C'mon, you know you've done it before, turned to some shiny new toy after the luster wore off the old one. I know I have. But I've come to the conclusion that it's okay, in fact, it might even be a good thing. Why? Because it's writing. It's practice. And the more we practice the better we get. It's inevitable. Right? Anyway. I'm not going to feel guilty about it anymore. I'm just going to write.
What lessons have you learned lately?
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| yep, another one of the son's pics... |
ps come back on Monday and say hi to Julie Flanders who will be stopping by to chat - and have a great weekend. Do something fun!
pps Dianne Salerni and I still have three slots open for First Impressions in December and we'd love to see your page :)
I only have one idea at a time, so I don't even get to cheat when it's all right!
ReplyDeleteWill be back for Julie of course.
And I'm on a roll with my outline and world building, so will continue that this weekend.
yes, and when you cheat with others you sometimes actually realize how much you love the first one :)
ReplyDeleteCheating is GREAT. It gives me a way to procrastinate while still being productive. I can put one idea away and work on another and feel like I'm getting away with something, when really I'm still writing. I can only manage about two at a time, though!
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend throwing new projects into the mix. It makes your brain operate in a different way. A necessary break.
ReplyDeleteSomehow, I don't have the brain capacity to do more than one project at a time. I just can't concentrate, and I lose the threads of plot, character, everything. I need to go to the braincell store and trade in the old, lazy ones for some new! lol
ReplyDeleteLavishing attention on a new sweet young thing writing project can be invigorating, especially if it's vastly different from our ball-and-chain WIP. (And of course, I mean that in the nicest way.) Anything that stretches our imaginations and makes us create in new ways is good for our writing physique. (Now our actual physique? That's another thing entirely.)
ReplyDeleteRecently, I learned not to count on auto-save.
ReplyDeleteI almost never cheat on my manuscripts. I plow through and try to rediscover the love that brought us together in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI don't consider that cheating. That's balancing projects. I do the same thing with my knitting.
ReplyDeleteI have three manuscripts going at the moment, so I cheat like crazy! The most important thing is to keep yourself going, because like you said writing pretty much anything will fine-tune your skills further. I've learned lately the absolute joy of slowing down a bit and letting the emotions simmer into my manuscript through careful word choice and descriptives during my revisions.
ReplyDeleteI used to never cheat, but that's changed. :)
ReplyDeleteThat photograph is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteRegarding writing lessons: they never end. :)
Every now and again a stray idea comes a calling, but I have firmly pushed them aside. I really want to finish this WIP. However, I will consider your thoughts on this matter. As you say, writing is writing.
ReplyDeleteI have learned that the only way to learn how to write a novel, is to write a novel. Someone famous said that. I forget who. But it is so darn true.
ReplyDeleteAs long as we're writing, it's all good. I usually have multiple manuscripts at various stages in the process. When I burn out on one, I jump into another. Eventually, they all get the attention they deserve.
ReplyDeleteLovely picture! I'm not in a good frame of mind where writing is concerned right now but I'm of the mind that whatever works for you is what you should do- even if it is, as Oscar Wilde put it, removing one comma in the morning and putting it back in in the afternoon.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you NEED to take a break from your manuscript in order to make further progress on it.
ReplyDeleteAnd writing something new can be recharging!
Only hardcore writers recharge themselves for writing by writing something else, right? ;)
Ooh another fantastic pic. Thanks again for having me here tomorrow, Marcy! :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't gotten to the guilt-free part of it yet, but yes, I've definitely cheated on my manuscript!
ReplyDeleteShannon at The Warrior Muse
Breaks are important. So much so I feel.
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