tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post2153904572853147744..comments2024-03-27T02:54:34.141-05:00Comments on debi o'neille, writing against the wind: Discipline Versus Creative Flowdebi o'neillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-45307403072487506722016-03-08T22:18:10.865-06:002016-03-08T22:18:10.865-06:00But, yet, where is our indelible soul going AFTER ... But, yet, where is our indelible soul going AFTER we leave our mortal body (our physical bodies decompose)? Find-out where we went...<br /><br />As a writer of the sassy, savvy, insane yooFEMisms we A-L-L go through in this finite existence, I as well as you gotta lotta angst, too, and the synonymous metaphors which shall creeep stealthily across thy brain like the vivid, brazen dawn are the cohesion which brings U.S. together, girl.<br /><br />So, see if you cannot subliminally 'read-between-the-lines' or VERBUM SAT SAPIENTI (Latin: words to the wise): here's summore symbiotically-explosive-coolness done in sardonic satires when we passed-away:<br /><br />Here's what the prolific, exquisite GODy sed: 'the more you shall honor Me, the more I shall bless you' -the Infant Jesus of Prague. <br /><br />Go git'm, girl. You're incredible.<br />See you Upstairs...<br />thesuperseedoftime.blogspot.com-blessed holy socks, the non-perishable zealothttp://mylovelettertojanetirene.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-64478155997280459842015-05-29T12:19:41.662-05:002015-05-29T12:19:41.662-05:00I agree. Sorry I missed this message earlier.I agree. Sorry I missed this message earlier.debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-74254993466968353832015-03-10T11:09:00.632-05:002015-03-10T11:09:00.632-05:00I think making time for both stories is a great wa...I think making time for both stories is a great way to go. Any story that strong in your head needs to be written. It would be terrible to lose it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-5082792807822682862015-03-03T07:05:47.067-06:002015-03-03T07:05:47.067-06:00So sorry I didn't see this sooner. I haven'...So sorry I didn't see this sooner. I haven't been able to get to my blog much the last few days. But I'll check out the comic anyway. :-)debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-50521006001040137152015-03-03T07:04:14.263-06:002015-03-03T07:04:14.263-06:00Yes, I do keep a little notebook handy, and I also...Yes, I do keep a little notebook handy, and I also carry one in my purse, and another in my coat pocket in case I'm going purse-less. :-)debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-2711696875896146462015-03-03T07:03:04.754-06:002015-03-03T07:03:04.754-06:00I saw the blog with the recipe. Sounds delish!I saw the blog with the recipe. Sounds delish!debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-21716838059503517232015-03-03T07:02:19.135-06:002015-03-03T07:02:19.135-06:00I don't always get to write every, but I at le...I don't always get to write every, but I at least read over existing work and diddle with revisions if I'm not writing during my allotted writing time. :-)debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-70856368438635595052015-03-02T17:10:23.630-06:002015-03-02T17:10:23.630-06:00Sometimes its the beginning that gets me...blocked...Sometimes its the beginning that gets me...blocked. <br /><br />http://justnibble.blogspot.com/Lilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147497740013141259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-79573365227969588202015-03-01T02:54:45.008-06:002015-03-01T02:54:45.008-06:00Hi Debi - seems like you're fairly disciplined...Hi Debi - seems like you're fairly disciplined - a little dictaphone is a great idea (in fact the phone does too), as well as Evernote.com ... as well as that ever present notebook and pencil for the jottable things ... cheers and good luck - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-5835838328209073702015-02-27T09:33:43.350-06:002015-02-27T09:33:43.350-06:00I'm a stream-of-consciousness kinda guy. No ou...I'm a stream-of-consciousness kinda guy. No outlines, etc. I love to see what curves my characters throw at me as they go through the activities that are planned by me.<br /><br />By the way, if you're interested, my latest post has information on how you can get a free Kindle download of a short comic book story I wrote. But you have to act before Monday, March 1st!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-51398319268377980292015-02-27T09:03:23.920-06:002015-02-27T09:03:23.920-06:00I think that's a good plan.
I've committed...I think that's a good plan.<br />I've committed to writing a haiku a day, and I also do my weekly 5-sentence fiction, and these two keep the creative juices flowing. <br />I'm trying to get into a writing-every-day habit.<br />The WIP is another story... I won't elaborate. LOLMichelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-76846862980045693742015-02-26T10:40:12.345-06:002015-02-26T10:40:12.345-06:00Well, I have a few paragraphs already, and yet I h...Well, I have a few paragraphs already, and yet I have stuck to my schedule on the larger project too, so it can't be too bad of an idea. :-)debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-39299017625450310702015-02-26T10:39:16.164-06:002015-02-26T10:39:16.164-06:00Hmmm. This sounds awfully true. that's exactly...Hmmm. This sounds awfully true. that's exactly what I was feeling, a bit trapped in one project and resenting that I couldn't spend a few minutes on something new.debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-21580116823248493982015-02-26T10:37:55.008-06:002015-02-26T10:37:55.008-06:00Thanks. yes, I did jot down some notes, but I am g...Thanks. yes, I did jot down some notes, but I am going to try the recorder suggestion too.debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-6090070264498604592015-02-26T10:37:20.146-06:002015-02-26T10:37:20.146-06:00Hope so. :-) Thanks for stopping by.Hope so. :-) Thanks for stopping by.debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-44856622640871486982015-02-26T10:36:52.462-06:002015-02-26T10:36:52.462-06:00It does, and I did write enough of it out (summari...It does, and I did write enough of it out (summarized) that I think I can dabble on it a bit each day without taking from the larger project.debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-73131907166402007472015-02-26T10:35:22.124-06:002015-02-26T10:35:22.124-06:00Yep, me too. :-)Yep, me too. :-)debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-37006137435495836522015-02-26T10:35:01.136-06:002015-02-26T10:35:01.136-06:00I'm thinking I have to. :-)I'm thinking I have to. :-)debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-40140556396307956252015-02-26T10:34:33.970-06:002015-02-26T10:34:33.970-06:00That sounds interesting. do you have the link?That sounds interesting. do you have the link?debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-91129538178213043842015-02-26T10:33:36.834-06:002015-02-26T10:33:36.834-06:00Spontaneous stories always seem to be the best, th...Spontaneous stories always seem to be the best, the ones I get published. :-)debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-84339317103487273052015-02-26T10:32:48.458-06:002015-02-26T10:32:48.458-06:00good idea, thanks. I even have one of those little...good idea, thanks. I even have one of those little recorders.debi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-29523489843401314792015-02-26T08:57:35.918-06:002015-02-26T08:57:35.918-06:00I'm like you, all over the place. Only I don&#...I'm like you, all over the place. Only I don't have the discipline to stick to a single task unless I have a deadline. But if there's no deadline, the writing range is wide open.<br /><br />I think your approach is good. Take things one paragraph at a time. :)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-71532764155587913392015-02-25T21:11:34.367-06:002015-02-25T21:11:34.367-06:00Trust in yourself. I know, from my own experience,...Trust in yourself. I know, from my own experience, that if I try to stick to the one thing I am determined inn getting done, I end up resenting it and I lose my creative juices and then it suffers. If I allow myself to get distracted I actually find the creative rush to finish what I started. Trust in who you are and it will workBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-8097267292384278062015-02-25T13:35:55.450-06:002015-02-25T13:35:55.450-06:00Keep a notebook at hand at all times or a dictapho...Keep a notebook at hand at all times or a dictaphone as suggested above. Don't let those ideas escape. Go with the flow!Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137452158315247437.post-128248184740850642015-02-25T07:58:52.996-06:002015-02-25T07:58:52.996-06:00I don't think you're making a mistake at a...I don't think you're making a mistake at all. You're trusting your instincts and that's the right thing to do :) Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.com