tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post9217569256069583914..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: THAT MOMENT IT CLICKSLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11292584195493372752009-08-28T21:57:05.631-04:002009-08-28T21:57:05.631-04:00This happens to me quite often, too. I thought it ...<i>This happens to me quite often, too. I thought it very weird, but then I went to a workshop by my friend, KATHLEEN BALDWIN, titled: The Secret Life of Pantsers: Magic Tricks and Delightful Games. This was a delightful and fun look at why pantsers write the way we do, and why we have those shower epiphanies.<br /><br />She is submitting it to the RWA National workshop list for 2010 and hopefully, the committee will love it as much as I did, because it will be a great seminar for EVERYONE who writes by the seat of their pants to attend!</i><br /><br />I always start out pantsing, and then plot once I know where I'm going. This sounds like a great workshop! I'm cautiously optimistic about going to it, if it gets approved. I missed half the workshops I planned to go to this year. Too much going on! (And, later in the week, too darn tired.)<br /><br />If I could bring the computer in the shower without electrocuting myself, I might be able to get enough water-stimulated "clicks" to get a book right from start to finish.<br /><br />I was talking to a friend this a.m. -- we were moaning about what slow learners we are. (I'm thinking they should give us Student Writer license plates.) <br /><br />I mentioned that I seem to have the hooks down -- it's the rest of the story I have trouble with. She said, "At least you've got that much right. I'm a bad hooker." We're still snorting over that one!Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14329742825797185592009-08-28T21:47:54.296-04:002009-08-28T21:47:54.296-04:00Hey Virginia!
A great way for the creative proces...Hey Virginia!<br /><br />A great way for the creative process to work is to do the mundane things, like vacuuming, ironing, scrubbing the tub. AND your house looks great afterwards!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89967158026499684622009-08-28T21:46:54.137-04:002009-08-28T21:46:54.137-04:00Hey, limecello, good to see you!
The clicks may c...Hey, limecello, good to see you!<br /><br />The clicks may come easier to some than others. Writers may be a little more open to them...or maybe I just have a funky brain! Hope you get the click you're looking for.Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74284968979843371712009-08-28T21:45:33.260-04:002009-08-28T21:45:33.260-04:00Hey Jeanne!
I figured you'd be a Criminal Min...Hey Jeanne!<br /><br />I figured you'd be a Criminal Minds kind of girl. Don't you just love the by-play with him and the computer nerd girl? <br /><br />And he's very smart on the show, not just eye-candy!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76486058972469048312009-08-28T21:43:38.447-04:002009-08-28T21:43:38.447-04:00Hey AC!
Glad you have pics to go inspire you. As ...Hey AC!<br /><br />Glad you have pics to go inspire you. As I said, I don't do it often, and mostly at least half way through the book I'll think of one or find one, but this time...oh yeah...I'm sooo inspired!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-13699578721690055762009-08-28T21:41:27.921-04:002009-08-28T21:41:27.921-04:00Congrats Jane on nabbing the rooster today!
I gue...Congrats Jane on nabbing the rooster today!<br /><br />I guess I have had clicks before but can't think of any right now my brain is not working today. I have been cleaning all day and you don't need a brain for that. You just go through the motions. It does make thing look better for a day or two. Then you get to start all over again.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19272560599314929112009-08-28T20:51:44.048-04:002009-08-28T20:51:44.048-04:00Great post, Suzanne. :) I don't know about &qu...Great post, Suzanne. :) I don't know about "clicks" - I think mine are more gradual, but I'd like for a click to happen right now :P<br /><br />Congrats on the GR, Jane!limecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331447498798826649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-53116815511008060032009-08-28T20:32:44.460-04:002009-08-28T20:32:44.460-04:00Becke, I get solutions to problems in the shower, ...Becke, I get solutions to problems in the shower, too. Also while washing dishes or brushing my teeth. A book I read on creativity--can't recall the title--claimed running water stimulated it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-37338019753808323582009-08-28T20:10:11.192-04:002009-08-28T20:10:11.192-04:00Hey Jane! You got the GR!!! Woot!
Suz, what a G...Hey Jane! You got the GR!!! Woot!<br /><br />Suz, what a GREAT post. And not just because I adore Shemar Moore from Criminal Minds. (Where DID you get that photo? YUMMMMM!)<br /><br />I haven't read through everyone else's posts yet, but I can say absolutely that I've had those "clicks". They are wonderful, aren't they?<br /><br />What excellent examples you've given too, from your experience. And having read Lacy? Oh, yeah. Click. :>Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-26267286771233985832009-08-28T18:49:04.060-04:002009-08-28T18:49:04.060-04:00GREAT post, Suz!
And YUMMY piccie of Shemar!!! Th...GREAT post, Suz!<br /><br />And YUMMY piccie of Shemar!!! That definitely had things clicking in my head. MUAHAHAHA!<br /><br />I'll answer your most recent question: YES! I usually do have pictures of my main characters (at least how I picture them) and it does seem to help. Like you, I might not have them when I start writing, though sometimes I do. I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone that I seem to find piccies of the hero much more easily than the heroine. :-P<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55756744329962399292009-08-28T18:00:04.914-04:002009-08-28T18:00:04.914-04:00But it hit me that their relationship might have m...<i>But it hit me that their relationship might have more conflict if they'd been living together instead of married -- more risk if they separate. So now I'm trying that instead. Click!</i><br /><br />Aha! The old fall back and punt form of writing!! (I do that when I hit the wall, Anna S and I talked about earlier!)<br /><br />Good for you!!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33572691256322244152009-08-28T17:57:56.283-04:002009-08-28T17:57:56.283-04:00Hey Becke!
My story clicks -- I call them epiphan...Hey Becke!<br /><br /><i>My story clicks -- I call them epiphanies -- usually come when I'm in the shower. Maybe it's some fetal memory thing, that makes me think more creatively in water. Too bad I don't have a hot tub!</i>..<br /><br />This happens to me quite often, too. I thought it very weird, but then I went to a workshop by my friend, KATHLEEN BALDWIN, titled: The Secret Life of Pantsers: Magic Tricks and Delightful Games. This was a delightful and fun look at why pantsers write the way we do, and why we have those shower epiphanies.<br /><br />She is submitting it to the RWA National workshop list for 2010 and hopefully, the committee will love it as much as I did, because it will be a great seminar for EVERYONE who writes by the seat of their pants to attend!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45840872076141109292009-08-28T17:50:37.285-04:002009-08-28T17:50:37.285-04:00And yes, that is a very inspiring picture of Shema...And yes, that is a very inspiring picture of Shemar, isn't it?<br /><br />I have a question for the writer's among us...do you find it more helpful to have an inspiring picture of your hero when working on a WIP? <br /><br />This is the very first time I've had one at the beginning of the book. Usually, I find half way through a book who my hero might resemble, (and I don't always have one, just an idea in my head).Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-25677547071008201282009-08-28T17:49:59.494-04:002009-08-28T17:49:59.494-04:00Specifically, I had a "click" moment wit...Specifically, I had a "click" moment with my first story, which finaled in a bunch of contest and has been simmering ever since. It's gone through two complete revisions, but it's still not right yet. <br /><br />As it stands now, the h/h are married, but having problems that lead to a separation. (It is a romance, so you know there will be an HEA.) But it hit me that their relationship might have more conflict if they'd been living together instead of married -- more risk if they separate. So now I'm trying that instead. Click!Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33037629692433948332009-08-28T17:49:10.189-04:002009-08-28T17:49:10.189-04:00Hey Addison!
Glad you got the CLICK for your syno...Hey Addison!<br /><br />Glad you got the CLICK for your synopsis for the second in your new series! Like the leader of the A team used to say..."Don't you just love it when a plan comes together?"Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1518922772678698912009-08-28T17:47:47.431-04:002009-08-28T17:47:47.431-04:00Joan said..My most recent was the "click"...<i> Joan said..My most recent was the "click" that told me to go back to the bedside....being a charge nurse was KILLING me...</i>..<br /><br />Yep, that's the life changing one. You and I have talked before, that the caregiver needs to be sure to take care of themselves, physically, emotionally and spiritually!Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-56092145851230886642009-08-28T17:37:58.131-04:002009-08-28T17:37:58.131-04:00Congrats on the GR, Jane!
Hi Suzanne! Thanks for...Congrats on the GR, Jane! <br /><br />Hi Suzanne! Thanks for the photo of Shemar Moore -- made my day. And maybe tomorrow, too. Clothes should be optional for guys who look like that. <br /><br />Anyway, now that I've been away from that picture for a minute, my brain is kicking in again. I read a book about the importance of fear once, and it said paying attention to those "clicks" that warn you of danger can save your life.<br /><br />My story clicks -- I call them epiphanies -- usually come when I'm in the shower. Maybe it's some fetal memory thing, that makes me think more creatively in water. Too bad I don't have a hot tub!<br /><br />I love those lightbulb-over-the-head moments with a story. I've had them happen several times recently, for three different stories. I wish those clicks would work on demand!Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59487703615079102972009-08-28T16:47:10.938-04:002009-08-28T16:47:10.938-04:00Suz:
GREAT topic. And....GREAT, INCREDIBLE, AMAZ...Suz:<br /><br />GREAT topic. And....GREAT, INCREDIBLE, AMAZING photo of Shemar!!<br /><br />I love when those clicks happen. I had one in the synopsis I just turned in - a lovely little click that not only fixed a plot challenge but added a whole new layer of conflict.<br /><br />Happy Weekend, everyone!<br />AddisonAddison Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168075638110546283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19563810309863064532009-08-28T16:37:47.549-04:002009-08-28T16:37:47.549-04:00And I bet you've had many a "click" ...<i>And I bet you've had many a "click" moment at work, like I have! </i><br /><br />Ummmm...yeah....but I don't think too often on them. <br /><br />My most recent was the "click" that told me to go back to the bedside....being a charge nurse was KILLING me...<br /><br />And then today, in the middle of CPR recert, a patient's daughter (who works at the hospital) tracked me down and brought me a huge vase of flowers as a "thank you" from her Dad....<br /><br />SniffJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-177562915452746432009-08-28T15:55:14.647-04:002009-08-28T15:55:14.647-04:00Nancy said...I had an experience like that with a ...<i> Nancy said...I had an experience like that with a dagger in my medieval. I think there was, somewhere in the back of my brain, that saying that if there's a gun in Act I, it'd better go off by Act III, but I can't be sure.</i>..<br /><br />I've heard that quote too, about the gun. My subconscious must've made sure I adhered to it! Apparently, the same goes for daggers in medievals?Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49937542302886112492009-08-28T15:54:50.501-04:002009-08-28T15:54:50.501-04:00Suzanne said: Hmmmm....maybe that will give you yo...Suzanne said: <i>Hmmmm....maybe that will give you your own CLICK moment?</i><br /><br />Indeed, it gave me a CLICK similar to Sir Toby's in Teesa Dare's <i>A Lady of Persuasion</i> - I finally started it, yay! I haven't finished it yet so I can't recommend it, but so far I'm really liking it. Anyway, the click? "I want that."Lynz Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491480053800624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58765268873512500112009-08-28T15:41:02.471-04:002009-08-28T15:41:02.471-04:00Hey Lynz!
You mean you can't concentrate on a...Hey Lynz!<br /><br />You mean you can't concentrate on anything EXCEPT the very handsome man on the blog post? Hmmmm....maybe that will give you your own CLICK moment?<br /><br />I love Robin McKinley's observation and I know I've had many a story problem solved that way. And occasionally, I have whole conversations with characters that tell me who and what they are in their core being. (And let me tell you how freaky weird that is!!)Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-43847900358322330792009-08-28T15:22:40.681-04:002009-08-28T15:22:40.681-04:00Hey Cassondra!
But they're unexplainable by a...Hey Cassondra!<br /><br /><i>But they're unexplainable by any means except intuition, or something equally paranormal. I believe in those things, of course, but I know people who blow them off.</i>..<br /><br />Thanks to my mom, I believe in those things, too. I call them her woo-woo moments, which to me are different from the CLICK moment. The woo-woo is an uncontrollable need to do something for no reason...like check on a pt. you believe to be sleeping, who has made no noise and hasn't called out, only to find her sitting straight up in bed...telling you she's hurting...(and not in a labor way, but in an I-just-took-a-turn-for-the-worst-sick sorta way).<br /><br />A CLICK to me is a knowing that something in your life has just changed, or knowing that something is in need of fixing or someone needs you sort of thing...<br /><br />Does that make sense?Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-15794257230157814922009-08-28T15:17:06.776-04:002009-08-28T15:17:06.776-04:00Hey, Pat!
Wow, nice to know men will get those CL...Hey, Pat!<br /><br />Wow, nice to know men will get those CLICK moments and that they actually listen to them.<br /><br />I never watched a lot of Y&R, except in a patient's room, but I do remember Shemar being on that soap years back! And yes, he has only improved with age.Suzanne Ferrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761579189372602292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6922409731505359782009-08-28T15:17:05.115-04:002009-08-28T15:17:05.115-04:00Hi, Lynz--
Robin McKinley's Sunshine is the f...Hi, Lynz--<br /><br />Robin McKinley's <i>Sunshine</i> is the first vampire book I liked, and I still don't like many.<br /><br />I thought what you said about her click process was interesting. My contemporary spy came to me in a burst. Not a click, but a burst of first-person, snarky backstory while I was sitting on a plane noodling around with an AlphaSmart. That burst doesn't actually appear in the book anywhere, but it's who she is. And the story flowed from there.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.com