tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post2901349511727730399..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: The 'Writerly' LifeJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-10263595448969419052010-10-04T12:24:37.685-07:002010-10-04T12:24:37.685-07:00Great comments--and it seems mulling and writing i...Great comments--and it seems mulling and writing in one's mind is very common.<br /><br />Now if only the publicity part of being an author was as easy.Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-34307306092956513152010-10-04T12:00:25.717-07:002010-10-04T12:00:25.717-07:00I have solved many a plot problem all of a sudden ...I have solved many a plot problem all of a sudden when I'm driving, which is why I always give myself 5 minutes cushion to pull over, jot some notes and head on.<br /><br />Sometimes I guess the body needs to be in motion for the brain to get there too!<br /><br />There's a certain amount of butt in chair needed, but mulling is just as necessary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-1352906001122277462010-10-04T09:41:26.611-07:002010-10-04T09:41:26.611-07:00Sorry, Alison, I guess I didn't look closely e...Sorry, Alison, I guess I didn't look closely enough. I associate Sunday posts with Jami because that's been her "day" for so long. I enjoyed your post very much.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-10432400593973341532010-10-03T15:20:53.122-07:002010-10-03T15:20:53.122-07:00Alison - great post. I do a lot of work "mull...Alison - great post. I do a lot of work "mulling" in my mind, too. In fact, in between writing projects, I now let myself do absolutely nothing for awhile, and I find it very freeing for my creativity. Because of course, we are still researching, learning new things, and letting our unconscious ramble around on its own, which is a large part of the process of coming up with new ideas. But "blood?" LOL. Now you DO have me intrigued over your next project *grin*Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-10139716634654606732010-10-03T13:50:07.135-07:002010-10-03T13:50:07.135-07:00Laura--it was me, Alison, who wrote the post on wr...Laura--it was me, Alison, who wrote the post on writing. Jami wrote the interesting one on airbags!<br /><br />It sounds as if we work in much the same way (mysteriously!)<br /><br />Bouncin' Barb--I'm blaming age and not meds for my memory. I write everything down! Good luck with your book--just remember it's a lot more difficult than a blog, but if you love writing, you'll get there.Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-81126187961104966122010-10-03T12:40:40.313-07:002010-10-03T12:40:40.313-07:00I am just beginning to to come to terms that I wan...I am just beginning to to come to terms that I want to write a book. I started it with my Bouncin' Thru Life blog and there is just so much more detail that needs to be written. While I have a great memory for detail my short term memory is affected by medication that I take and if I don't write a note I forget what it is that I wanted to jot down. I'm blaming the meds and not my age!! haha.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-44920454078429536452010-10-03T10:31:23.388-07:002010-10-03T10:31:23.388-07:00Jami--I work a lot the way you do. For me, it look...Jami--I work a lot the way you do. For me, it looks like this: I ponder the books in my mystery series several books ahead, thinking about titles and plots of future volumes as I work on the current one. Then, for instance, right after I finished my eleventh book, "Going, Gone", which came out this last spring, I wrote the outline and first three chapters of book twelve. Since then I have mostly been mulling it over, letting it sink in, so to speak. Soon now, I'll write the rest of it (its due to be turned in next spring for publication spring 2012). I find that the many months when I don't actively work on the book have an important part to play in the process. Just like you, during that time problems work out, and details are resolved; when I actually write the rest of the book, I'm quite clear on what needs to happen. Great post!Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.com