tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post3191192297848578634..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Morning PagesLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-38378736554144502582010-12-09T20:09:16.733-05:002010-12-09T20:09:16.733-05:00Cricket, I'll bring scones. :)Cricket, I'll bring scones. :)Alice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-82674703025726388042010-12-09T19:11:11.029-05:002010-12-09T19:11:11.029-05:00Keith, you've certainly done a good job of put...Keith, you've certainly done a good job of putting your words to work!<br /><br />Kathleen, I've tried to use that alpha time before getting out of bed to tap into the creative process, but I usually just go back to sleep. Maybe I'll have to give it another go since it works well for so many Inkers.<br /><br />Alice, come on over! I'll brew up two pots of tea, and I have a spare cat, too. ; )Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-46404092880425546052010-12-09T18:01:03.661-05:002010-12-09T18:01:03.661-05:00I journaled in the convent. At the time it was use...I journaled in the convent. At the time it was useful. But I've never used free writing. I'm like Keith: My time is so limited, I make every word count.<br /><br />But I want your lovely, lovely morning time!Alice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-52142230113224217182010-12-09T16:23:59.275-05:002010-12-09T16:23:59.275-05:00The scene you described is lovely, but I'd doz...The scene you described is lovely, but I'd doze off in two seconds! My "morning pages" are similar to Darrell's, a thought process that takes place before I get out of bed.Kathleen Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009876100214388898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-86410007972341887142010-12-09T13:06:40.468-05:002010-12-09T13:06:40.468-05:00No journal, Cricket. I hated exercises when I took...No journal, Cricket. I hated exercises when I took writing classes. I want to put my words to work.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39837473200078940732010-12-09T12:46:20.723-05:002010-12-09T12:46:20.723-05:00Vicki, dreams can be awfully insightful. Must admi...Vicki, dreams can be awfully insightful. Must admit, I gave up on the discipline part of morning pages and now just use them when I want to. Of course, that may mean they're not "real" morning pages anymore...<br /><br />Sue Ann and Darrell, I love how you tap into sleep, or the edge of sleep, to work out scenes!Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-32287258526408898452010-12-09T11:42:20.735-05:002010-12-09T11:42:20.735-05:00Cricket- I've never kept a journal, but maybe ...Cricket- I've never kept a journal, but maybe I free write in my head. I use that dreamy time between wakefulness and sleep to intentionally visualize scenes in the story. I go to sleep with the characters playing in my mind, and like Sue Ann, I often wake to solutions or even greater clarity for the story.<br /><br />Before I start a new novel, I do write the complete backstory in simple narrative form (usually four or five pages worth). It helps me stay focused on the motives/direction for the front story.Darrell Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394984700734588887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-35462982838946861672010-12-09T10:14:42.369-05:002010-12-09T10:14:42.369-05:00What a beautiful post, Cricket. I can feel the fir...What a beautiful post, Cricket. I can feel the fire, smell the tea and sense the coziness of your home.<br /><br />I've never journaled or done free writing, but I find my most productive writing is early in the morning, almost as soon as my feet hit the floor. It's fresh and unfettered by the cares of the day. Often, I wake up with a vivid image of the next scene of my WIP.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-6115284625433507072010-12-09T07:45:44.913-05:002010-12-09T07:45:44.913-05:00Cricket, it is always fascinating to see how other...Cricket, it is always fascinating to see how other writers write. I admire your discipline with the morning pages. I do not journal, although I have at various points in my life. The most I do now is write down the occasional odd dream. I jump start myself by reading over the story questions/goals I have left from the previous day and then I just go until I need a snack, cup of tea, or more wood for the fire.Vicki Douderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683468231378487388noreply@blogger.com