tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post5007907878272523589..comments2024-03-10T00:26:33.241-08:00Comments on <strike>Muse Riding Shotgun</strike>: Slightly More Than 12% of a PlanMason T. Matchakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-83971032429218407372016-08-01T10:59:10.292-07:002016-08-01T10:59:10.292-07:00Clearly I need to be paying more attention to the ...Clearly I need to be paying more attention to the music scene.James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-13504895853663526062016-07-26T20:23:05.457-07:002016-07-26T20:23:05.457-07:00On the plus side, it's kind of a reassuring si...On the plus side, it's kind of a reassuring sign - when we hit that point, we know we need to step away and figure it out instead of banging our heads against it again and again. The trouble is recognizing when that's what's happening.<br /><br />And yeah, Garbage's new album is their sixth. They've never really gone away, just taken a few very long breaks.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-27972931329063388542016-07-26T20:21:46.298-07:002016-07-26T20:21:46.298-07:00I hear you. There are all kinds of things I'v...I hear you. There are all kinds of things I've found that worked to get me going again on a story that had stalled. Trouble is, the same ones don't always work on different stories. Oops. >_<Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-17974445505892296092016-07-26T09:36:37.796-07:002016-07-26T09:36:37.796-07:00I think I'm much like you. If something's...I think I'm much like you. If something's missing from a story I'm working on, I just know it. I don't know how I know; I just do.<br /><br />Also, I used to love Garbage back in the 90's. Didn't even realize they were still around.James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-35191347300559627142016-07-25T12:25:44.741-07:002016-07-25T12:25:44.741-07:00Sometimes, I put the main WIP down and work on sho...Sometimes, I put the main WIP down and work on short stories of a different genre, and then I talk about it with someone in my house. I kept not wanting to talk about my current WIP, and when I did I finally realized what was missing . . . a purpose. Now, that I know what my MC's purpose is, I can cut about 30% of what I wrote that doesn't go that route. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-75992217646846036122016-07-24T19:30:05.280-07:002016-07-24T19:30:05.280-07:00Yes, walking away helps so much! I've had it ...Yes, walking away helps so much! I've had it happen so many times that just getting out of my chair to get more water or something like that helps me figure out what's wrong with a story.<br /><br />And if I remember right, you said elsewhere that you'd figured out what wasn't working with yours, so, yay!Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-46879570684317999862016-07-24T19:29:11.107-07:002016-07-24T19:29:11.107-07:00I hear you there. It's way too easy to get di...I hear you there. It's way too easy to get distracted by the shiny new idea, or something that just seems like it's working better, especially when what we're supposed to be working on gets difficult.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-9257547012733424982016-07-24T19:28:12.779-07:002016-07-24T19:28:12.779-07:00It sounds like we're largely in the same place...It sounds like we're largely in the same place on this. I think trying to bounce between project is part of what frustrates me, especially when I'm in the plotting phase of a bunch of things at once.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-29064723934547405902016-07-24T19:27:23.780-07:002016-07-24T19:27:23.780-07:00Yah, they did their twenty-year anniversary tour l...Yah, they did their twenty-year anniversary tour last year. I caught a performance online, was great to see them do all the old stuff, but I like their newer stuff too.<br /><br />And I'm totally going to do the giant magical robot battle book one day. ^_^Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-38427818004050251552016-07-22T08:44:22.620-07:002016-07-22T08:44:22.620-07:00Letting it simmer is a good idea. I always find th...Letting it simmer is a good idea. I always find that walking away from a problem is the best way to find the solution. Often, when reading a book or watching a movie/TV show, I'll see some twist and think, "Yes, that's what I'm missing from my story!"<br /><br />As for me, I am 27k words into a new first draft and have hit my first real roadblock. Time to walk away for awhile!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-78148307585711905222016-07-21T15:30:09.322-07:002016-07-21T15:30:09.322-07:00I'm horrible about working on what I'm sup...I'm horrible about working on what I'm supposed to be working on when I'm passionate about something else. I usually know something is wrong when I feel like I'm slogging through stuff. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-45227617041950970572016-07-20T09:10:49.956-07:002016-07-20T09:10:49.956-07:00I try to stick to one book at a time. I used to bo...I try to stick to one book at a time. I used to bounce between them all over the place, but what I found was that I didn't make any progress. I either loved this one or loved that one and then I'd get distracted by something shiny and new... Unless it's a short story, I no longer bounce between stories when working on a project.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-61653517351980226732016-07-20T04:44:51.252-07:002016-07-20T04:44:51.252-07:00I would read a giant magical robot battle book.
Ju...I would read a giant magical robot battle book.<br />Just start making a list of what-ifs. Something will hit.<br />Garbage has been around a long time now. At least twenty years.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com