tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post5240032684610027171..comments2023-04-26T07:53:52.259-04:00Comments on An Ulterior Motive: Hit the WallJm Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-64377325846720628902010-04-21T12:25:29.843-04:002010-04-21T12:25:29.843-04:00That’s how I wrote my currently WIP. When the wall...That’s how I wrote my currently WIP. When the wall came took a few days mulling things over in my head, playing out different scenarios until it worked itself out. Good luck.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-62508843292617201812010-04-20T21:46:29.608-04:002010-04-20T21:46:29.608-04:00Try college and extra curriculars and a part-time ...Try college and extra curriculars and a part-time job. SUCK-FEST. I would love to be a full time writer but school comes first!<br /><br />When I hit a wall I go with my gut. You seem to be inadvertently writing the novel straight and bypassing the planning by accident. GO WITH THAT!!! If you feel the most passionate about writing it straight out of your head DO SO! Skrew an outline. Sometimes you get the best ideas when you let the waters flow freely. And if you get stuck, stop and plan on paper, come up with scenarios to get UNSTUCK.T.J. Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916627399622909282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-66107372001275817722010-04-20T06:44:39.411-04:002010-04-20T06:44:39.411-04:00I've hit a wall, too. After doing pretty well ...I've hit a wall, too. After doing pretty well with 500 words a day for a few weeks, I stopped writing when I got my big news last Thursday. Just quit - cold turkey. <br /><br />I HAVE to get back on track! <br /><br />I do blame my day job for eating up all of my time and numbing my creative juices. At least some of the bank customers are colorful enough to inspire a supporting cast.Leigh Hutchens Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974935740527936303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-29762863098000072102010-04-20T00:57:37.630-04:002010-04-20T00:57:37.630-04:00Treadmill time helps me work out plot points. Of c...Treadmill time helps me work out plot points. Of course, most people I talk to say they hate treadmills with a passion *lol*Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-24990891987837618572010-04-19T17:42:12.442-04:002010-04-19T17:42:12.442-04:00Oh, yeah. I've hit that wall a time or two. Th...Oh, yeah. I've hit that wall a time or two. The day job may keep me from obsessing about it, but I really can't say it helps. Me no likey the day job. #justsayinTina Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914428134837892539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-28562934553185758262010-04-19T17:41:51.716-04:002010-04-19T17:41:51.716-04:00First of all, sharks do hunt in packs. They also s...First of all, sharks do hunt in packs. They also smoke unfiltered cigarettes. But I digress...<br /><br />I remember reading an article in the New Yorker about a successful, prolific writer who was a lawyer (can't remember his name, gosh darn it) who used write on the side of his lawyering. He always dreamed of quitting the day job and writing full-time and then when he did, he discovered he wasn't as productive and missed the illicit feeling of rushing to write something in between his lawyerly duties. So, really, working full-time can have its place and if taking your time works for you while you engineer the new Bat Cave, then that's all that matters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704845146768729518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-81453643409031968032010-04-19T14:46:43.076-04:002010-04-19T14:46:43.076-04:00It does both. Teaching, for me and most teachers I...It does both. Teaching, for me and most teachers I know, is a 27/7 job. Before school, after school, everywhere you go in a smaller town or city. Meetings, professional development, writing curriculum, it all adds up. The flip side is that you meet so many people and get to observe them and hear so many qreat lines of dialogue it's almost worth it. :)sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-66082022692098530222010-04-19T14:19:40.934-04:002010-04-19T14:19:40.934-04:00At least you have a WIP. That puts you one step a...At least you have a WIP. That puts you one step ahead of me, friend.Travenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160810997837674165noreply@blogger.com