tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post3846414164239218942..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: Getting StuckUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-85985563616490901962011-01-18T13:41:07.355-07:002011-01-18T13:41:07.355-07:00Christine - I will do the note-taking thing, too. ...Christine - I will do the note-taking thing, too. It really worked for me last time. I was able to finish plotting the ending. Sometimes paper and pen is all you need.<br /><br />Shirley - You can't fix nothing, right? ;-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-57475374345911215902011-01-15T04:53:53.385-07:002011-01-15T04:53:53.385-07:00I'm finally catching up on blogs here...
I te...I'm finally catching up on blogs here...<br /><br />I tend to just write. Yep, I write any old rubbish in the knowledge that I can play around with words but I can't do anything with a blank page. It usually works. Another thing I do is try the scene from another character's viewpoint. Sometimes, I find it was their scene all along.<br /><br />Keep going!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-61478602766420187892011-01-12T15:39:08.022-07:002011-01-12T15:39:08.022-07:00I get away from the computer and start writing not...I get away from the computer and start writing notes in my notebook. This always manages to get me unstuck...although it may take a while!<br /><br />Jealous of your snow. We were supposed to get 6 inches and instead got only a trace that iced up then melted. *sigh*Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-54085637090807130372011-01-12T08:13:28.370-07:002011-01-12T08:13:28.370-07:00Tamika - That's what I did - just kept writing...Tamika - That's what I did - just kept writing and it worked!<br /><br />Joanne - Excellent ideas. :-)<br /><br />Colene - I need to get out my creative stuff again and "play." I really think that does help. I used to do a lot of stamping and made cards, but haven't done that in years.<br /><br />Wendy - I agree. A change of scenery can do wonders!<br /><br />Valerie - Aww, thanks, Valerie. I'll take some diamond crowns! (then promptly sell them for the money so I don't have to work and can write full time!).<br /><br />Linda - This happens to me, too. I think too much and just frustrate myself more.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-74775614835287439552011-01-10T21:01:24.402-07:002011-01-10T21:01:24.402-07:00I find the most effective thing is for me to put i...I find the most effective thing is for me to put it aside and let it rest for a few days. That said, what I usually end up doing is obsessing, writing, and rewriting until I am beyond frustrated and remember that I need to put it aside to rest for a few days.<br /><br />Hang in there, breakthrough will come.Linda Hoyehttp://lindahoye.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-19282755787911963422011-01-10T15:45:20.283-07:002011-01-10T15:45:20.283-07:00Oh Melissa, I wish I had some good advice for you...Oh Melissa, I wish I had some good advice for you-but I don't. I do know that you deserve three crowns-but NOT the kind you have to get:( (I'm thinking diamonds...)<br /><br />Good luck-and don't get discouraged. I believe the writing will come.Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-8715519897714307802011-01-10T15:20:56.293-07:002011-01-10T15:20:56.293-07:00It makes me a little jealous to think of being stu...It makes me a little jealous to think of being stuck home in the snow (but NOT the thought of having to go OUT in the snow!)<br /><br />A change of scenery or routine helps me sometimes - I get ideas from new perspectives.WendyLady@GoodBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884742120430546504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-2364083940233386382011-01-10T13:42:06.940-07:002011-01-10T13:42:06.940-07:00Good strategy! Sometimes it helps to do another cr...Good strategy! Sometimes it helps to do another creative thing. While I'm drawing/painting/coloring in a coloring book/knitting/or puzzling I usually find my way out of the stuck. <br /><br />Good luck getting home and with your writing!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-10417064171321830472011-01-10T13:01:37.156-07:002011-01-10T13:01:37.156-07:00I approach the scene from a completely different a...I approach the scene from a completely different angle, one I'd never think would work. Seriously change it up. It's amazing how it always does the trick, and what I was trying to work out gets to the page effectively this way.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-10594859771023504052011-01-10T11:45:52.981-07:002011-01-10T11:45:52.981-07:00Keep writing the crappy stuff until the magic happ...Keep writing the crappy stuff until the magic happens. And it will:) <br /><br />Oh, and keep the chocolate in good supply!Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.com