tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post8283415649361950998..comments2023-10-20T10:43:45.340-05:00Comments on ChristaCarol Jones: Author, Teacher, Mother: Weird Writing Habits?ChristaCarol Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-12025651981031682592009-12-23T21:51:25.800-06:002009-12-23T21:51:25.800-06:00You're not crazy, I also have dark chocolate a...You're not crazy, I also have dark chocolate at my disposal at almost all times when I write. Sometimes I run out of space on paper, and I write on napkins or old envelopes, but before I write on those I write on my wrist, I will fill my wrist with ink before I pick up a piece pf paper. <br /><br />I also prefer to write into the late hours of the night from like 10pm to 3 or 4am, on school days.<br /><br />And plenty else, I think all writers have their own little quirks, they mnake us all unique but similar.Hayley Lovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16786674202167099600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-75884745025843951602009-12-23T20:21:30.502-06:002009-12-23T20:21:30.502-06:00I hear ya, Sharla. This morning I was writing, in ...I hear ya, Sharla. This morning I was writing, in a zone, and realized my MC had to ask a really important question. So I write the setup, and BAM, brain fart. Seriously, I STILL can't think of this almighty important questions she's suppose to ask, and guess what? I'm not going to be able to just skip and write ahead, because it could alter everything that happens next. Enter: me banging my head on desk until it comes. Arg!ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-61158148934597179712009-12-23T12:53:17.887-06:002009-12-23T12:53:17.887-06:00Had to add after I read some comments...I'm to...Had to add after I read some comments...I'm totally the same way with having to read previous stuff before I start writing. Guess it gets me in the world with the characters. And I can't skip around either. In fact, I've gone back to the beginning right now and am tweaking and editing and dreading the point where I reach where I left off....because there's a hole there. I know what happens later but I can't write it because the canyon in the middle is taunting me!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-57139148844554187932009-12-23T06:56:01.400-06:002009-12-23T06:56:01.400-06:00Oooh I hope you finish it because I'm dying to...Oooh I hope you finish it because I'm dying to know what happens next. And I edit as I write too!Jennifer Walkuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441887850464334900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-13469082085950200852009-12-22T17:07:39.463-06:002009-12-22T17:07:39.463-06:00Sarah- Mmm, I remember those candies.
CM- I hear...Sarah- Mmm, I remember those candies. <br /><br />CM- I hear ya on that one.<br /><br />J- I'm a bit of the same, can't write out of order, have to read previous chapter before I continue, etc. Maybe it's an OCD thing?<br /><br />L&L- Totally!I do the same thing, check e-mail, all that stuff, before I finally sit down and write. And I believe almost anyone writes better when they should be sleeping instead because the subconscious is way more creative.ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-39373414361786706472009-12-22T11:33:14.401-06:002009-12-22T11:33:14.401-06:00I have to clean, check email, check blogs, check o...I have to clean, check email, check blogs, check other random internet things before I can do any writing. Then, only after everything seems relatively completed, can I write. I usually have a cup of tea next to me and by this time it's close to midnight. But I've found, the more tired I am, the better I write. It's like my brain shuts down and I'm on auto pilot. The words just spill on out.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-80042358244432366212009-12-22T11:07:56.539-06:002009-12-22T11:07:56.539-06:00I can write anywhere and tune anything (or anyone?...I can write anywhere and tune anything (or anyone?) out. I usually write in my big mamma chair (nay, it's a throne). I write in fits and spurts. I add to a story skeleton as I go along. After writing a chapter or scene, I stop. Before I write more, read what I wrote in the previous session. <br /><br />I can't skip scenes or write without knowing where the story's going. I'm a global thinker; I can't see the trees for the forest.<br /><br />I don't write everyday, but I miss it when I don't.jmartinlibraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518086626337975099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-21149105358424950632009-12-22T09:15:23.568-06:002009-12-22T09:15:23.568-06:00I'm apathetic enough that, if I were to allow ...I'm apathetic enough that, if I were to allow myself to be neurotic on top of it, I would never get anything done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-80586524837316667822009-12-21T22:54:15.166-06:002009-12-21T22:54:15.166-06:00When I'm really in a pinch there's only on...When I'm really in a pinch there's only one fix: Those gummy sharks that are blue on top and white on bottom. They pulled me through engineering school and now are my crutch for writing.<br /><br />I work much much better if I am at a place like a restaurant or coffee shop with random background noise. Writing at home is always difficult.Sarah N Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336889385096937607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-83941751437460992502009-12-21T21:11:50.911-06:002009-12-21T21:11:50.911-06:00I did longhand once during a lunch break at a writ...I did longhand once during a lunch break at a writing conference. I thoroughly prefer typing, much faster for me. I do keep a journal and/or digital voice recorder with me to write/record thoughts, though. I love how everyone writes so differently!!ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-88958277294092246972009-12-21T20:28:48.699-06:002009-12-21T20:28:48.699-06:00I cannot chapter as I write. I have to write one ...I cannot chapter as I write. I have to write one lonnnnnnnnnnng book, get it edited as it can get, and then chapter it.<br /><br />and I can't just write roughly without editing. On the computer that is. I love to write longhand first really roughly, then type it in.<br /><br />I've never had the luxury of going anywhere to write, I've always wanted to do the coffee shop thing. I've learned to do pretty well in the car though, on my spiral while waiting for my daughter to get out of dancing! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-56496862872004916572009-12-21T20:07:06.097-06:002009-12-21T20:07:06.097-06:00Hah! You are a goddess, I never quite figured out ...Hah! You are a goddess, I never quite figured out how to do that *bows*ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501611235905219648.post-83126826209998908242009-12-21T17:26:32.382-06:002009-12-21T17:26:32.382-06:00I have to go put the paci back in baby's face ...I have to go put the paci back in baby's face ever 3 minutes. Is that weird? I've also mastered the art of typing while breastfeeding.Jill Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059527254551768150noreply@blogger.com