Comments on: so this morning

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:25:11 +0000

Ha! Yes, Tricia, I agree. Walking should be the icing on the cake. And slap our hands away if we try to eat a bite before it’s finished. I wish I could remember this…

By: cynthia

cynthia — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:17:03 +0000

In reply to Jodi Paloni. Jodi, that's funny. Perhaps you should try writing in your garden!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:26:13 +0000

I had a similar event happen in which I changed a sentence and sent the story off, then I went on a walk. I returned clear headed and saw that when I changed the sentence, I forgot to replace the question mark for a period. I asked for a revision but it was too late. I have wrong punctuation out there for all the world to see.

Walking should always be an integral part of writing.

By: Jodi Paloni

Jodi Paloni — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:50:36 +0000

My biggest problem is not getting out, it’s coming back in. What a glorious spring we’ve been having in Vermont! Perhaps that’s why my garden is better than my fiction.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 29 May 2010 12:41:42 +0000

In reply to nora lumiere.

Nora, I didn’t know that brain activity was greatest when staring into space. Really? This makes me think I should follow every session at my desk with a walk.

I enjoyed visiting your blog. Two related posts of yours: http://animatedwriting.blogspot.com/2010/02/frittering.html AND http://animatedwriting.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitlit_6975.html.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’ll be back.

By: nora lumiere

nora lumiere — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:57:42 +0000

Yes, things do come to us when not at our desk, when staring into space or doing things other than sitting with hands on keyboard. Scientists say that brain activity is greatest when we’re staring into space. Archimedes and Newton were also, apparently, staring into space when struck by their great ideas.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:29:17 +0000

In reply to Darrelyn Saloom. Darrelyn, isn't this the weirdest thing? It's like, if we would just get out of our own way for a minute...

By: Darrelyn Saloom

Darrelyn Saloom — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:26:10 +0000

After I sent in my last blog post, I went to sprinkle my garden. As soon as I relaxed and emptied my mind, a sentence popped into my head that needed to be changed. So I turned off the hose, ran back into my office, and shot an email to the editor. Fortunately, she made the change. Seems the voice likes gardens, morning walks, and any sort of outdoor play.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:46:10 +0000

In reply to peggy. Peggy, you are so right. How many times is it going to take? How many times before we step away from the desk willingly?

By: peggy

peggy — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:05:23 +0000

Lovely. And so true. Sometimes I push it and push it and push it–forcing myself to sit at my desk. When, the whole time, what I REALLY need is a walk in the mountains with the dogs. And then, everything (or at least a couple things) becomes clear. How many times do we need to learn this lesson before we just DO IT without arguing?