tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post6945103050647043082..comments2023-10-06T07:14:59.010-07:00Comments on My Next Life: B is for BrainstormKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-21311277144141812032013-04-03T19:53:45.701-07:002013-04-03T19:53:45.701-07:00completing something.completing something.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465460330758905673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-12436349331327501002013-04-03T06:51:04.748-07:002013-04-03T06:51:04.748-07:00Yes! I do too. It's like an out of body experi...Yes! I do too. It's like an out of body experience.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-71584266387069010322013-04-03T06:40:20.421-07:002013-04-03T06:40:20.421-07:00I love those moments when you're in the zone a...I love those moments when you're in the zone and everything is flowing, and it's almost like you're either not in yourself or you're so much yourself that when you "wake up," you see hours went by. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-45523200862544922272013-04-02T20:57:39.469-07:002013-04-02T20:57:39.469-07:00Yes, I love that first messy draft too. Revising.....Yes, I love that first messy draft too. Revising... that's another story!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-29546202201550672322013-04-02T20:53:32.929-07:002013-04-02T20:53:32.929-07:00You hit the nail on the head. While brainstorming,...You hit the nail on the head. While brainstorming, the story is still perfect. It's all possibility. I think that's one of the things I love so much!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-87223849058717781292013-04-02T20:50:10.863-07:002013-04-02T20:50:10.863-07:00I do love drafting too (although it does feel like...I do love drafting too (although it does feel like harder work). There's nothing like seeing a story grow.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-50653955208585843052013-04-02T20:09:50.838-07:002013-04-02T20:09:50.838-07:00My favorite part is the thrilling, messy, all-over...My favorite part is the thrilling, messy, all-over-the-place first draft. It's rarely when I'm sitting down to think up story ideas that a good one comes. Usually the idea surprises me when I'm not even looking for it.<br /><br />I'm glad I found your blog. Thanks for visiting mine:DRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-7425541857891170642013-04-02T19:54:09.947-07:002013-04-02T19:54:09.947-07:00I love brainstorming! I have mainly used it for wo...I love brainstorming! I have mainly used it for work, marketing and naming products and stuff, but it is soooo much fun to come up with good ideas after all the fluff. Great B post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-19993436355329194752013-04-02T19:33:37.671-07:002013-04-02T19:33:37.671-07:00I was just on the phone with a friend of mine brai...I was just on the phone with a friend of mine brainstorming the other night. Sooooo funJolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-75563862140373919432013-04-02T17:23:42.608-07:002013-04-02T17:23:42.608-07:00I love this too, because the story still mostly ma...I love this too, because the story still mostly makes perfect sense and it's in this perfectly contained small package that I can wrap my whole brain around. <br /><br />It's when I start adding thousands and thousands of words that things get scary. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447701441177564869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-23369641576825666492013-04-02T17:09:52.128-07:002013-04-02T17:09:52.128-07:00I love the actual sitting down and writing new pag...I love the actual sitting down and writing new pages bit. Seeing the story come to life, weaving the characters into their places, adding action and conflict and painting the scenery. <br /><br />Brainstorming is a lot of fun as well, and since my husband is my brainstorming partner, it helps make long car trips go by super fast!<br /><br />I loved your coloring book analogy.<br /><br />Checking in from AtoZ: jenelleschmidt.com/blogJenelle Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123087491869123579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-45285875261400846162013-04-02T16:05:48.595-07:002013-04-02T16:05:48.595-07:00Great post, and I really like your blog! I'm a...Great post, and I really like your blog! I'm a new follower from the A to Z Challenge. Nice to meet you.Margo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474612650116392270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-74345697893856651892013-04-02T13:40:41.418-07:002013-04-02T13:40:41.418-07:00I love creating new characters and storylines. The...I love creating new characters and storylines. They're always there, rattling around in my head.Jennifer Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285381115807201869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-84320789955353061862013-04-02T13:22:06.213-07:002013-04-02T13:22:06.213-07:00I hated brainstorming at first, but I'm growin...I hated brainstorming at first, but I'm growing to like it more and more. I often surprise myself at my plot twists, it's kinda fun :)Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-7214580354972108322013-04-02T12:19:39.501-07:002013-04-02T12:19:39.501-07:00One of the things I'm curious about is whether...One of the things I'm curious about is whether this method will actually help to filter out the ideas that really don't work from the ones that are worth pursuing. If I still remember the idea, and it still excites me six months later, then perhaps I ought to write it. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-4332517041920480872013-04-02T12:07:38.915-07:002013-04-02T12:07:38.915-07:00I wish I had as much faith in my brain! I'm al...I wish I had as much faith in my brain! I'm always too afraid that I'll forget something if I don't write it down. I've been known to have a great idea before bed, but it's lost by morning if I don't jot it down. You're lucky to have a better brain that I do :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-25523119682024306982013-04-02T12:06:18.066-07:002013-04-02T12:06:18.066-07:00Can't argue there! There's nothing like th...Can't argue there! There's nothing like the feeling of satisfaction when you finish a draft!!!!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-9277635735169590362013-04-02T09:54:18.230-07:002013-04-02T09:54:18.230-07:00Happy "B" day! I love brainstorming too ...Happy "B" day! I love brainstorming too and I love steeping ideas.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515987871219469042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-47267985900998818652013-04-02T09:39:59.056-07:002013-04-02T09:39:59.056-07:00I'm kind of revising my brainstorming process....I'm kind of revising my brainstorming process. I used to think I needed to write down the idea, and sketch out the plot before I began writing. This past November, however, I did NaNoWriMo with an idea in my head, and the barest of outlines on paper. And I finished a 70,000 word first draft without struggling over "what happens next." It just all flowed. Now, it needs editing and polishing (a part of the process I enjoy), and I'll probably need to add some things, but there's a lot of story there that will stay.<br /><br />So I'm beginning to wonder if I might actually be more productive if I let ideas stew in my head for a little while and then just start writing, as opposed to trying to write a plot structure.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-72117713908375136222013-04-02T09:28:18.473-07:002013-04-02T09:28:18.473-07:00My favorite part is writing "the end" an...My favorite part is writing "the end" and the feeling of accomplishment I get. Sure, first drafts need a lot of revising, but if only for a few minutes, it's nice to have finished.Willa Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465306036271972772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-5651487821302471802013-04-02T08:41:34.494-07:002013-04-02T08:41:34.494-07:00Interting ideas. I dont think I brainstorm as suc...Interting ideas. I dont think I brainstorm as such, but I let the brain do its own working out then go with the flow.<br /><br />Happy AtoZing!<br /><br />Jemima at <a href="http://jemimapett.com" rel="nofollow">Jemima's blog</a>Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-69955732069880075092013-04-02T08:07:47.448-07:002013-04-02T08:07:47.448-07:00I wish I was more of a fixer! I'm so lazy that...I wish I was more of a fixer! I'm so lazy that I always wish I got it right the first time. Ha! Like that ever happens.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-54024436758341461282013-04-02T08:06:56.055-07:002013-04-02T08:06:56.055-07:00We need to pair up. Revising is by far the most di...We need to pair up. Revising is by far the most difficult part for me.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909231722765498071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-81133214317604061662013-04-02T07:56:40.947-07:002013-04-02T07:56:40.947-07:00I like your take on brainstorming -- I'd never...I like your take on brainstorming -- I'd never thought of it quite that way, so thank you!<br /><br />My favorite part of writing is revising. I do so much better when I have something to work with, something to improve.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302259849673707014.post-81551620987697384362013-04-02T07:53:25.552-07:002013-04-02T07:53:25.552-07:00I love editing! I think it appeals to my need to b...I love editing! I think it appeals to my need to be the one who fixes everything. :) Debating word choice and grammar... I absolutely love it all!<br /><br />Happy Tuesday. ☺Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.com