tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post4572926928692673706..comments2024-03-14T17:46:16.424-07:00Comments on Courtney Rene: A writer's work is never done.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-16556809831006931912011-04-15T20:27:58.132-07:002011-04-15T20:27:58.132-07:00So true! I'm writing ALL the time. In the car,...So true! I'm writing ALL the time. In the car, in bed, at the table, and constantly in my head. I'm up late all the time - 1 or 2am. But, getting up early... nope, not me. Mornings are very hard for me to get motivated to write (or do anything for that matter). <br />Talia<br />http://taliajager.blogspot.comTalia Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348450767692526779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-41047693651539038402011-04-11T10:19:34.503-07:002011-04-11T10:19:34.503-07:00You folks in the east coast have been having a sno...You folks in the east coast have been having a snow filled winter! Since mid-March, here in Yukon, Canada, has been nothing but sunshine, hard frosts still, and above 0 temps for melting slowly, but surely. I use to find winters long and dark, but since really focusing on hobbies and working on my novel I find the winters go by very nicely. And I'm motivated to get most of my writing done in winter for I love to be outdoors in the spring and summer.Susan Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09124638589240259013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-37290182695273203152011-04-05T12:17:40.180-07:002011-04-05T12:17:40.180-07:00Dear Courtney,
Sorry, but we are quite the opposi...Dear Courtney,<br /><br />Sorry, but we are quite the opposite on the weather issue!! Winter inspires me. I love the cool, crisp air of the cold. I love to cuddle under a warm quilt with my sweats on. It makes me want to write and or read a book! The summer, well blah. I do love the sun, but get MAD when it's so hot I can't breathe. It depresses me. Weird, huh.<br />Anyway, on those moments when I'm feeling uninspired, I use those times to do research, chat with other writers etc. etc. Writing is hard work, yes. You have to be willing to devote some each and every day, whether it's for writing, research or reading. If I don't do one of those, then that REALLY depresses me!!Allyn Stotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125021589041199877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-50453807186465247882011-04-04T19:43:04.561-07:002011-04-04T19:43:04.561-07:00I haven't been writing for very long, but I...I haven't been writing for very long, but I've found that when I'm uninspired it's a good time to fill in details. I may not have the energy for a new scene or chapter, but I can do the nitty-gritty work of improving something that is already on the page. When inspiration hits it seems like it is most important to get down your ideas and you can always make them better later.Shannon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375300716238391523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-25249123541605398122011-04-04T19:30:22.498-07:002011-04-04T19:30:22.498-07:00So true Courtney... writers do make time for writi...So true Courtney... writers do make time for writing, however it also is perfectly fine to be uninspired. Use that time to take in what's going on around you... whether on the tube, at the mall, a baby shower, wedding, work... or how about doing something 'out of the ordinary?' <br /><br />Just be ready when that inspiration hits because that's one thing about inspiration. It's usually when you're out and about enjoying life that it'll show up without warning and all be dang-it if you won't have a pen in hand or a PC in site!OEBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764044543216365261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-73376068350270982122011-04-04T10:33:39.752-07:002011-04-04T10:33:39.752-07:00LOL! You guys are a hoot. Firecracker? Hahaha. A...LOL! You guys are a hoot. Firecracker? Hahaha. As for making my characters listen, yeah that doesn't work for me either. They take the reins and I just hold on for the ride. I gotta say, I love my job too.<br /><br />ctnyCourtney Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071553271857082374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-5578903568517528042011-04-04T10:30:12.263-07:002011-04-04T10:30:12.263-07:00Dear Courtney,
My manuscript is misbehaving again....Dear Courtney,<br />My manuscript is misbehaving again. How do I get my characters to listen to me?<br />Sincerely,<br />Frustrated Writer<br /><br />Just kidding. I never even attempt to make my characters listen to me. I listen to them. <br /><br />But seriously, I completely agree. Writing is work. We have to make time for it. The good part is that if it's nice, we can write outside. And if the weather's bad, sit by the fire. Have I mentioned I love my job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535071685933167978.post-20154355094007253742011-04-04T09:11:38.950-07:002011-04-04T09:11:38.950-07:00Dear Courtney (a.k.a. Firecracker):
I was afraid y...Dear Courtney (a.k.a. Firecracker):<br />I was afraid you'd say that!CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.com