tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post9220171500789954829..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: A Creative Fugue State--A Holiday for My BrainLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-90720238946223605892008-04-07T18:59:00.000-04:002008-04-07T18:59:00.000-04:00Hey, Cricket...I guess we could go down that rabbi...Hey, Cricket...I guess we could go down that rabbit hole together, eh? And Candy, I took an Artist's Way class in England. I truly think we can revitalize our creative juices by alternating the projects we tackle. <BR/><BR/>Worked for me!Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31196672927526386302008-04-07T18:55:00.000-04:002008-04-07T18:55:00.000-04:00I love it, Joanna--and my Artist Way class would g...I love it, Joanna--and my Artist Way class would give you a standing ovation for that one!! It's the perfect "fill" for your creative well.<BR/><BR/>I've been writing hard and long toward my new deadline--but am still managing to take weekends off. This one found me finally painting the Adirondak chairs I dragged from California 4 years ago. Sprayed them a beautiful terra cotta red. Along with my tennis shoes . . . and the inside of my nose. Not kidding. <BR/><BR/>Carry on, Inkers!!CandaceCalverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066497150144388740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-29760199316781525602008-04-07T16:35:00.000-04:002008-04-07T16:35:00.000-04:00Uh, Keith, I'm afraid. Very afraid.Uh, Keith, I'm afraid. Very afraid.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-75144689565433794092008-04-07T14:36:00.000-04:002008-04-07T14:36:00.000-04:00Love the shell shop, Joanna!I'm always going down ...Love the shell shop, Joanna!<BR/><BR/>I'm always going down a rabbit hole on some creative project or other. Lately, it's been gardening -- plotting out beds, starting 400 seedlings, tons of research since I moved from zone 8 to zone 4 -- it's my current obsession. In the last few months I've focused for short times on baking, spinning (at least that applies to my current book!) and canvas floor cloths (don't ask).<BR/><BR/>However, I have to be very careful that my other projects feed my writing energy and don't hijack it!Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-36165292520136606462008-04-07T12:11:00.000-04:002008-04-07T12:11:00.000-04:00It may take me awhile to come up with the right wi...It may take me awhile to come up with the right witty comment, Joanna. I'm working on it.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43393005732108372322008-04-07T12:04:00.000-04:002008-04-07T12:04:00.000-04:00Since I write out of the house, I have to admit th...Since I write out of the house, I have to admit that the dress code is slightly more rigorous than jammies. Though if I showed up at the coffee shop in my slippers and robe the staff probably wouldn't blink.<BR/><BR/>It's actually been a long time since I found myself deep in a creative haze for an extended period. I sometimes force it with short trips to a cabin in the woods, but even then I find I need a lot of break to clear the brain, nap, etc.<BR/><BR/>As a younger fellow, it was much more common. I used to be able to crank out 15,000 words in two days, or get into a groove and reconstruct the garden in a long weekend, or something like that. These days, two hours straight of anything and I'm past done. I wish I could get that old spasmotic energy back!<BR/><BR/>Like the shell shop!Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-79352795716350634672008-04-07T11:32:00.000-04:002008-04-07T11:32:00.000-04:00I get it! I'm with you there. I do my best work in...I get it! I'm with you there. I do my best work in my pj's. <BR/><BR/>I often tell people the best part of being a writer is the dress code.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-19253423709789219642008-04-07T08:50:00.000-04:002008-04-07T08:50:00.000-04:00"Have you ever spent two days in your jammies work..."Have you ever spent two days in your jammies working on a project and forgetting to eat?"<BR/><BR/>This describes most of my weekends, and how I write my best stuff! My books are my projects.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.com