp://www.linda-adams.comnoreply@blogger.com