tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post2832765759605063719..comments2023-09-21T06:56:30.956-04:00Comments on Call of the Creator: Fantasy Writing from a Christian Worldview: On Productivity in WritingRebeccaPMinorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-13730077182411325992012-12-13T14:24:31.192-05:002012-12-13T14:24:31.192-05:00I wonder if it changes with the seasons we are in....I wonder if it changes with the seasons we are in. November is a bad month to do it for sure. Before I had kids, NaNo was an awesome time for me to put aside what I was currently working on and flesh out & write a rough draft of another story idea I had. But...I'm beginning to think the season I'm in isn't conducive to NaNo. Time will tell. Jennettehttp://www.jlmbewe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-85767884117271446182012-12-06T12:34:46.754-05:002012-12-06T12:34:46.754-05:00Becky, I agree it's a good idea to focus on ev...Becky, I agree it's a good idea to focus on everyday consistency rather than an annual binge. Thanks to some advice from Terri Main, I made a commitment to Write Every Day, even if it's just ten words. It's amazing how just opening the document and adding a few sentences keeps the fire going. And of course, most days I wind up with way more than ten words. ;)Kristen Stieffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716097889143393543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-53696962738111961402012-12-03T11:09:08.712-05:002012-12-03T11:09:08.712-05:00I wonder if there is such a thing as being too cre...I wonder if there is such a thing as being too creative. ;) Clearly, we all want to work sacrificially in order to make a strong run at this author thing, but each individual has to evaluate what is most efficient. My preference is to right relatively clean in the earlier passes and not have to do mountains of plot fixing in later passes. But again, if I would get over my weird aversion to detailed outlining, that would alleviate most of that.RebeccaPMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06433599770860270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095252879492157665.post-54987610231497737112012-12-03T10:59:57.285-05:002012-12-03T10:59:57.285-05:00Your experience tallies with mine. I did the two s...Your experience tallies with mine. I did the two summer camps, because they were in June and August (I believe next year they'll be in April and June or something like that). My life is a lot less hectic in the summer, usually, and it worked out great. Doing it in November was like pulling teeth. Plus the added stresses of my hubby being out of town in his job search, and it was positively nutty. I don't even know if my writing was any good. I'll look at it later.<br /><br />Besides, I like to vary my writing with drawing and other artistic endeavors, and so do you. It's hard to have so MUCH accountability. :-pKessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.com