tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post6765127634115602204..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: Can you fail #NaNoWriMo on the third day?Annalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-82434117370980212662012-11-17T19:58:03.165+00:002012-11-17T19:58:03.165+00:00Hi Janey, sorry I've just seen your comment. T...Hi Janey, sorry I've just seen your comment. That's an amazing story - how fantastic to know he was listening and enjoying!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-31201083318143832412012-11-17T12:59:18.009+00:002012-11-17T12:59:18.009+00:00I'm still way behind where I should be, but st...I'm still way behind where I should be, but still writing almost every day - Fridays are hard because I work, and I realised that the 30th is a Friday, so I have to be done by the 29th... more pressure! I hope you're still going strong, Julie :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-49828986143358059832012-11-17T12:56:45.563+00:002012-11-17T12:56:45.563+00:00Sorry I missed this comment! The plot did come to ...Sorry I missed this comment! The plot did come to me in the end, now I'm stuck on another part lolAnnalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-38138004072338868782012-11-15T05:48:18.627+00:002012-11-15T05:48:18.627+00:00As a person who knows a little bit about comas, pe...As a person who knows a little bit about comas, people in a coma CAN hear. <br />I was reading a book to a fellow in a coma. A nurse came in the room (to check on his monitors or something) and said "He's laughing!"<br /><br />I would have missed it because I had my head down reading - but I had just read the only joke in the whole book1<br /><br />Janeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588811707267238800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-7916301284271379952012-11-07T15:31:02.309+00:002012-11-07T15:31:02.309+00:00You're not failing! It's funny I can say t...You're not failing! It's funny I can say that without hesitation to you but when it comes to telling myself it's not so easy. But I think we will both get through NaNo. Just giving it a shot has been motivating for me. Good luck!Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-17936948548844500562012-11-06T23:12:53.722+00:002012-11-06T23:12:53.722+00:00Getting blocked is just the worst, isn't it? G...Getting blocked is just the worst, isn't it? Good luck figuring it out. I saw your comment from earlier, about how you're going to spend today figuring out a plot. Hope it worked! Plotting can be so much fun.Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-33876051267076335222012-11-06T21:58:49.828+00:002012-11-06T21:58:49.828+00:00Chocolate has IS helping :-) I love the idea of re...Chocolate has IS helping :-) I love the idea of reading a not-so-good book - I often give that advice to other people.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-13431371911062928142012-11-06T20:36:29.551+00:002012-11-06T20:36:29.551+00:00Chocolate should help, right?!
Maybe ... read a bo...Chocolate should help, right?!<br />Maybe ... read a book that isn't so good. Then you'll be thinking, "I can definitely write better than this," and maybe your muse will return :) I don't know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-19863976845634578002012-11-06T10:57:16.166+00:002012-11-06T10:57:16.166+00:00Thanks Maria - I'll definitely use your mantra...Thanks Maria - I'll definitely use your mantra. I have discovered the core problem though - I don't have a plot. So I'm going to spend today brainstorming: I CAN DO THIS!!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-45708994516840934502012-11-06T07:50:18.815+00:002012-11-06T07:50:18.815+00:00You can borrow my mantra, ' I can do this!'...You can borrow my mantra, ' I can do this!' Now go and stick it on the fridge, on the laptop in the car, everywhere you can , and just do it, bum on seat, tap those keys, write rubbish, write through it...<br /><br />Bring in a gun? :-)<br /><br />Quitting isn't an option.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-47286074256939655372012-11-05T21:22:45.543+00:002012-11-05T21:22:45.543+00:00We'll sit and eat chocolate together while eve...We'll sit and eat chocolate together while everyone else reaches their targets - I bet we'll have more fun :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-42022702994657154442012-11-05T17:20:29.489+00:002012-11-05T17:20:29.489+00:00I thought I was ready to go too, but somehow, this...I thought I was ready to go too, but somehow, this pressure of word count has driven me to hang out at facebook far longer than a human being ever should. I too am a failure. Pass the chocolate please.Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-45658007189644371222012-11-05T10:49:54.348+00:002012-11-05T10:49:54.348+00:00Thanks Charlie. The good thing about being a pants...Thanks Charlie. The good thing about being a pantser is if I have a good idea I simply write that scene, even if it's out of order - then I fit those random scenes together like a jigsaw afterwards.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-50810449764978983982012-11-05T10:40:37.712+00:002012-11-05T10:40:37.712+00:00Very true, Diane, and the words are tumbling onto ...Very true, Diane, and the words are tumbling onto the screen, just slowly :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-83840514447882242942012-11-05T10:39:48.689+00:002012-11-05T10:39:48.689+00:00Well, I've enjoyed the chocolate, and the dres...Well, I've enjoyed the chocolate, and the dressing up!!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-4585244700272219332012-11-05T03:21:02.797+00:002012-11-05T03:21:02.797+00:00I could never handle being a pantser. I'm so a...I could never handle being a pantser. I'm so anal, and I'm always worried of forgetting a good idea, so I HAVE to write everything down. If anything, my outlines have become more and more meticulous, ha.<br /><br />Much luck with your NaNo project, I'm sure you'll figure out the book soon and meet your goals!Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-16857541554845892262012-11-04T21:20:22.918+00:002012-11-04T21:20:22.918+00:00You can only fail if you quit. Just write somethin...You can only fail if you quit. Just write something. L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-45244160902998781182012-11-04T20:56:28.833+00:002012-11-04T20:56:28.833+00:00It sounds like you have fantastic solutions to you...It sounds like you have fantastic solutions to your current dilemma. Best of luck.Murees Dupèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781339206465690961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-58024400007257752742012-11-04T15:58:28.785+00:002012-11-04T15:58:28.785+00:00That's true. I wouldn't have written my 30...That's true. I wouldn't have written my 3000 words at all without NaNo! I hope it starts to flow for you soon and I hope you have enough chocolate!!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-66043008230840489172012-11-04T15:57:21.603+00:002012-11-04T15:57:21.603+00:00Most of my characters are trapped in a collapsing ...Most of my characters are trapped in a collapsing building at the moment, so whenever it's getting slow I just make the floor shift a bit more :-) I might steal the tip about song lyrics. Margaret Atwood had a character in The Robber Bride (I think) who used to turn everything people said backwards in her head - that must have added a fair number of words.<br />Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-74271490734798692152012-11-04T15:52:28.782+00:002012-11-04T15:52:28.782+00:00I completely understand what you mean about not re...I completely understand what you mean about not realising you had writers block - it's happened to me before, I just thought I was a rubbish writer for ages, then one day I had an idea and started writing again. You will get back to it! Thanks for the pep talk :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-78904245806958016292012-11-04T15:48:29.589+00:002012-11-04T15:48:29.589+00:00Your last sentence is so true! Music and books alw...Your last sentence is so true! Music and books always inspire me.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-54831153699330748032012-11-04T14:24:00.923+00:002012-11-04T14:24:00.923+00:00I think eating chocolate is obviously a good plan....I think eating chocolate is obviously a good plan. It's always a plan! <br /><br />My first few days are also going slowly. I'm a pantser. To be honest, I didn't have the time to plot this even if I had wanted to so I have to just sit there and see what happens. One thing that is keeping me going though, is that if it wasn't for NaNo, I wouldn't even have these few words down, so it is motivating me and moving me forward, so don't give up Annalisa. Keep writing those words, no matter how few!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-57297947358630993492012-11-04T07:49:21.074+00:002012-11-04T07:49:21.074+00:00I wrote nothing on Day 2 and Day 3 was a struggle,...I wrote nothing on Day 2 and Day 3 was a struggle, so hoping to make up for it today. As a total pantster, I have found the best way to keep going is to include song lyrics and detailed descriptions of weapons based on extensive YouTube research... oh, and a car journey because you never know what is round the next corner, literally! Best of luck. ;-)Ermiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379137320794025513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-50803061694380804942012-11-04T01:24:22.934+00:002012-11-04T01:24:22.934+00:00I haven't participated in NaNo yet so sorry, c...I haven't participated in NaNo yet so sorry, can't give you any writerly advice. But what I can tell you is NEVER GIVE UP and HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF! You can do it, Annalisa!<br /><br />My muse plays hide and seek on me too. She comes out and then disappears when I want to continue writing! But the thing is, it seems like my muse has been taking a little nap for the past ten months. Um, yeah, I've been going through a writer's block and didn't even notice I had it until a month ago! <br /><br />I really need to get back to writing sometime soon. Get back working on my memoirs that should be thriving! But darn it, I got too many distractions.<br /><br />Good luck with NaNo and don't give up yet! :)Livia Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059335917756643684noreply@blogger.com