Comments on: Quietude

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:04:56 +0000

Hey Zoe! You’re as busy as Edie on those guest blogs, girl! And I know what you ya mean on the overload. I’ve learned to balance the online time, I think. You notice I said think. It can be a monster on the time suck if you let it. Hopefully, I can maintain.

And so happy I was one of the winners of your book! Really exciting.

By: Zoe Winters

Zoe Winters — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:21:07 +0000

Hey LaD,

I definitely need some quietude. I’ve got blog posts lined up through Tuesday but then I’m going to be AFK until next Saturday.

I’m suffering from online communications overload to that annoying point where you sit and re-evaluate every potentially annoying or stupid thing you’ve said and what people think about it, and I “hate” when I’m in that place.

That’s a clear sign I’ve lost perspective of reality, the universe,and the fact that I’m not the center of it (thank God!)

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:46:42 +0000

Hey Michelle, I’m doing the move-around too! I usually take my laptop to bed in the a.m. Then, I move to the sofa, finally making my way into the office! My muscles get sore sitting at a desk for long periods of time. At least by moving around, I can avoid that.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:24:19 +0000

LaD, happy Valentine’s day to you, too!

I have recently been moving all over my house. I write in my bedroom, in the small lounge next to my study, on the couch in the family room while my son watches The Incredibles for the 100th time. Anywhere but in my study, LOL. It is working for me. I’m getting more words on the page. I think like Karin I was in a rut, and moving around helps me get out of it.

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:32:42 +0000

Deb, love the candlelight too! Nothing like the smell of spring either.

Oooh, I loved Last of the Mohicans. I’ll have to watch it again.

By: Deb Maher

Deb Maher — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:16:10 +0000

I’ve discovered the power of writing by candlelight. The flames help to take me back in time. In the daylight, I like a window nearby so I can see trees and sky.

I agree with you about the music, MJ. No vocals or I’m lost in some romping chorus. I like soundtracks from movies like Last of the Mohicans, Gettysburg, Rob Roy, Lord of the Rings, and other big dramas. Historical (real or not).

Having the scent of spring in the air helps, even if I know there’s still some snow ahead.

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:25:32 +0000

Hey Karin, happy Heart Day to you too! And I think we can all identify with that one. This time of year is ideal for the ol’ rut feeling. With spring and summer around the bend, I’m looking forward to some major fresh air and sunshine.

By: Karin Tabke

Karin Tabke — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:15:39 +0000

my writing related discovery is i need to get out of my house more often. i had fallen into a rut. so i’m working on it! and hopefully the creative juices will begin to flow again.

Happy Heart Day, goils!!

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:52:55 +0000

Edie, there’s something about the kitchen table! I think most writers have spent some serious time there. We’ve discussed this before, but the ol’ production was higher in the midst of all the chaos too.

I do like the trade-off, though.

By: Edie Ramer

Edie Ramer — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:45:45 +0000

I used to write on the kitchen table, with my husband and son walking in and out during commercials. I had no problem stopping to talk to them in mid sentence and going back to finish the sentence. Not any more. I’m used to writing in my office, with just the hum of my computer. And sometimes the hum of my cat.

I’m sure if I had to go back to the kitchen table, I’d get used to it again.