tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post3110980502382307561..comments2024-01-21T15:03:35.162-07:00Comments on Lara Schiffbauer's Motivation for Creation: Funny Friday Photos and More Writing/Acting ConnectionsLara Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-36537762728000622482014-02-20T21:46:08.634-07:002014-02-20T21:46:08.634-07:00I hope your son won his game! Valentines was not t...I hope your son won his game! Valentines was not terribly romantic in our corner of the world, either. Ah well. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-28744194236562453322014-02-20T21:43:41.280-07:002014-02-20T21:43:41.280-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. I'm fi...I'm glad you enjoyed the interview. I'm finding parallels with creativity type pursuits kind of inspiring. I hate the doubts, but it does seem that (like David says below) we have to learn that it's just part of the process, too. Hmm, just thinking about it as I write this comment, I believe mindfulness has a place for dealing with the doubts. We recognize and name it ("That is a doubt.") and then take a deep breath and get back to writing, letting it pass through our minds without holding onto it. I'll have to give that a try. I hope you had a nice Valentine's too!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-80271213390430987592014-02-20T21:37:44.914-07:002014-02-20T21:37:44.914-07:00Thanks, Lexa! Want to be first draft buddies? I...Thanks, Lexa! Want to be first draft buddies? I'll be trying to shovel sand as fast as I can so I can get to the sand castle part. :D It's nice to hear I have company. :) What you said about writing efficiently really resonated. When I wrote Finding Meara I really spent a lot of time on it, and would revise as I go, had a really good outline, etc... This time around I'm not as structured and so I always feel like I'm not writing efficiently. It's a new type of process, but I really want to have some faith in myself and my muse and just give it a try, not worrying about being smart or avoiding technical pitfalls, but being more spontaneous. It's nice to have you around to let me know that I'm not the only one who will be making a lumpy rock of a first draft. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-42107006512560128662014-02-20T21:30:27.627-07:002014-02-20T21:30:27.627-07:00I'm glad you're around to give me pep-talk...I'm glad you're around to give me pep-talks! You're right - doubts are always present. We just have to move through them and finish. I'll get there (to the end, I mean.) I'm just going a little slowly...Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-88565991613371756362014-02-20T21:28:24.632-07:002014-02-20T21:28:24.632-07:00Thanks, David. I'll be by tomorrow!Thanks, David. I'll be by tomorrow!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-64062442044509397802014-02-20T10:55:24.429-07:002014-02-20T10:55:24.429-07:00Lara, I just nominated you for the Shauny Award fo...Lara, I just nominated you for the Shauny Award for Blogging Excellence. Go to http://wp.me/pUMzn-N3 Friday or later to see what it's about.David N. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162214794443878207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-77945270978534001752014-02-16T14:01:28.612-07:002014-02-16T14:01:28.612-07:00Sorry about the animal pics, but it was the Seuss ...Sorry about the animal pics, but it was the Seuss knife that cracked me up.<br /><br />As for the writing, we all have doubts and will never get to the point where we don't. I've done a lot of singing and public speaking, and I never approach a microphone without at least a little flutter in my stomach. I understand the best professional golfers in the world are nervous when they stand over an important putt. Recognize your doubts as a normal part of the process and just go on. I'd never have read Finding Meara if you hadn't gone ahead and published it.David N. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162214794443878207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-53111535298148671012014-02-15T06:51:14.186-07:002014-02-15T06:51:14.186-07:00A month ago, I was in the same spot, Lara. After m...A month ago, I was in the same spot, Lara. After months of figuring out my new WIP in my head, I wanted to start writing, but I felt the urge to "be smart" and "write efficiently" -- meaning to avoid every technical pitfall, every possible POV or pacing error and prose mistakes while presenting perfect, deep, fully-formed characters, etc. Needless to say no writing was getting done. Then I finally said the heck with it. I'll just get the plot and the action down, and everything else will have to come in successive revisions. I didn't even let myself look at the thesaurus. Now I'm about 20k in. OK, it's hardly a gem. Moe like a rock. A dirty, lopsided rock. But all the polishing will come later. You can do it too. Just get it down in stages. Good luck!!<br /><br />I love the pics this week! I love your carrots and the kitties, and that spider is FREAKY!!! The army knife confused me until I got to the caption. BRILLIANT! I'm voting for the baby turtle though. He's just too cute not to vote for. <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-68781852640008308602014-02-15T05:38:08.699-07:002014-02-15T05:38:08.699-07:00I like the turtle slide. :)
The interview is rea...I like the turtle slide. :) <br /><br />The interview is really interesting and the parallels with the acting and writing process are surprisingly similar, at least as described here. I definitely run into the doubts, fortunately (maybe) my questions usually come once the story is done. When I think of one of my stories on a shelf with some of my favorite books it's exciting, and also terrifying. How could something that I write ever measure up to my favorite novels? I keep trying to remind myself that they don't have to, they're my stories and some people will love them and some people with hate them no matter how popular, or not, they are. Best of luck with writing and I hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945316987978329603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-55299530988100827352014-02-14T05:57:12.763-07:002014-02-14T05:57:12.763-07:00Is it bad the kitty and the catnip one made me lau...Is it bad the kitty and the catnip one made me laugh? Spider one too. But those beavers were too.<br /><br />We also have a long weekend. And tonight will be spent at our son's hockey game and maybe pizza out w/the team. Very romantic!<br /><br />Happy Eat-too-much Candy Day. :)Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.com