tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post4568376727747877658..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Tool timeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-80220179772401752062010-05-05T07:36:01.128-05:002010-05-05T07:36:01.128-05:00Deniz and Lori - it's amazing just how many ha...Deniz and Lori - it's amazing just how many habits and tools are common to most writers, isn't it? Proof that they really do work. And Lori, I totally agree - those first few minutes of writing can be excruciating!Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-21977701101834162902010-04-30T22:09:51.097-05:002010-04-30T22:09:51.097-05:00And I do that ease-in-gently thing too. It warms u...And I do that ease-in-gently thing too. It warms up the brain. :)Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-63671259671474177072010-04-30T22:09:07.873-05:002010-04-30T22:09:07.873-05:00I usually leave a hook too... and regret it when I...I usually leave a hook too... and regret it when I don't. I find the first few minutes of any writing session, whether I've taken a day off or a week or just long enough to get a night's sleep, is the hardest part of the writing day. If it's a new chapter or scene, I like to leave off with the first sentence there on the page. If it's a continuation of a scene, then I'll leave a few sketchy paragraphs like your example, Rachel, so I'm not faced with that dreaded blank page.Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-7893200637174963572010-04-28T05:49:43.428-05:002010-04-28T05:49:43.428-05:00Great post Rachel!
I hadn't noticed it conscio...Great post Rachel!<br />I hadn't noticed it consciously but you're right - I seem to end every darn scene with a hook. Then when I sit down to write again it's like "ooh, how are they going to get out of this one?"<br /><br />"if I’m typing, I MUST produce something solid and polished and good. Somehow, the way my brain works, this rule – this self-imposed pressure - doesn’t seem to apply when I write longhand."<br />Oh! Maybe *that's* why I love drafting in longhand! Well, that and the internet distraction...<br /><br />Must... go... Google... something...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.com