tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post9156685118095338617..comments2023-04-27T10:10:36.337-05:00Comments on Adventure Awaits: To Live a Creative LifeTracey Dyckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-81138891671874382702016-05-14T21:46:05.238-05:002016-05-14T21:46:05.238-05:00You're so welcome! <333You're so welcome! <333Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-71183161274460286132016-05-13T16:20:55.112-05:002016-05-13T16:20:55.112-05:00I know this is SO late, but, I gotta say it anyway...I know this is SO late, but, I gotta say it anyway! Thanks so much!!!!! XD <br />-CeceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-57793646300100009782015-10-11T16:26:40.366-05:002015-10-11T16:26:40.366-05:00It most definitely works for you, or for anyone wh...It most definitely works for you, or for anyone who creates. And your crafty things are SO gorgeous. :DTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-53025642569283980292015-10-11T16:19:45.134-05:002015-10-11T16:19:45.134-05:00Great post, Tracey! It even sort of works for me, ...Great post, Tracey! It even sort of works for me, the girl who is not a writer... I have to shut up my inner perfectionist when making new crafts. It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be me. :) <br />-Cece Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-88388938225771883002015-06-18T21:45:11.116-05:002015-06-18T21:45:11.116-05:00Hi Olivia! Thanks so much. I'm glad you were e...Hi Olivia! Thanks so much. I'm glad you were encouraged. :) Thank you for stopping by!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-19849905992765987272015-06-17T14:01:03.204-05:002015-06-17T14:01:03.204-05:00Aww! This is such an encouraging post! And that ...Aww! This is such an encouraging post! And that saying--wow. Inspiring post:)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-90341130503893768532015-06-13T12:21:14.547-05:002015-06-13T12:21:14.547-05:00I love how you put that--"you can't make ...I love how you put that--"you can't make something perfect that isn't there." That sums it up so well. And yes, there is certainly a place for that perfectionist mode! Our writing would be awful if we skipped that step. XD Yay for editing, and for future drafting! Happy writing to you as well! :DTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-41912379923809202372015-06-13T11:50:38.049-05:002015-06-13T11:50:38.049-05:00This is great! I love that quote. When one is firs...This is great! I love that quote. When one is first drafting one must turn off the editor. You can't make something perfect that isn't there. You have to get out that first draft no matter how cruddy it may be. I'm currently in perfectionist mode because I'm editing, but I'm going to be first drafting again soon. Happy Writing!<br /><br />storitorigrace.blogspot.comVictoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-82572186182464707212015-06-10T14:21:15.234-05:002015-06-10T14:21:15.234-05:00Ugh, that's so hard to get past sometimes, isn...Ugh, that's so hard to get past sometimes, isn't it? Those days when the words just won't fall together like they should, and you keep tweaking and adjusting and rewording... :P Not fun.<br /><br />Glad you liked the quote! :) Ooh, a writerly motivation file sounds like a great idea.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-86109281242815659412015-06-10T14:19:34.158-05:002015-06-10T14:19:34.158-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-73940017726686857802015-06-09T09:35:41.856-05:002015-06-09T09:35:41.856-05:00Starting can definitely be hard. I've lost cou...Starting can definitely be hard. I've lost count the number of times I have re-imagined the first page of my novel. Which can be a problem when drafting. Like you said, the key is to turn off the perfectionism and just write. I'm putting that quote on living a creative life into my file of writerly motivation. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-60976750341323027682015-06-09T09:26:06.317-05:002015-06-09T09:26:06.317-05:00This is basically my problem every day. I write a ...This is basically my problem every day. I write a sentence, and then edit it, and edit it, and edit it...<br />I like the quote. Definitely putting it in my file of writing motivation. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-47791652229109076172015-06-08T09:20:31.660-05:002015-06-08T09:20:31.660-05:00Thanks, Elphie!
Ouch, three? Bulldozing your own e...Thanks, Elphie!<br />Ouch, three? Bulldozing your own efforts is never a good feeling. Yes--being integrated into the story is so important! That's the perfect word for it.<br />Thank you so much! ;D<br />What do you mean by having it made? Like made into a sign (that's not $23)?Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-81309237332659580552015-06-08T09:19:00.315-05:002015-06-08T09:19:00.315-05:00(Sorry, that was meant to be a reply to you, Chris...(Sorry, that was meant to be a reply to you, Christine, not a lonely comment all by itself. :P)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-36569998853844748842015-06-08T09:18:29.975-05:002015-06-08T09:18:29.975-05:00You're so right! It's so much fun once you...You're so right! It's so much fun once you have some momentum going, but the very beginning can be such a challenge. No matter how much you have planned, you still have to get situated in the actual story.<br /><br />Isn't it strange how that happens? You work so hard to polish something--going over it again and again and AGAIN--and suddenly when you turn your attention to something else, you find that your brain hasn't quite switched modes. I hope you can find the off switch!<br /><br />Exactly my thinking! Throw it all out onto the page, and then you have something to work with afterwards. It's just our perfectionist sides cringe at that messy first part of the process. XD<br /><br />That Shannon Hale quote is so fitting too! I think I've seen it before, probably on your blog. ^_^ Yes, wet sand now, and pretty castles later. This is the time we throw handfuls of damp sand into the buckets, getting the grains under our nails and all over our clothes. Later we'll make the castle. Love that. <3<br /><br />(Thank you!! :D :D :D It's still a really strange feeling, but it's good too!)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-13648683223661645712015-06-07T22:45:33.700-05:002015-06-07T22:45:33.700-05:00This is a beautiful post! Wow!
I think we all und...This is a beautiful post! Wow!<br />I think we all understand what it is to run ourselves over when it comes to beginnings. I recently did that with /three/ of my WIPs that I'm working on, so I feel the pain. It feels like you aren't /integrated/ into the story, and it's hard to continue that way.<br />I'm so proud of you for not giving up. I'm sure you're going to do a beautiful job, and I can't wait to read it! ;D Have you thought of having the quote made?<br />-ElphieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-47978944563296910032015-06-07T21:40:25.158-05:002015-06-07T21:40:25.158-05:00YES TO ALL THE THINGS. Just the whole post...YES. ...YES TO ALL THE THINGS. Just the whole post...YES. You put it perfectly!<br /><br />I'm always so excited to start a new book and delude myself to the idea that it's the funnest part of writing. But then every time I actually do I realize...this is HARD. I actually like a bit later in the book once that momentum is going and you're done with that dreaded first paragraph and the characters are established. The beginning is hard because, even if you have an entire outline and a bazillion notes and character bios galore, it's still REALLY your first time "meeting" those characters and stepping into that story. It takes a while to get settled in and comfortable.<br /><br />But then you add that to the inner editor plaguing you. *shakes head* No fun at all!<br /><br />I've kind of been in the same boat. I haven't been editing NEARLY as long as your amazing, dedicated self, but I did spend a good deal of time turning Burning Thorns into the best it could be. It's the first thing I've ever edited that thoroughly. And even though I finished it what? 6 months ago, I'm STILL kind of in editing mode while writing the novel. My inner editor seemed to have forgotten to turn off.<br /><br />I'm constantly having to remind myself that it's OKAY for the first draft to be messy, even encouraged. As long as I can get the words there then I'll have something to perfect later. I LOVE that quote on the sign you found, such perfect words!<br /><br />One of my favorite quotes is similar to what all you're saying:<br /><br />"I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." -Shannon Hale<br /><br />Ever since I saw that it stuck with me.<br /><br />So sand now, castles later. We can do this! *fistpump*<br /><br />(Also it's so thrilling to hear you've started rewriting the second book! :D :D :D)Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-74967796873205300332015-06-07T21:19:08.306-05:002015-06-07T21:19:08.306-05:00Ha ha, Thanks I needed that.
<3Ha ha, Thanks I needed that.<br /><3Skye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-35516482342422595632015-06-07T15:56:01.604-05:002015-06-07T15:56:01.604-05:00That is very useful. Thank you. XD *editor mutters...That is very useful. Thank you. XD *editor mutters inside drawer*<br />(That is a good sign! And hooray! ^_^)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-90329357608396321242015-06-07T15:24:29.930-05:002015-06-07T15:24:29.930-05:00Yes, trial and error! *helps you lock your inner e...Yes, trial and error! *helps you lock your inner editor inside a useful drawer*<br />(Haha, we can hope. XD I'm writing other things [a good sign!] but will hopefully get back to it too. ^_^)Deborah O'Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969896655321575875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-68891913408626782232015-06-07T13:30:38.711-05:002015-06-07T13:30:38.711-05:00No kidding! Beginnings are usually such a trial an...No kidding! Beginnings are usually such a trial and error sort of thing for me--I don't need my inner editor tearing it apart when it's just the first draft. :P<br />Thanks, Deborah! (Maybe this can also add to the hoped-for unstuckness with Darkling Reflections...? *hopeful grin*)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-7314691455832449522015-06-07T12:17:48.278-05:002015-06-07T12:17:48.278-05:00Meep, I feel you. o.o I'm a constant perfectio...Meep, I feel you. o.o I'm a constant perfectionist, and beginnings are hard enough without THAT! But yes, we do need to lose our fear of doing it wrong... Great post!! :DDeborah O'Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969896655321575875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-87267717508089155092015-06-07T11:52:07.828-05:002015-06-07T11:52:07.828-05:00Exactly--and how debilitating is that, right? Love...Exactly--and how debilitating is that, right? Loved your response. ^_^<br />By the way, hello and welcome here! Always great to meet new people!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-69504544590611488212015-06-07T11:51:15.147-05:002015-06-07T11:51:15.147-05:00*hugs* Write it! I will personally lend you a roll...*hugs* Write it! I will personally lend you a roll of duct tape to slap over that voice's mouth. You got this, girl! <3Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-89852294488245058182015-06-06T22:13:50.693-05:002015-06-06T22:13:50.693-05:00I can understand that. My inner editor likes to l...I can understand that. My inner editor likes to lean over my shoulder, cringe, and whisper in my ear: "Oooh, you will regret writing that..." To which I respond: "Do you mind? I'm writing!" Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.com