tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post2674661786764042380..comments2024-02-12T02:28:12.317-05:00Comments on The Writers' Group: Making a Literary Life Friday: Raising the BarLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-79586393193489544642007-06-09T01:46:00.000-04:002007-06-09T01:46:00.000-04:00thanks for the advice Hannah,I am going to finish ...thanks for the advice Hannah,<BR/><BR/>I am going to finish some books, that I had left in the lurch; while my writing was zooming.<BR/>And I'll probably make some new posts to my blog over the next few days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-15847032105788842112007-06-08T13:30:00.000-04:002007-06-08T13:30:00.000-04:00Enjoy the Debs in person, I'll be there in spirit!...Enjoy the Debs in person, I'll be there in spirit!Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-86807132834048700432007-06-08T10:45:00.000-04:002007-06-08T10:45:00.000-04:00I'm low on fuel myself, after an intense couple of...I'm low on fuel myself, after an intense couple of writing weeks!<BR/><BR/>A beach trip looms on the evening horizon, though, so I hope to return to my desk renewed on Monday.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I'll miss the multi-deb reading. Hope it's as fun as it promises to be!Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915740239016736614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-10143184713258091522007-06-08T08:30:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:30:00.000-04:00Everyone probably refuels in different ways, so do...Everyone probably refuels in different ways, so don't know if this is right for you. When I am depleted, I don't like what I write or revise. Hallie Ephron once said that after one completes a draft, it is best to let it sit for weeks (plural!) and then go back to analyze it for big issues and small issues. I find this holds true even along the way. When I get to that low point, I take a break. I put the piece aside for a few days, at least; then I read. What don't I like about what is going on? What Guardian Angel books by great writers did that well? You won't copy, but you'll get ideas on craft. Or read favorite reference books; ours are listed bottom right. With those same precious hours you would write, sit with a small pile of books designed to help you slow down, think, focus on the craft of it. Close your eyes. Make tea, let all the ideas start to whirl and then, who knows? You'll be pulling a sock out of the dryer, and whammo! Very best of luck!<BR/><BR/>HannahLynne Griffin and Amy MacKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107479565926998943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37180398.post-63471503658630103362007-06-08T08:17:00.000-04:002007-06-08T08:17:00.000-04:00Hannah and Lynne,You couldn't have posted this at ...Hannah and Lynne,<BR/>You couldn't have posted this at a better time for me.<BR/>The energy crisis has hit me hard. I have been working non stop for weeks on the draft of my WIP. And now I feel as if I have run out of fuel.<BR/>Yesterday I decided to halt new writing. Instead I started a revision process from my first chapter. <BR/>Now I feel, even worse. I couldn't function; or at least in a sensible manner. My own words that I enjoyed writing, felt hollow.<BR/>Advice needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com