tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post8024740899281441970..comments2024-03-10T00:26:33.241-08:00Comments on <strike>Muse Riding Shotgun</strike>: IWSG: The In-Between TimeMason T. Matchakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-33590021143968077322017-02-22T04:14:37.005-08:002017-02-22T04:14:37.005-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.smithendy@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226609303174199878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-38309896215754710722017-02-07T15:34:49.165-08:002017-02-07T15:34:49.165-08:00Worst that could happen is that it falls apart lik...Worst that could happen is that it falls apart like everything else I do these days, causing me to lose even more faith in my ability to write.<br /><br />I really don't need that right now. >_<Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-84059612825997962802017-02-07T15:03:28.162-08:002017-02-07T15:03:28.162-08:00There's totes a story. Maybe put the planner i...There's totes a story. Maybe put the planner in you aside and a take a cue from us pansters. Just go for it. Write whatever vision you had. Even if you don't know what you're writing. What's the worse that could happen? Caitlin Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186146046485674541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-24027029217560499422017-02-07T14:07:24.721-08:002017-02-07T14:07:24.721-08:00I would say it's good to know someone else goe...I would say it's good to know someone else goes through this, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone. >_< But thanks. I keep hoping something will start working soon, as a week later I'm still in the same place, if not worse.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-34304570554159472102017-02-07T02:06:47.835-08:002017-02-07T02:06:47.835-08:00I've gone through this. I get really antsy whe...I've gone through this. I get really antsy when I don't know what I'm going to write next. I mean really really antsy. Just like you, I bounce from project to project trying to find which one is going to go, and right when I'm at my wits end, a story (usually one I've said, "Nah. Not going to work.") boils over out of nowhere, and balance is restored in the world, lol. I know the waiting sucks, but you'll figure it out in time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317095707905133969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-3502551285485149402017-02-05T19:42:26.467-08:002017-02-05T19:42:26.467-08:00But overthinking is what I do! :P Seriously, tho...But overthinking is what I do! :P Seriously, though, none of this is written - it's all in plot notes that are crashing and burning. And unfortunately, it's very common for me to have a vision of a story when there's no story. Grr. Arg.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-54097367562290825702017-02-05T19:41:22.898-08:002017-02-05T19:41:22.898-08:00I do read a lot (on my fourth book so far this yea...I do read a lot (on my fourth book so far this year) and I look for inspiration where I can find it. Nothing's struck again yet, but I'll keep trying.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-60074149849118701302017-02-05T19:40:49.944-08:002017-02-05T19:40:49.944-08:00That's what I'm trying to do, but it's...That's what I'm trying to do, but it's not working like it's supposed to. >_<Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-43548749535193723992017-02-05T19:40:27.103-08:002017-02-05T19:40:27.103-08:00I understand about seed scenes. I'm all about...I understand about seed scenes. I'm all about getting a few basic ideas and going from there. Trouble is figuring out where anything goes from there, as it feels like nothing I come up with lately has anything to it.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-68074038537368711982017-02-05T19:39:33.425-08:002017-02-05T19:39:33.425-08:00I kind of wish I could write like that - just get ...I kind of wish I could write like that - just get an idea and go. Trouble is, I've tried it enough to know it doesn't work for me. Bah. >_<Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-61585955087529471112017-02-01T17:07:53.887-08:002017-02-01T17:07:53.887-08:00I think you're overthinking it.
Don't wor...I think you're overthinking it.<br /><br />Don't worry about where the story will go - that'll come. You said you have a first act: write that out again, or from another character's POV. There's something in this event that you're missing and it may take writing it again or differently to discover what it is. Don't give up! You wouldn't have had a clear vision of the story if there was no story.Caitlin Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186146046485674541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-78761516235220798792017-02-01T12:27:09.092-08:002017-02-01T12:27:09.092-08:00I feel ya. I have lots of things I want to write a...I feel ya. I have lots of things I want to write and feel like I'll never have time to get around to them all. I guess that's a bit different, but I would just recommend taking in the work of other. Read a lot in your genre, watch movies. Inspiration will strike! Keep the faith. 💖Liesel K. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860816358217211833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-20751109444068358902017-02-01T10:29:50.496-08:002017-02-01T10:29:50.496-08:00I think I've over plotted my latest idea to th...I think I've over plotted my latest idea to the point it's not going to work. And like you, I lost interest. Write to your strengths. If that's lots of planning, so be it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-38816766172862834392017-02-01T09:43:22.419-08:002017-02-01T09:43:22.419-08:00See, I'm a loose plotter, so I'm good to s...See, I'm a loose plotter, so I'm good to start with an image, an idea, and a character. I'll even write an opening scene without any idea where it's going...but then I have to figure it out. Still, those seed scenes are my fire.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-29062541647368426152017-02-01T09:38:46.072-08:002017-02-01T09:38:46.072-08:00Since I'm not a plotter, I'm not sure how ...Since I'm not a plotter, I'm not sure how much I can help. Oh, I'll sit and discuss how to get out of corners I've written myself into, but I've found I can't plot worth a darn. I know where I'm going and then throw in a curve ball that completely takes me in a different direction. <br /><br />But the constant switching is something I do. I chase the shiny ideas and then come plodding back to where I left off eventually. I guess I don't have much to offer there either except for "Hey! I do that too!" :)<br /><br />Hope you get it figured out! Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.com