tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post3304731214871432694..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: A Writing HiatusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-63458498989107285562009-05-29T15:06:16.652-06:002009-05-29T15:06:16.652-06:00I've recently come back from hiatus and the break ...I've recently come back from hiatus and the break was good for me to refresh my mind. I needed a little time to remember why I love writing so much but I also needed to remember that one cannot live vicariously through their characters forever. I needed to get out, enjoy the sun, love and cuddle with my doodles, and treasure the beauties that I have.<br /><br />I'm excited to hear more about your new novel idea! Tell us more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-34534096472587123072009-05-28T19:15:52.101-06:002009-05-28T19:15:52.101-06:00Ditto on the fab comments above. (Love knowing tha...Ditto on the fab comments above. (Love knowing that creative brain waves = deep meditation brain waves!) My writing hiatus lasted several months after my last novel. I was writing, just not getting anywhere. A brief period of relaxation is OK for me, more than that and I get frustrated.Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-86362269161965226022009-05-28T18:11:40.798-06:002009-05-28T18:11:40.798-06:00Well, I just loved everyone else's comments. They ...Well, I just loved everyone else's comments. They said what I would have said if I'd been quicker.<br /><br />Oh, and the well isn't dry, Melissa. But you do have to pull the bucket up.Fran Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545648992948168762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-42806778761076194762009-05-28T17:37:54.592-06:002009-05-28T17:37:54.592-06:00I agree with the other authors. You've just compl...I agree with the other authors. You've just completed a monunental mental ((-; task, and your brain is probably going "Hoo, boy! What a rush..." <br /><br />Your uneasiness may, in fact, be the "comedown" from the natural high of the "Creative Haze". You know what I mean. That state of pure bliss when you're living in your mind -- your brain a rumbling mill of creation. When life "out there" time warps and you discover that the half hour you've spent "inside" with your characters was three hours "outside" (in the boring world), and you look around at the messy house and it's the most satisfying mess you've ever seen. (You've alluded to that previously.) The Creative Haze is pure bliss.<br /><br />Incidentally, did you know that the brain waves emitted by a person during a creative process are the same as those emitted by a person in deep meditation? You've got PTS: Post Trance Syndrome<br /><br />((-:randyraysideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757339674360178077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-67274428316905811252009-05-28T16:00:34.384-06:002009-05-28T16:00:34.384-06:00Yes, I have. It lasted for 5 years. Yikes!Yes, I have. It lasted for 5 years. Yikes!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-8058391949055900062009-05-28T14:11:37.320-06:002009-05-28T14:11:37.320-06:00Yes, and what I often find is that my mind is proc...Yes, and what I often find is that my mind is processing some sort of writing, in some way, during that time. Usually something's cooking up there that I eventually bring back to the page, in an idea for a scene or character, or maybe an essay. Something. I think of a hiatus as a necessary part of the process.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-15171807520295503472009-05-28T13:58:40.555-06:002009-05-28T13:58:40.555-06:00Absolutely! I take novel breaks when I need them a...Absolutely! I take novel breaks when I need them and focus on other projects. When I come back I'm revved up.Amy Sue Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854920309673361956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-30960744962225539232009-05-28T13:39:23.578-06:002009-05-28T13:39:23.578-06:00LOL! My three pregnancies and subsequent children ...LOL! My three pregnancies and subsequent children have often imposed writing hiatuses - flu, lots of school stuff, moving, all those things have as well. It's ok - life is all about balance, and just like a toddler's diet, it's not going to be balanced every day, but in the long run it should be.<br /><br />Also, I think it's hugely beneficial to refill the well, so to speak. You have to absorb to create - go to a museum, read, spend time in nature, listen to music, play with your little girl - it's all good!Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-72035446198006728432009-05-28T11:54:36.175-06:002009-05-28T11:54:36.175-06:00Yes---it's the time our brains get to rejuvinate a...Yes---it's the time our brains get to rejuvinate and try out other ideas. You just finished your other one so take this break!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-61645480984518320132009-05-28T11:23:57.757-06:002009-05-28T11:23:57.757-06:00It's always great to refill the creative well. Enj...It's always great to refill the creative well. Enjoy this time!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-71887017376599723482009-05-28T11:16:47.908-06:002009-05-28T11:16:47.908-06:00Ummm...YEAH....
My longest was about 10 years I t...Ummm...YEAH....<br /><br />My longest was about 10 years I think. As you know, I've gone a year without writing anything new. You worked really hard on this novel so I think it is natural for the well to be dry. One day its going to fill up in a rush and you will be unstoppable. Probably sooner than you think.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966956368329586135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-51835665422587470452009-05-28T10:59:59.753-06:002009-05-28T10:59:59.753-06:00I think when this happens it could be our brains t...I think when this happens it could be our brains telling us that we need to have time-out to let the ideas and inspiration flow, before setting off once again.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-5749715416291911362009-05-28T10:24:41.795-06:002009-05-28T10:24:41.795-06:00I had one forced upon me after the fire and truly ...I had one forced upon me after the fire and truly with all the upheaval I'm still not back in the groove the way I sued to be. I am working on my novel and a memoir project again, but lately I can't seem to write a worthy blog post for nothing. I need to find my writing mojo and get back to a healthy balance of all things writing.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-39427613592011503952009-05-28T10:05:39.173-06:002009-05-28T10:05:39.173-06:00I'm on a situationally imposed hiatus right no...I'm on a situationally imposed hiatus right now, but doing the other types of writing you mentioned, and a bit of poetry in the meantime. <br /><br />Enjoy your R&R. It's good for the writer in you. :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.com