tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post1869458949567846769..comments2023-08-03T07:18:44.184-07:00Comments on Wendy Roberts: My Inner DolphinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-34309858589186972122007-02-22T06:37:00.000-08:002007-02-22T06:37:00.000-08:00Anissa, I'm now up to my ears in subplots LOL. Got...Anissa, I'm now up to my ears in subplots LOL. Got to start weeding them out.<BR/><BR/>So Holly, do you just keep writing other stuff and go back to that particular scene once the answer goes *poof*?Wendy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619336710125018971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-4223149580742810502007-02-21T22:06:00.000-08:002007-02-21T22:06:00.000-08:00I NEVER get the answer by morning. I think my mind...I NEVER get the answer by morning. I think my mind mulls it over and over and over for days after I initially plant the seed and then... poof... spits out a reply when I least expect it!<BR/><BR/>Dolphins only sleep with one eye closed? Really!?Holly Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336717023482533615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-32377383147223617772007-02-21T07:24:00.000-08:002007-02-21T07:24:00.000-08:00Yay! Who knows, maybe one of those new obstacles ...Yay! Who knows, maybe one of those new obstacles will turn into a great little subplot.Anissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773384041569563564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-81039159361576731852007-02-21T06:32:00.000-08:002007-02-21T06:32:00.000-08:00Okay, I did try a combination of Therese's writing...Okay, I did try a combination of Therese's writing journal and Anissa's sit and think route and I was able to work through the scene *yay* The answers I came up with actually gave me more obstacles in the story but, hey, you can't have everything! LOL.Wendy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619336710125018971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-41139762005106918212007-02-20T18:48:00.000-08:002007-02-20T18:48:00.000-08:00Wendy - "Get busy" Ha! I didn't even realize I w...Wendy - <BR/><BR/>"Get busy" Ha! I didn't even realize I wrote that. That could be taken any number of ways...<BR/><BR/>To answer your question, yes. Usually if they start interacting in the form of new scenes, etc, I'll pull out the computer and jot it down. Not full sentences or anything, just words, phrases, dialogue, etc. I do this in the dark with just the glow of the laptop screen. Anissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773384041569563564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-14291859640314905402007-02-20T09:12:00.000-08:002007-02-20T09:12:00.000-08:00Anissa, so when your characters "get busy" and wak...Anissa, so when your characters "get busy" and wake you up do you go and write things down? I'd be afraid to never fall back asleep LOL.Wendy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619336710125018971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-32519790703132185172007-02-20T08:00:00.000-08:002007-02-20T08:00:00.000-08:00I've never had success with specific issues being ...I've never had success with specific issues being resolved through sleep. Maybe it's because I fall asleep so fast that I don't have time to contemplate enough. I can come up with great new scenes that way though. In the half-sleep, my characters get busy, sometimes even waking me up.<BR/><BR/>To solve specific problems, I'm more of a sit and think person. My brain is easily distracted; if I Anissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773384041569563564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-15702372061299546462007-02-20T06:11:00.000-08:002007-02-20T06:11:00.000-08:00Therese,that's an interesting idea. I'll try the j...Therese,<BR/>that's an interesting idea. I'll try the journal and let you know what happens.Wendy Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619336710125018971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24155887.post-65559119547945126082007-02-20T05:58:00.000-08:002007-02-20T05:58:00.000-08:00The think-before-sleep approach has worked for me,...The think-before-sleep approach has worked for me, but I've had better luck using a writing journal.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't already gone this route, try it. I feel you have to physically do the writing, i.e. with a pencil or pen, in order to stimulate your brain in ways using the keyboard can't.<BR/><BR/>I'll often start out by just stating the question or problem, then writing "maybe if..." Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.com