Comments on: In a Writer’s State of Mind

By: The Scarlet Tree

The Scarlet Tree — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:01:08 +0000

That is dreadful Shoreacres, my thoughts are with you and hope your house is o.k. On the post topic, this is a great discussion. I agree, lots of my ideas come in transit…I carry a digital dictophone for those ideas. But what I have always found the most perplexing is that sometimes I look back at a piece of writing that I wrote the previous day and I have no recollection of having written it all. Perhaps then that ‘zone’ is sometimes a subconscious one? I do need to relax my brain to write though, sometimes it even makes me fall asleep…which I find endlessly annoying.

By: shoreacres

shoreacres — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:35:09 +0000

Hi, Becca and all,

What an appropriate post. I’m presently sitting in a motel in Tyler, Texas, with my mother and my cat, and perhaps the only worldly possessions I have left sitting in bags around me. I live on Clear Lake, in the League City/ClearLake Shores/Kemah area of Texas, and Hurricane Ike may well have just taken out my house, and certainly has destroyed my business for a time.

I have no idea what condition my house is in. I suspect that all of my possessions have been ruined. I won’t be able to get back in until I take my 90 year old mother to her sister’s in Kansas City, and then head back to Texas to see what’s left.

How do I rekindle the urge to write? I don’t know. I need to post on my blog, but all I see in my mind are weather charts and hurricane tracks. What will I do? I don’t know. But I’ll share whatever I find with you all!

By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:26:52 +0000

What a great post, Becca. I love this analogy: “ideas popping into your head unbidden, like gifts you can’t wait to open.” A perfect description!
I find that Write on Wednesday rolls into Saturday for me. Better late than never!
http://qugrainne.com/2008/09/13/write-on-wednesday-the-mysterious-zone/

By: preethi

preethi — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:28:39 +0000

My first take ... Runaway Words

By: Bree

Bree — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:03:35 +0000

Wow, I’m amazed and jealous that you are able to write even when life is crazy. Life always takes over for me. I’m lucky to get a blog post written. To write school papers, I have to escape the house. I can only wish I was dedicated enough to writing to actually put my thoughts on paper like you do. Ideas pop through my mind while driving as well. That is where I think the most. Since I started school, I rarely have the radio on anymore because its just distracting and my mind likes the quiet. Even on long rides, I rarely turn it on. Weird.

By: oh

oh — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:43:55 +0000

happy wednesday!
I have a few things here in response to this week’s prompt – thanks, Becca!
Go to http://westcobich.wordpress.com

And now I have to get to work on a ms. and the reward is coming back to read what everyone is up to! (i have to give up this exclamation point thing. geez.

By: Kim L

Kim L — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:41:23 +0000

My answer here

By: anno

anno — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:08:02 +0000

Becca, I love the way you bring together other’s perspectives along with your own experience in these essays — they are always so thoughtful and provocative. I look forward to seeing them every Tuesday night!

As for me, sometimes I wish I could write while I’m on the treadmill. I swear, it’s where I get my best ideas. There’s something about being physically active without having to be particularly attentive to anything else that works for me.

By: pieceofpie

pieceofpie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:47:24 +0000

becca, excellent prompt… have enjoyed reading a few of the responses…

By: seachanges

seachanges — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:51:30 +0000

Well, that really made for some creative thinking at the end of a long day, but I felt inspired! Here it is: http://51stories.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/write-on-wednesday-a-state-of-mind/