tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post6634744589276123010..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WRITER'S BLOCK_What to Do About It_IWSG postRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39436602051618311152020-01-11T09:01:23.392-06:002020-01-11T09:01:23.392-06:00All the best to you, too, Fundy Blue! :-)All the best to you, too, Fundy Blue! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-37928017995347422222020-01-10T22:00:55.666-06:002020-01-10T22:00:55.666-06:00An interesting post, Roland. I'll have to try...An interesting post, Roland. I'll have to try writing down my dreams. I recently read Graham Greene's "Brighton Rock." I wouldn't be surprised if he tapped a dream or two in writing it. All the best to you in 2020!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-77142554724878309492020-01-10T20:08:27.066-06:002020-01-10T20:08:27.066-06:00Lena, one of my favorite author is Louis L'Amo...Lena, one of my favorite author is Louis L'Amour. Westerns are no longer in vogue but I still write fantasy ones. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-33843692151555180932020-01-10T18:11:01.587-06:002020-01-10T18:11:01.587-06:00I like the cartoons you used, and my favorite quot...I like the cartoons you used, and my favorite quote you used is from Louis L'Amour. Lena Winfrey Hayathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14897692630733792007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-88943710010631082222020-01-09T20:23:33.835-06:002020-01-09T20:23:33.835-06:00I bought the 3 volume complete collection of their...I bought the 3 volume complete collection of their strips I loved them so much, Damyanti.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75666391138108499672020-01-09T20:22:45.958-06:002020-01-09T20:22:45.958-06:00Teresa, writing when done not in the mood can dera...Teresa, writing when done not in the mood can derail me, but when, like you, I switch to an idea I like, the muse is unleashed. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-80647712378918543002020-01-09T20:21:21.183-06:002020-01-09T20:21:21.183-06:00Some of my most vivid nightmares have translated i...Some of my most vivid nightmares have translated into some of my novels. Brrr! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36460377941231816222020-01-09T09:50:29.721-06:002020-01-09T09:50:29.721-06:00I LOVE Calvin & Hobbes!I LOVE Calvin & Hobbes!Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67191802342409174472020-01-09T08:52:16.346-06:002020-01-09T08:52:16.346-06:00I've only had writer's block once in my li...I've only had writer's block once in my life and it was during my November writing last year. SO odd. It was only a block against the project and not in general since I wrote on something else that day with no problem. A weird feeling when your creative juice well dries up.<br /><br />TeresaT. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-17154619316105929552020-01-08T23:53:43.185-06:002020-01-08T23:53:43.185-06:00Fascinating blog post. I thought I was the only on...Fascinating blog post. I thought I was the only one who found inspiration in dreams. This was informative and inspiring. <br />Happy New Year!Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67264614045142863392020-01-08T20:55:41.782-06:002020-01-08T20:55:41.782-06:00I have volumes of psychology texts on dream interp...I have volumes of psychology texts on dream interpretation. They make for fascinating reading! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75379213361082645382020-01-08T20:54:46.702-06:002020-01-08T20:54:46.702-06:00:-) Me, too!:-) Me, too!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-87166962314467225792020-01-08T20:54:28.269-06:002020-01-08T20:54:28.269-06:00So as long as the dream primed the pump, so to spe...So as long as the dream primed the pump, so to speak! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70526025796602382682020-01-08T20:53:41.569-06:002020-01-08T20:53:41.569-06:00Like you, Anna, I get slowed down in writing when ...Like you, Anna, I get slowed down in writing when I try for a surprise but one that flows logically out of the circumstances of the plot!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-30482533070533523882020-01-08T18:41:17.360-06:002020-01-08T18:41:17.360-06:00Like you, Anna, the slowdown for me is when I try ...Like you, Anna, the slowdown for me is when I try for a surprise twist, yet try to make it logical when readers think back on what went on before! :-) Roland Yeomanshttp://www.rolandyeomans.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-63894869993621198102020-01-08T16:24:55.666-06:002020-01-08T16:24:55.666-06:00I've always been interested in dream interpret...I've always been interested in dream interpretation, so maybe writing down my dreams would be interesting!Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-57237653094899300802020-01-08T12:25:34.201-06:002020-01-08T12:25:34.201-06:00Nice little bit of history there. I don't have...Nice little bit of history there. I don't have a dream journal but I do have a random thoughts journal.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-18667557578675472382020-01-08T11:17:37.963-06:002020-01-08T11:17:37.963-06:00I enjoyed your post and found it informative. I&#...I enjoyed your post and found it informative. I've started at least one book based on a dream. Finishing it had to happen while 'awake' but it is interesting what we can think up when we 'aren't thinking'. :)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217649175025066003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48463836002446246502020-01-08T10:43:28.148-06:002020-01-08T10:43:28.148-06:00I usually get blocked if I'm trying to work ou...I usually get blocked if I'm trying to work out the next step. It has to be logical and a surprise or twist. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Anna from elements of emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-31109492231747013042020-01-08T10:37:28.630-06:002020-01-08T10:37:28.630-06:00I miss that strip, too. :-(I miss that strip, too. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24515367931242495902020-01-08T09:01:23.368-06:002020-01-08T09:01:23.368-06:00Roland, thanks for the Calvin and Hobbes I really ...Roland, thanks for the Calvin and Hobbes I really miss that cartoon. have a great New Year!Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-26602362144158523692020-01-07T20:30:26.958-06:002020-01-07T20:30:26.958-06:00Our internal censor is "asleep" you coul...Our internal censor is "asleep" you could say! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-75341478227071892102020-01-07T19:54:56.033-06:002020-01-07T19:54:56.033-06:00I used to keep a dream journal. 99% of the stories...I used to keep a dream journal. 99% of the stories I've written came from a dream, including the ones I'm working on now. Dreaming is the one place the imagination can truly go wild.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-84189856082561163082020-01-07T13:24:17.689-06:002020-01-07T13:24:17.689-06:00If you get up in the middle of the night for some ...If you get up in the middle of the night for some reason, you can usually recall the dream you just left. Some of the elements in my novels come from my dreams. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-9914473815890124232020-01-07T13:23:15.193-06:002020-01-07T13:23:15.193-06:00I love Calvin & Hobbes, too. :-) Writing is no...I love Calvin & Hobbes, too. :-) Writing is not a constant flow with me... sometimes fatigue takes its toll! Ouch!!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.com