tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post324158665912125852..comments2024-01-03T01:49:09.084-07:00Comments on Author Bethany Wiggins: Trying to Paint a Person Without Seeing His FaceSuzette Saxtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401538008029407734noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-8824510022621145572010-05-03T22:01:50.774-06:002010-05-03T22:01:50.774-06:00If you liked my above comment... perhaps you will ...If you liked my above comment... perhaps you will like the humor in my new blog:<br /><br />www.marjorie-cartoons.blogspot.com<br /><br />Please let me know what you think.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323661411548419175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-90021119434004015322010-04-27T17:50:58.848-06:002010-04-27T17:50:58.848-06:00I have everything block right now. Sadly, I feel l...I have everything block right now. Sadly, I feel like I have nothing to help you break out of it but I'm going to read the comments to see if someone else does!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-25608318785354096792010-04-25T20:46:36.181-06:002010-04-25T20:46:36.181-06:00Reading everyone else's blog inspires me and u...Reading everyone else's blog inspires me and usually sparks an idea for mine.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00031330729309997361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-73840520968878450912010-04-21T12:10:22.892-06:002010-04-21T12:10:22.892-06:00I have to walk away and get involved in something ...I have to walk away and get involved in something else! And then ideas flow faster.Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-27058151821736850132010-04-20T23:00:29.832-06:002010-04-20T23:00:29.832-06:00I really do think the best cure for writer's b...I really do think the best cure for writer's block is to read--whenever I read, it makes me want to write. Great picture, by the way. How in the world did you get that pencil through your head? :)LARCHMONThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07484862915577134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-52498244661611003072010-04-20T20:08:14.774-06:002010-04-20T20:08:14.774-06:00Oh, something else. You could feel the person'...Oh, something else. You could feel the person's face. You could use your hands and run your fingers over the person's facial features. You would feel the texture of the face; the smooth parts and the rough parts. This sensory attention to detail might help you create a beautiful painting. <br /><br />All it takes is a little creativity. The cure for writer's block is the imagination.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323661411548419175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-14722756272848496532010-04-20T19:55:07.559-06:002010-04-20T19:55:07.559-06:00"Like trying to paint a person without ever s..."Like trying to paint a person without ever seeing his face. Yep. Nearly impossible."<br /><br />Not at all. You could be inspired by the sound of the person's voice and the meaning behind the person's spoken words.<br /><br />Did you know that a blind artist won a photography contest in NYC? <br /><br />check it out:<br />http://www.disaboom.com/blind-and-visual-impairment/blind-artist-wins-new-york-city-photography-contest-exposure<br /><br />I am inspired daily by my memories. I am addicted to nostalgia. One Frank Sinatra song usually does the trick. And looking at old family photos helps as well.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323661411548419175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-70380225547674546322010-04-20T16:03:16.184-06:002010-04-20T16:03:16.184-06:00I lucked out for the past couple of months by not ...I lucked out for the past couple of months by not having writer's block while writing the first draft to my novel.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I'm going through a tiny slice of it because I re-wrote the ending twice and now I'm stuck on writing the last paragraph. Grrrrr....<br /><br />Anywho, as for the blogging part, sometimes just putting up one pic and going off on a tangent about the subject can do wonders for blogging block.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-29421854913537737202010-04-20T09:46:07.211-06:002010-04-20T09:46:07.211-06:00I get writer's block daily. I usually just ma...I get writer's block daily. I usually just make myself write something. A lot of the time I have to delete it the next day, but at least it feels like progress.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-89473502989971029632010-04-20T09:20:44.555-06:002010-04-20T09:20:44.555-06:00There was a point when I started getting Blogger&#...There was a point when I started getting Blogger's Block, but then I realized it was because I had nothing to say at that time. I decided then that I'm not contributing to the blogosphere unless I really do have something I'm itching to share. Something that's going on in my life - AND something that's really indicative of who I am, and what makes me different. As for real writer's block! SHHH!! I can't know that it exists!! LOL. Great post!Zoe C. Courtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642503770758938774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-73113939481620069432010-04-20T06:04:31.943-06:002010-04-20T06:04:31.943-06:00Candles, music, and a breath of fresh air. Psst......Candles, music, and a breath of fresh air. Psst...chocolate sometimes helps, too.S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-46623705851179319052010-04-20T05:32:50.679-06:002010-04-20T05:32:50.679-06:00I'm with Slamdunk. Exercise helps me everytime...I'm with Slamdunk. Exercise helps me everytime. My mind starts drifting to my wip, and since I'm not forcing myself to write (and I'm nowhere near paper and pen if I'm running), the ideas start to flow.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-11112236466769309372010-04-20T02:59:26.402-06:002010-04-20T02:59:26.402-06:00I'll read, write a scene that is related to my...I'll read, write a scene that is related to my WIP book but won't be a part of it or I'll journal. It might take a few exercises, but it gets me back on track. :-)Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-64597126745641519252010-04-19T22:26:57.127-06:002010-04-19T22:26:57.127-06:00I jump ahead and write some scene in the future th...I jump ahead and write some scene in the future that I already have a feel for. It usually comes out pretty bad, but it's enough to get the ball rolling, and I can come back and fix it up later.<br /><br />If that fails, I take the day off.Jon Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824815967445843124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-53502313797114241042010-04-19T21:50:32.957-06:002010-04-19T21:50:32.957-06:00Everyone had such great ideas!
Mine is usually fa...Everyone had such great ideas!<br /><br />Mine is usually facing the problem--that not knowing where the plot is going. This means I outline and reoutline. And boy do I LOOOOOVE to outline!<br /><br />:o)Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-30325916081261542822010-04-19T21:33:19.223-06:002010-04-19T21:33:19.223-06:00My two cents, even though I did write the post!
...My two cents, even though I did write the post! <br /><br />1. A good night's sleep<br />2. A brusque walk/run with the ipod<br />3. Washing dishes by hand<br />4. Inspirational blogs<br /><br />Those are my curealls for writers block. Thanks for the inspiration, dudes!Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-49759372098488024312010-04-19T21:18:52.432-06:002010-04-19T21:18:52.432-06:00Well, something others seem to favor is to throw r...Well, something others seem to favor is to throw rubber balls against the wall.<br />Me, I tend to just do random stuff and let the idea strew.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-17843107530680410842010-04-19T20:23:29.650-06:002010-04-19T20:23:29.650-06:00I think my writer's block right now is a conse...I think my writer's block right now is a consequence of not feeling like I have time to "get into" the story. Like if I start writing, my two-year-old will be yelling, "Mommy Mommy Mommy" in five minutes, and I'll totally lose the characters/setting/mood of what I'm writing. Not sure what the solution is yet... call Grandma? :)Bonnie Way aka the Koala Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601183003333359031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-65341657332333433262010-04-19T20:03:45.616-06:002010-04-19T20:03:45.616-06:00If I get blocked its because I'm not listening...If I get blocked its because I'm not listening to the characters and trying to take them in a direction they don't want to go. So I stop, open my mind, day dream and free write and see what happens.Robin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765229264945106765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-58924190644096173072010-04-19T19:48:01.545-06:002010-04-19T19:48:01.545-06:00I usually get stuck when I'm forcing my charac...I usually get stuck when I'm forcing my characters into a situation they wouldn't have allowed in the first place...or forcing the story to go a direction it doesn't want to go. I've learned when I get stuck, to "talk" with my characters and figure out what wrong step I made, back track from there, and scrap the wrong path. Always works for me.ChristaCarol Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908423468344511136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-78971710727897077582010-04-19T19:05:21.722-06:002010-04-19T19:05:21.722-06:00I'm actualLy pretty lucky - I rarely get write...I'm actualLy pretty lucky - I rarely get writers' block - did I just jinx myself?? When I do it's usually because I messed up the previous chapter and I need to delete it!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-12303389276999855372010-04-19T18:31:52.962-06:002010-04-19T18:31:52.962-06:00Ahh Writers Block Hell, hard to get rid of at time...Ahh Writers Block Hell, hard to get rid of at times isn't it! I hate it when it moves from fiction to blogging... and then to how you speak. It happened to me over the weekend and it was awful!! I couldn't even ask my husband to grab me the pitcher, because I had forgotten how to say the word... pitcher, shouldn't be that difficult one would think but when your mind has run completely out of steam you'd realize otherwise.<br /><br />Do the crazy dance, grab a rice krispie and sing aqua's I'm a barbie girl... trust me it works everytime!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-36050046886022192732010-04-19T17:02:54.334-06:002010-04-19T17:02:54.334-06:00I find that not writing is a great cure for not kn...I find that not writing is a great cure for not knowing what to write.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568645544568803124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-49962274156708893942010-04-19T15:03:34.951-06:002010-04-19T15:03:34.951-06:00When I get writers block I often put on music or a...When I get writers block I often put on music or a movie, just anything that will take my mind off it and offer a little bit of inspiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-82340901420909742152010-04-19T14:57:33.368-06:002010-04-19T14:57:33.368-06:00When I'm stuck for a blog post (which I was to...When I'm stuck for a blog post (which I was today) I just sit down and start writing. Something always comes out. As for a manuscript...well I'm a novice here, but so far it tells me where it wants to go. Each time I sit down to work on it the story surprises me.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.com