Today’s #Storycraft was hosted by Mark David Gerson, writing coach, script analyst and author of “The Moon Quest” and one of my favourite inspirational writing books: “The Voice of the Muse” It was Mark David’s recent blog post on The Myth of Writer’s Block which prompted me to send a cheeky Direct Message to ask if he might guest host on the topic and I was thrilled when he said Yes!
Thank you, Mark David, I know that my writing week has been given a great kick start and I’m sure the rest of the #storycraft gang (lurkers and new contributors included!) feel the same.
All times are Pacific Time
| July 18, 2010 | ||
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| 10:00 pm | Story_Craft: | And it’s #storycraft time! Does everyone have their cup of something and ready to talk Writer’s Block? |
| 10:01 pm | Story_Craft: | Today we are very lucky to have with us writing coach and author @MarkDavidGerson. Welcome, Mark David! #storycraft |
| 10:02 pm | Story_Craft: | After Mark David’s post on writer’s block http://ht.ly/2d8wE , I thought I’d ask if he could host a #Storycraft on the topic – he said Yes! |
| 10:02 pm | gioclair: | No cup! I forgot (going to fix a cocoa (despite the heat) #storycraft |
| 10:02 pm | markdavidgerson: | It’s great to be here! THanks for the invite #storycraft |
| 10:03 pm | markdavidgerson: | @snowppl I know. I always get it wrong!! #storycraft #storychat |
| 10:03 pm | leapetra: | Heading over to #storycraft see you there #writechat |
| 10:03 pm | Story_Craft: | Having read @markdavidgerson ‘s book on writing “The Voice of the Muse”, I know we’re in for a treat! #storycraft Take it away Mark David! |
| 10:04 pm | snowppl: | @markdavidgerson lol me too #storycraft |
| 10:04 pm | Ren_Thompson: | RT @Story_Craft: And it’s #storycraft time! Does everyone have their cup of something and ready to talk Writer’s Block? |
| 10:04 pm | gioclair: | RT @markdavidgerson: It’s great to be here! THanks for the invite #storycraft<<Hello from Paris #storycraft |
| 10:04 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Nickinson Describe what happens when you get blocked… #storycraft |
| 10:04 pm | youngshay112: | @markdavidgerson sometimes i feel blocked, but i keep writing what seems 2b crap. Is this good, 2do anything just 2b in action #storycraft |
| 10:06 pm | markdavidgerson: | @youngshay112 that’s a perfect strategy. 1 of the sol’ns is to keep moving forward, even if U think it’s the worst crap ever! #storycraft |
| 10:06 pm | markdavidgerson: | @gioclair bonjour…et bienvenue! #storycraft #storycraft |
| 10:06 pm | Nickinson: | @MarkDavidGerson Well when I get blocked I can’t think through whatever stage I’m in. And If I try to fight it I write poorly. #storycraft |
| 10:06 pm | markdavidgerson: | @gioclair (I grew up in Montreal) #storycraft #storycraft |
| 10:06 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @Story_Craft: @gioclair Salut Gio! Thank you for staying up so late! #storycraft |
| 10:06 pm | snowppl: | @markdavidgerson is wonderful! @story_craft #storycraft Voice of the Muse is a great resource |
| 10:07 pm | Madison_Woods: | I’ll be here lurking, for a few minutes or until company arrives. Great topic, wish I could stay! #storycraft |
| 10:07 pm | markdavidgerson: | anyone here believe (as some do) that writer’s block doesn’t really exist? #storycraft |
| 10:07 pm | markdavidgerson: | RT @snowppl: @markdavidgerson is wonderful! @story_craft #storycraft Voice of the Muse is a great resource <thanks!> |
| 10:07 pm | ShaliniBoland: | Evening #storycraft I’m tentatively here, but the mere mention of the words ‘writer’s block’ makes my brain start to freeze. |
| 10:07 pm | leapetra: | Right now I am blocked, but I know it’s because I am dealing with kidney stones. not because of the story. #storycraft |
| 10:07 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @snowppl: @markdavidgerson is wonderful! @story_craft #storycraft Voice of the Muse is a great resource << Absolutely! |
| 10:08 pm | gioclair: | RT @markdavidgerson: @gioclair (I grew up in Montreal) #storycraft <<<Never been there, but one day I will (vous allez bien?) |
| 10:08 pm | kristadb1: | #storycraft I don’t believe writer’s block exists. It’s merely wanting to do something else, having trouble with a project, etc. |
| 10:08 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Nickinson can you not think and not judge? Overthinking and self-judgment are great blockers #storycraft |
| 10:08 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @ShaliniBoland: Evening #storycraft the mere mention of ‘writer’s block’ makes my brain freeze. << You’re in the perfect place then! |
| 10:08 pm | snowppl: | @Story_Craft I even have my signed by @markdavidgerson in person!  lol #storycraft |
| 10:08 pm | youngshay112: | @markdavidgerson i think of writing as a hose. Sometimes it gets crimped but u can get SOMETHING out. I hate trying sometimes #storycraft |
| 10:08 pm | JFHilborne: | #storycraft: edit as you go or edit at the end? I often find if I edit as I go, it unblocks a block or improves a scene. |
| 10:09 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Nickinson Can u, instead, just keep writing…even if u think it’s crap and, perhaps, going in the wrong direction? #storycraft |
| 10:09 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @Madison_Woods wish I could stay! #storycraft << Me too. Glad you could pop in at least  Transcript will be on the blog of course. |
| 10:09 pm | kristadb1: | #storycraft I think sometimes just working on a new project, or pushing through the current one, is the best policy. |
| 10:09 pm | AuthorWilliam: | Is #storycraft a writing discussion? |
| 10:09 pm | markdavidgerson: | @JFHilborne That’s great. On the other hand, I find if I edit as I go it gets my judgment going and I ge blocked! #storycraft |
| 10:09 pm | snowppl: | Today is movie day The Craft while participating in #storycraft |
| 10:10 pm | markdavidgerson: | @JFHilborne different solutions for different writers, different situations, different days #storycraft |
| 10:10 pm | youngshay112: | Does anyone have a strict time of day or place where u write best? Can u deviate or do u get blocked #storycraft |
| 10:10 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam yes it is. Aimed at fiction writers, mostly. Today we’re talking, initially, about writer’s block. #storycraft |
| 10:10 pm | leapetra: | @AuthorWilliam yup, more towards the craft and not the business #storycraft |
| 10:10 pm | Nickinson: | @MarkDavidGerson hmmm idk. I’ll see and try that. #storycraft |
| 10:10 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @snowppl: @Story_Craft I even have my signed by @markdavidgerson in person! lol #storycraft<< Ooh Fancy! I got mine through Amazon  |
| 10:11 pm | markdavidgerson: | @kristadb1 sometimes, we get blocked, tho, because it’s just not the right time to continue. In those situations, it can be… #storycraft |
| 10:11 pm | AidanFritz: | @youngshay112 more productive in the morning; but I’m a morning person… everything is better in the morning #storycraft |
| 10:11 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @MarkDavidGerson Excellent, this is the first I’m hearing. I’d love to listen in #storycraft. Thanks for tweeting back! |
| 10:11 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: I find if I edit as I go it gets my judgment going and I ge blocked! #storycraft<< I’m in that camp, too. |
| 10:11 pm | JFHilborne: | @MarkDavidGerson #storycraft yes, this is true. I cranked out 16 chapters on my 3rd novel and am struggling with chapter 17. Blocked. |
| 10:12 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @MarkDavidGerson What’s the regular time for #storycraft? |
| 10:12 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @Story_Craft: RT You’re in the perfect place then! <<< Ha! Perfect. #storycraft |
| 10:12 pm | dawnkurtagich: | Nope. No set time of day for writing for me. Anywhere, any time, I’m usually good to go. If I get stuck, I read thru and edit. #storycraft |
| 10:12 pm | so_you_know: | @Danisidhe you buy a new one while you miss #storycraft. *stomps foot* have fun all. Sounds interesting as always. |
| 10:12 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @AuthorWilliam: Is #storycraft a writing discussion? << Yep. A weekly one on fiction writing. Today’s topic is writer’s block Join us! |
| 10:12 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @leapetra Excellent, nice to meet you by the way. We have @Wildbloom in common. #storycraft |
| 10:12 pm | heatherayris: | @markdavidgerson I’m not certain if I believe in writer’s block. I think sometimes we just need to take a break from writing. #storycraft |
| 10:12 pm | markdavidgerson: | …best to put a project aside for a bit and work on something else #storycraft |
| 10:13 pm | kristadb1: | #storycraft When I started writing freelance, I discovered all of the blocks went away. Why? Because I *had* to finish projects. Or, no pay. |
| 10:13 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @Story_Craft Thank you! #storycraft |
| 10:13 pm | JFHilborne: | @AidanFritz :me, too, more productive in the morning. Hard when you have a full time job and can only write in the evening #storycraft |
| 10:13 pm | markdavidgerson: | @heatherayris that’s what my last tweet was about! That’s also why I call writer’s block a “myth”…. #storycraft |
| 10:14 pm | kristadb1: | @markdavidgerson #storycraft Been know to write in a draft “he kills her, should be a page long” and moved on to the next scene. Helped! |
| 10:14 pm | markdavidgerson: | @heatherayris not because we don’t get stuck, but because we often look at that stuckness in self-defeating ways #storycraft |
| 10:14 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @kristadb1: #storycraft When I started writing freelance, I discovered all of the blocks went away. Why? Because I *had* to finish projects. Or, no pay. |
| 10:14 pm | heatherayris: | @MarkDavidGerson Yup, or sometimes we need a break from that particular piece. #storycraft |
| 10:14 pm | leapetra: | My writing schedule is different during the weekdays. I write what I can when ever I can (usually the bus ride) #storycraft |
| 10:14 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @AuthorWilliam: What’s the regular time for #storycraft? Sunday 3pm in your part of the world The blog is here: http://ht.ly/2d8Wu |
| 10:15 pm | mariedees: | @kristadb1 I once came across an old draft where I wrote “this part is boring. Dump it” #storycraft |
| 10:15 pm | AidanFritz: | @JFHilborne yes, I’ve woken up even earlier to write but that doesn’t work for too long #storycraft |
| 10:15 pm | FlightsoFantasy: | @MarkDavidGerson When I get Writer’s block, I manifest it in a sketch. then try to figure out what the real problem is. #storycraft |
| 10:15 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @kristadb1 I like that. I use a [brackets] when I need a word but don’t want to stop and look for the right one. #storycraft |
| 10:15 pm | markdavidgerson: | @kristadb1 external deadlines can be good. But, to me, having to rely on them can demonstrate a lack of committment to selves #storycraft |
| 10:15 pm | so_you_know: | @Story_Craft ooo I really wanted to participate given since I started writing twice a week, no issues with writer’s block. #storycraft |
| 10:15 pm | kristadb1: | #storycraft The only thing about “breaks” is the people who have never finished anything and have 15 open projects. Perhaps time to finish 1 |
| 10:15 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @dawnkurtagich: If I get stuck, I read thru and edit. <<< That’s what I do. Read through and then hope to get a flow going. .#storycraft |
| 10:15 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @kristadb1: @markdavidgerson #storycraft Been know to write in a draft “he kills her, should be a page long” and moved on to the next scene. Helped! |
| 10:16 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @kristadb1: #storycraft Or, no pay. << Ah! The Hunger hehe |
| 10:16 pm | markdavidgerson: | BTW, if I miss answering your question, ask it again. It’s sometimes hard to keep up! lol #storycraft |
| 10:16 pm | kyledockery: | Hey #storycraft. I’ll probably lurk mostly but what’s today’s topic? |
| 10:16 pm | kristadb1: | @markdavidgerson #storycraft Sometimes, freelancing with external deadlines teaches people to get over the “block” and learn to write |
| 10:17 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @kristadb1: @markdavidgerson #storycraft Been know to write in a draft “he kills her, should be a page long” Helped! << I LOVE IT!! |
| 10:17 pm | leapetra: | I don’t stop writing because I don’t know what to write. But I will pause and think about it. #storycraft |
| 10:17 pm | JSterlingS: | Some of us are extremely determined… ducks. Been working on my #wip for 2 years. Only 31k in, but far from done. #storycraft |
| 10:17 pm | JFHilborne: | @kristadb1 Been know to write in a draft ‘he kills her, should be a page long” & moved on to the next scene. Helped! Great Idea #storycraft |
| 10:17 pm | LiaKeyes: | Eager to learn about writing blocks at #storycraft |
| 10:18 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam that’s a great technique (and one I recommend in my writing book!) #storycraft |
| 10:18 pm | snowppl: | @leapetra I do that to deepen myself into the scene #storycraft |
| 10:18 pm | leapetra: | Thanks to NaNoWriMo, I set a word count to hit everyday. 250, 500, 5000 what ever works. #storycraft |
| 10:18 pm | so_you_know: | @Story_Craft feel like kid who is grounded& can see others play but can’t play herself! hard to participate via crackberry #storycraft |
| 10:19 pm | Story_Craft: | @so_you_know Yay for twitter for Blackberry. Glad you can be here in some form #storycraft |
| 10:19 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @markdavidgerson Great minds! #storycraft |
| 10:19 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam absolutely lol #storycraft |
| 10:19 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: BTW, if I miss answering your question, ask it again. #storycraft << I’ll try to RT, too |
| 10:20 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam and if I can’t think of *any* word, I just type xxxxxx #storycraft |
| 10:20 pm | kristadb1: | @leapetra #storycraft I don’t use set word counts anymore. I write less, but also have less “waste” these days. do use long-term goals, tho |
| 10:20 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @markdavidgerson Nice! Do you do it to maintain rhythm? #storycraft |
| 10:21 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @AuthorWilliam: I use a [brackets] when I need a word but don’t want to stop and look for the right one. #storycraft #writechat #litchat |
| 10:21 pm | markdavidgerson: | We can also feel stuck/blocked if we’re writing about something we’ve lost our passion for. #storycraft |
| 10:21 pm | leapetra: | @kristadb1 The long term goal is the important one. But the daily goals work for me to aim for something. #storycraft |
| 10:21 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam no, I do it so I know *something* needs to go there….I just don’t know what! lol #storycraft |
| 10:22 pm | JFHilborne: | how about chapters, long v short? I like to see them mixed in a book, with both #storycraft |
| 10:22 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @kyledockery: Hey #storycraft. what’s today’s topic? @MarkDavidGerson is guest host on “The Mythof Writer’s Block” Lurkers most welcome! |
| 10:22 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @MarkDavidGerson I’ll throw a ? in brackets. [?] I’ll also do that if a character arrives and I don’t have a name for ‘em yet. #storycraft |
| 10:22 pm | kristadb1: | @leapetra #storycraft Do you outline at all? I sometimes have word counts attached to scenes, so I do have an overall “goal”, if you will. |
| 10:22 pm | markdavidgerson: | @soulsprite fear/anxiety huge cause of stuckness. Sol’ns? Take a break. Or a shower. Go for a walk. Anything 2 break the pattern #storycraft |
| 10:23 pm | markcotton: | @JFHilborne I prefer reading books with shorter chapters, so I try to write mine that way. #storycraft |
| 10:23 pm | markdavidgerson: | @leapetra goals are great…unless we use them to beat ourselves up…in which case they can cause more stuckness! #storycraft |
| 10:23 pm | leapetra: | @kristadb1 i love that, I had recently “I am asfjlda ahglahjg asgh” Because I could not think of a name #storycraft |
| 10:23 pm | kristadb1: | #storycraft @jfhilborne I hate long chapters. I want scenes and chapters well developed but I don’t like it when they prattle on. |
| 10:23 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: We can also feel stuck/blocked if we’re writing about something we’ve lost our passion for. #storycraft |
| 10:23 pm | soulsprite: | @MarkDavidGerson Anxiety causes brain malfunction may be a cause of wrtrs blk. What do you think works to alleviate anxiety? #storycraft |
| 10:23 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam same general idea. and a good one #storycraft |
| 10:24 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @markdavidgerson: BTW, I just recently posted a blog piece called The Myth of Writer’s Block. U might find some good hints http://bit.ly/aRKtOn #storycraft |
| 10:24 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @kristadb1 LOL, my wife says the same think about the City of Los Angeles but I still see beauty in it. Sounds similar. #storycraft |
| 10:24 pm | markdavidgerson: | Thx, btw, for the follows. I’ll follow back when we’re done with #storycraft |
| 10:24 pm | AidanFritz: | @kristadb1 I started adding word count approx to my scenes… nice to know I’m not the only one #storycraft |
| 10:24 pm | JFHilborne: | @markcotton : makes it easy to pause if you need to & come back. I’ve heard both sides, but tend to write short chps in my books #storycraft |
| 10:25 pm | leapetra: | @kristadb1 No outline. I know what the begining is, and the end. And a ending word goal. That helps me plan the ups and downs. #storycraft |
| 10:25 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @MarkDavidGerson Thank you for sharing that. Its a good practical tool for our toolbelt. #storycraft |
| 10:25 pm | markdavidgerson: | @soulsprite also good to examine what’s causing anxiety. Is it a not-good-enough thing? A deadline thing? A blank page thing? #storycraft |
| 10:25 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @markdavidgerson: @AuthorWilliam and if I can’t think of *any* word, I just type xxxxxx #storycraft << I do the same but with asterisks |
| 10:25 pm | JFHilborne: | @kristadb1 : Agreed. Nothing worse than a looooong chapter that should have ended pages earlier #storycraft |
| 10:26 pm | leapetra: | @markdavidgerson I have also been losing weight (100 lbs so far) If you miss a day, start over the next. writing or weight lost. #storycraft |
| 10:26 pm | markcotton: | @JFHilborne I do it mainly to move the action along quickly. But, it may take me several sessions to finish a short chapter #storycraft |
| 10:26 pm | AmbrielleKirk: | RT @markdavidgerson: We can also feel stuck/blocked if we’re writing about something we’ve lost our passion for. #storycraft |
| 10:27 pm | snowppl: | @leapetra I’ve found that out too. Stick to it! #storycraft |
| 10:27 pm | ShaliniBoland: | Sometimes it helps to just go for a walk or a run, or just look at a nice view #storycraft Sometimes it doesn’t |
| 10:27 pm | AuthorWilliam: | I stopped writing on computers because I found blank word doc pages more put-off-ing than a lined notebook. Haven’t gone back. #storycraft |
| 10:27 pm | markdavidgerson: | @dleeo My claim that it’s a “myth” is tongue-in-cheek/intentionally controversial. Am really inviting ppl to see it differently #storycraft |
| 10:27 pm | soulsprite: | @leapetra Thank goodness for ‘start overs’. Congrats on weight loss…I’m working on that, too. #storycraft |
| 10:27 pm | Madison_Woods: | @markdavidgerson I’ll highlight areas that need something, or when what I wrote is the closest I could get, but still not right. #storycraft |
| 10:28 pm | Story_Craft: | Today’s #storycraft topic is The Myth of Writer’s Block, with guest host @MarkDavidGerson! (@Danisidhe behind @Story_Craft as usual |
| 10:28 pm | JFHilborne: | @markcotton : Yep. I deleted 30% of my 1st novel, found the pace so much faster. I chop sentences to make them short and punchy #storycraft |
| 10:29 pm | markdavidgerson: | A reason I don’t edit as I write is becuz I know that what I edit today may get cut in next draft. Easier to move forward #storycraft |
| 10:29 pm | Madison_Woods: | @kristadb1 I like and write shorter chapters. Maybe too short. They average around 5- 7 pgs or so. #storycraft |
| 10:29 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: Important to treat outline as a *loose* means to an end. #storycraft |
| 10:29 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @ShaliniBoland That’s nice. Done that too. I love desert photos. Sometimes those get my juices going before a writing session #storycraft |
| 10:29 pm | jessenovels: | Never censor yourself in writing, get as graphic you want. #storycraft |
| 10:29 pm | leapetra: | @snowppl @soulsprite I think writing is the harder of the two #storycraft |
| 10:30 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: goals are great…unless we use them to beat ourselves up…in which case they can cause more stuckness! #storycraft |
| 10:30 pm | susan_see: | @MarkDavidGerson Esp. when you’re fighting the realisation that you’ve lost that certain passion. #storycraft |
| 10:30 pm | markdavidgerson: | Much harder to get stuck when our topic/material keeps us on fire! #storycraft |
| 10:30 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @markdavidgerson: Important to treat outline as a *loose* means to an end.<<<Very true. An outliner can flow away from it. #storycraft |
| 10:30 pm | JFHilborne: | @Madison_Woods : same here, mine average 6 pages #storycraft |
| 10:30 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @ShaliniBoland: Sometimes it helps to just go for a walk or a run, or just look at a nice view #storycraft Sometimes it doesn’t |
| 10:30 pm | markdavidgerson: | RT @jessenovels: Never censor yourself in writing, get as graphic you want. #storycraft <absolutely! can always edit out in nxt drft> |
| 10:30 pm | snowppl: | @leapetra I agree. #storycraft |
| 10:31 pm | AidanFritz: | Do people find they get stuck in revisions? I rarely get stuck in 1st draft; but occasionally must drag myself to the revision #storycraft |
| 10:31 pm | markdavidgerson: | @susan_see if you’ve lost the passion, important to note whether it’s becuz of fear or becuz we’re done w that idea, for now #storycraft |
| 10:31 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @JFHilborne I transcribe once the 1st draft is done. Some longer rewrites I’ll do longhand & transcribe those. I like the feel. #storycraft |
| 10:31 pm | LazetteG: | If someone writes more about their writer’s block than they spend with their fiction, I think they have a different problem. #storycraft |
| 10:32 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: I know that what I edit today may get cut in next draft. Easier to move forward #storycraft |
| 10:32 pm | JFHilborne: | @MarkDavidGerson : harder to get stuck when we know our topic well. Blocks happen where we have knowledge gaps #storycraft |
| 10:32 pm | soulsprite: | @leapetra If I’m writing I don’t think of food…it’s a great distraction, being in the flow. But if I don’t write…I’ll eat. #storycraft |
| 10:32 pm | markdavidgerson: | If we feel honor-bound to stick w an outline but the story wants to move us in diff directions, easy to get blocked #storycraft |
| 10:32 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @markdavidgerson: Much harder to get stuck when our topic/material keeps us on fire! #storycraft |
| 10:33 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @markdavidgerson: If we feel honor-bound to stick w an outline but the story wants to move us in diff directions, easy to get blocked #storycraft |
| 10:33 pm | markdavidgerson: | RT @ShaliniBoland: @markdavidgerson My prob more procrastination than block. Once I sit down with a blank page I’m usually good #storycraft |
| 10:33 pm | JFHilborne: | @AuthorWilliam : my problem with longhand would be reading my own handwriting. #storycraft. |
| 10:33 pm | leapetra: | I never get stuck in revisions because I have a deadline to hit and a have to get all revisions done by then. #storycraft |
| 10:33 pm | youngshay112: | RT @MarkDavidGerson If we feel honorbound 2 stick w an outline but the story wants 2 move in diff directions, easy 2 get blocked #storycraft |
| 10:33 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @AidanFritz: Do people find they get stuck in revisions? #storycraft << great question – editor’s block! |
| 10:33 pm | LazetteG: | Different types of outlines work for different people. And different novels need different outlines. No one size fits all! #storycraft |
| 10:33 pm | MelissaWrites: | RT @Story_Craft @AuthorWilliam: I use a [brackets] when I need a word but don’t want to stop and look for the right one. #storycraft… |
| 10:33 pm | markdavidgerson: | @ShaliniBoland important to see *why* we’re procrastinating. Avoidance can be as big a blocker as anything else #storycraft |
| 10:33 pm | jessenovels: | When someone kindly tells you to tone down your writing, tell them to kindly drop dead #storycraft |
| 10:34 pm | markdavidgerson: | @ShaliniBoland a lot of my coaching work is about helping ppl deal with time/procrastination/commitment issues #storycraft |
| 10:34 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @JFHilborne Hehe, I hear that. I print. I wouldn’t dare write in cursive. It would be a Rachel Zoe “disaster” #storycraft |
| 10:34 pm | The_Jodi: | Anyone have good tricks for restarting stalled passion for a project? #storycraft |
| 10:34 pm | soulsprite: | @MarkDavidGerson What if you have a block regarding finishing a project. I’ve got it written, but editing forever. #storycraft |
| 10:34 pm | JFHilborne: | @AidanFritz : I’m the opposite. Never stuck in revision, but sometimes in 1st draft #storycraft |
| 10:35 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @ShaliniBoland LOL, yeah right. Sometime even if the pic just releases your passion and is otherwise unrelated, still valuable #storycraft |
| 10:35 pm | JFHilborne: | @AuthorWilliam : haha, yep, mine looks like a spider got stuck in glue on the page #storycraft. |
| 10:35 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @LazetteG: Different types of outlines work for diff. people. And different novels need different outlines. #storycraft << Absolutely! |
| 10:36 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: Avoidance can be as big a blocker as anything else #storycraft |
| 10:36 pm | markcotton: | @The_Jodi It helps me to re-read it from the beginning. Sometimes you forget what good there is there waiting. #storycraft |
| 10:36 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @JFHilborne: @AuthorWilliam : yep, mine looks like a spider got stuck in glue on the page #storycraft.>>>ROFL! Love it! #storycraft |
| 10:36 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @MarkDavidGerson Any tips? Or is that off topic? Maybe cd do another chat on procrastination? Too many questions in one tweet? #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | markdavidgerson: | @dleeo Your story (art piece) created you because it needed something to hold the pen (paintbrush). The story knows itself. #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | snowppl: | I find that writing is a habit, something you have to do all the time #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | AidanFritz: | @JFHilborne I appear to be rarer… I’ll have to use peer pressure/bandwagon on it  #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | JFHilborne: | @MarkDavidGerson : very true, I’m guilty of that. A whole day researching and less than 100 words on the page #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @AuthorWilliam Good one! Will nick that idea #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | leapetra: | @The_Jodi Showers work for me. Or thinking of what the movie trailer would look like (don’t know why, it works) #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | susan_see: | @MarkDavidGerson Yes, very true. All issues can be hard to uncover the true underlying reason. #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | nzesylva: | @AidanFritz I know that feeling> i experience it too #storycraft |
| 10:37 pm | LazetteG: | Expecting perfection in a first draft is a big problem I’ve seen with new authors. Edit until they’re bored and never finish #storycraft |
| 10:38 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @JFHilborne: @AidanFritz : I’m the opposite. Never stuck in revision, but sometimes in 1st draft #storycraft << me too |
| 10:38 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markcotton: @The_Jodi It helps me to re-read it from the beginning. Sometimes you forget what good there is there waiting. #storycraft |
| 10:39 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @markdavidgerson That is such a powerful statement. An in-practice tip or do you believe our stories come from ancient places? #storycraft |
| 10:39 pm | leapetra: | I have had writers block this weekend due to pain. Now in chat, I want to write. Go figure. #storycraft |
| 10:39 pm | markdavidgerson: | @ShaliniBoland For procrastinators, I recommend making concrete appointment times for writing, and treating those times (more) #storycraft |
| 10:39 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @ShaliniBoland: @MarkDavidGerson Any tips? Or is that off topic? #storycraft << Procrastination seems on topic to me |
| 10:40 pm | JFHilborne: | @leapetra : I find a glass of wine often helps unblock a block #storycraft |
| 10:40 pm | kristadb1: | #storycraft I think a lot of people expect the entire length of the project to be like a first love, all happy and glowy. |
| 10:40 pm | CDominiqueG: | poking my head in for a second or two hello all #storycraft |
| 10:40 pm | markdavidgerson: | @ShaliniBoland …as U would an appointment with a friend. In effect, you’re making a Muse date. If you can’t meet it, u resched #storycraft |
| 10:40 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @soulsprite: @leapetra If I’m writing I don’t think of food, it’s a great distraction. If I don’t write, I’ll eat. #storycraft < Me too! |
| 10:40 pm | susan_see: | RT @MarkDavidGerson: Outside criticism can also be a blocker. Be discerning about what you show to whom, and when #storycraft |
| 10:40 pm | rparamour: | RT @LazetteG: Different types of outlines work for different people. And different novels need different outlines. No one size fits all! #storycraft |
| 10:40 pm | CDominiqueG: | #storycraft I like this new hashtag option in tweetdeck by the way |
| 10:40 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @Story_Craft I can hear that. If I am blogging or writing an op-ed piece I use computer almost always. Fiction, always longhand #storycraft |
| 10:41 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam While I’m not sure where they come from, I know with absolute certainty that they’re smarter than we are… #storycraft |
| 10:41 pm | snowppl: | @JFHilborne wine is wonderful! #storycraft |
| 10:41 pm | LazetteG: | Don’t be afraid to write. Don’t say ‘not ready for this story’ or you could never write it. Older work great for rewriting, too. #storycraft |
| 10:41 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam …and know what they’re about better than we can. For me, it’s all about surrender to that story-wisdom #storycraft |
| 10:41 pm | JLichtenberg: | RT @AuthorWilliam: I stopped writing on computers because I found blank word doc pages more put-off-ing than a lined notebook. Haven’t gone back. #storycraft |
| 10:41 pm | AidanFritz: | @ShaliniBoland for a while I made a schedule; it’s harder to procrastinate when following schedule #storycraft |
| 10:42 pm | cynditefft: | RT @LazetteG: Don’t be afraid to write. Don’t say ‘not ready for this story’ or you could never write it. Older work great for rewriting, too. #storycraft |
| 10:42 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @LazetteG: Expecting perfection in a first draft is a big problem I’ve seen with new authors. #storycraft |
| 10:42 pm | leapetra: | @JFHilborne 1 glass is good, More I get too relaxed. #storycraft |
| 10:42 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @markdavidgerson: While I’m not sure where they come from, I know with absolute certainty that [stories] smarter than we are. #storycraft |
| 10:42 pm | Danisidhe: | @markdavidgerson If I’m stuck because of performance anxiety, I use a code I’ve been writing in since I was 7. Frees me totally! #storycraft |
| 10:42 pm | JLichtenberg: | @AuthorWilliam #storycraft I can’t abide staring at blank paper. I type so fast the computer lags sometimes. & it’s a good one |
| 10:42 pm | Story_Craft: | @markdavidgerson If I’m stuck because of performance anxiety, I use a code I’ve been writing in since I was 7. Frees me totally! #storycraft |
| 10:43 pm | The_Jodi: | RT @snowppl: @JFHilborne wine is wonderful! #storycraft |
| 10:43 pm | JFHilborne: | @leapetra : yes, moderation is the key. #storycraft |
| 10:43 pm | markdavidgerson: | I wrote the 1st 2 drafts of my novel (The MoonQuest) longhand. Now, tho, I compose mostly on the computer. No right/wrong way #storycraft |
| 10:43 pm | LiaKeyes: | I’ve learned to do without critique groups until the first draft is done. They always make me too self-aware as I write. #storycraft |
| 10:43 pm | markdavidgerson: | No right/wrong way. Whatever works for you on a given day *is* the right way…for YOU #storycraft |
| 10:43 pm | JSterlingS: | @AuthorWilliam Have you ever tried using an AlphaSmart. I find that they work quite well for me, and elmiminates transcribing. #storycraft |
| 10:43 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Story_Craft Fun! #storycraft |
| 10:44 pm | SpinyNorman: | A glass of red is an integral part of my writing routine #storycraft #storycraft |
| 10:44 pm | staceyigraham: | RT @LazetteG: Don’t be afraid to write. Don’t say ‘not ready for this story’ or you could never write it. Older work great for rewriting, too. #storycraft |
| 10:44 pm | JFHilborne: | I get stuck if I overanalyze a scene. I step back, then chop it around, and soon get back on track (after the wine) #storycraft |
| 10:44 pm | markcotton: | @LiaKeyes I find that if I discuss what I’m working on it can jinx it. I wait until it’s done too. #storycraft |
| 10:44 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @kristadb1: #storycraft people expect the entire project to be like a first love << So true! It’s a true love: ‘for better or worse”! |
| 10:44 pm | JFHilborne: | @SpinyNorman : yes, red is my favorite! #storycraft |
| 10:45 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @JSterlingS Is that a vocal transcription device? #storycraft |
| 10:45 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: For me, it’s all about surrender to that story-wisdom #storycraft |
| 10:45 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam I rarely plot (and I like that Stephen King feels the same way! http://bit.ly/bNyEPz ) #storycraft |
| 10:45 pm | CDominiqueG: | @markdavidgerson @AuthorWilliam for some odd reason when Im blocked on the first draft, handwriting one or two pages help #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | SpinyNorman: | @JFHilborne Good for you too!!(in moderation) #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | jessenovels: | I write about sex drugs, self-mutilation, masturbation broken hearts and lot of insane things Would I change that? no its my art #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @markdavidgerson: @ShaliniBoland For procrastinators, I recommend making concrete appointment times #storycraft << Right! … Right! |
| 10:46 pm | leapetra: | @JSterlingS I loved mine Until i killed it. put new batteries in and the screen died. #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | snowppl: | @markdavidgerson I notice that I plot AFTER I write the story #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | Cockspine: | RT @jessenovels: I write about sex drugs, self-mutilation, masturbation broken hearts and lot of insane things Would I change that? no its my art #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: While I’m not sure where they come from, I know with absolute certainty that [stories] smarter than we are. #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | markdavidgerson: | @CDominiqueG any pattern change (longhand from computer, change of venue/time/routine) can help us move thru block #storycraft |
| 10:46 pm | JFHilborne: | @SpinyNorman : the reason I drink it #storycraft |
| 10:47 pm | HeatherMcCorkle: | @LiaKeyes Me too. I like to let the inspiration flow in the first draft. #storycraft |
| 10:47 pm | markdavidgerson: | RT @snowppl: @markdavidgerson I notice that I plot AFTER I write the story #storycraft <love it!> |
| 10:47 pm | TheAmateur78: | @ShaliniBoland Totally agree. I’m late, as usual. But I agree anyways. What’s the topic? #storycraft |
| 10:47 pm | markdavidgerson: | @snowppl I only discover the plot *as* I write the story #storycraft |
| 10:47 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @Story_Craft: RT Procrastination seems on topic to me <<< Lol! Just checking #storycraft |
| 10:47 pm | JSterlingS: | @AuthorWilliam It’s a laptop wordprocessor. No net connection, yet can be connected via usb to your comp. Found mine on ebay. #storycraft |
| 10:47 pm | JFHilborne: | @snowppl :So do I, which often changes the ending I had planned #storycraft |
| 10:48 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @markdavidgerson It really frees me. I can’t put it any other way. I guess I just really enjoy the development process. #storycraft |
| 10:48 pm | TheAmateur78: | What, really, is “plot”? I have a book called “Plot”…I haven’t read it all yet. :/ #storycraft |
| 10:48 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markcotton: I find that if I discuss what I’m working on it can jinx it. I wait until it’s done too. #storycraft << me too, definitely. |
| 10:48 pm | snowppl: | @JFHilborne right on! my endings love changing. #storycraft |
| 10:48 pm | tadbo: | Hey all, late to #storycraft today. Topic? |
| 10:48 pm | markcotton: | RT @markdavidgerson: @snowppl I only discover the plot *as* I write the story #storycraft |
| 10:48 pm | The_Jodi: | Grt pt! @kristadb1: #storycraft I think a lot of people expect the entire length of the project to be like a first love, all happy and glowy |
| 10:48 pm | SpinyNorman: | new here…this chat is awesome…wish I had found it sooner…#storycraft #storycraft |
| 10:49 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @markdavidgerson I guess also I know it is a freedom device not my employer. #storycraft |
| 10:49 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @markdavidgerson: In effect, you’re making a Muse date. If you can’t meet it, u resched #storycraft << ‘A Muse date’ I LOVE that! |
| 10:49 pm | Story_Craft: | @LiaKeyes Hi! #storycraft |
| 10:49 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam There’s no reason creativity should work the same way for everyone! Whatever works is what works! #storycraft |
| 10:49 pm | markdavidgerson: | @SpinyNorman Glad to have you here. Not my first time here, but my first time hosting! #storycraft |
| 10:49 pm | JFHilborne: | @snowppl : same here, I love to be surprised by my own book, then I know my readers will be, too #storycraft |
| 10:50 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam it’s that kind of attitude that frees you to be creative! #storycraft |
| 10:50 pm | LazetteG: | Outlines are roadmaps: show you where to go, point out some sites, but not detours, side trips, exactly what will happen, etc. #storycraft |
| 10:50 pm | Story_Craft: | @TheAmateur78 Today’s #storycraft: The Myth of Writer’s Block, with guest host @MarkDavidGerson! (@Danisidhe behind @Story_Craft as usual |
| 10:51 pm | TheAmateur78: | @Story_Craft I’m late, but glad to be here. What’s the topic? #storycraft |
| 10:51 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @markdavidgerson Agreed. Though I often feel in the stark minority in discussion groups. Lol. #storycraft |
| 10:51 pm | MrsARupertGrint: | RT @jessenovels: When someone kindly tells you to tone down your writing, tell them to kindly drop dead #storycraft |
| 10:51 pm | jessenovels: | A writer who thinks too much in what other people care about, is just a tool of society #storycraft |
| 10:51 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: any pattern change (longhand from computer, change of venue/time/routine) can help us move thru block #storycraft |
| 10:51 pm | cynditefft: | #storycraft When I sit down to write, I feel the pull of Twitter and other distractions. They are easy and writing is hard! |
| 10:51 pm | JFHilborne: | Another question I’ve been asked – how sexy should you get between the sheets? (of paper that is) #storycraft |
| 10:51 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @AidanFritz Making a schedule is so-o what I need to do. Tricky with 2 young kids, but do-able. #storycraft |
| 10:51 pm | JSterlingS: | @leapetra And this is why ebay is your friend. #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | TheAmateur78: | @Story_Craft Ooooh! I’m currently speaking of that myth in a blog post. This is right up my alley! #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | Donna_Carrick: | Finally made it to #storycraft –delayed w packing! How is everyone? @Danisidhe @so_you_know@gioclair |
| 10:52 pm | CDominiqueG: | @markdavidgerson @LiaKeyes @AuthorWilliam I write on comcast bills while I sleep walk, my best poetry #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | snowppl: | @JFHilborne exactly. I notice the ending changes for the better every pass through #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @JFHilborne Hey-yoo #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | LazetteG: | I love the ‘muse date’ stuff! Good line! #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @AuthorWilliam: RT @markdavidgerson: While I’m not sure where they come from, I know with absolute certainty that [stories] smarter than we are. #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | markdavidgerson: | “I’ve never demanded that characters do things my way. I want them 2 do things their way.” ~StephenKing http://bit.ly/anVmy8 #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | CDominiqueG: | RT @jessenovels: A writer who thinks too much in what other people care about, is just a tool of society #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @Donna_Carrick Donna! Long time no see! #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @snowppl: I notice that I plot AFTER I write the story #storycraft << I plot before and during. Plotting is about the ‘what if’s |
| 10:52 pm | JFHilborne: | @cynditefft : It’s called multi-tasking, and between that and procrastinating, I’m an expert #storycraft |
| 10:52 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam creative artists are always in a minority. How can they not be and still be creative? #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @JFHilborne: same here, I love to be surprised by my own book, then I know my readers will be, too #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | LiaKeyes: | Sometimes I just need a scheduled break from the story. Within 48 hrs max I’m dying to get back to it. I paint/play instead #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | CDominiqueG: | @Donna_Carrick DONNNNN!!!!! DM quick #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: There’s no reason creativity should work the same way for everyone! Whatever works is what works! #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | Donna_Carrick: | RT @markdavidgerson: @AuthorWilliam it’s that kind of attitude that frees you to be creative! #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | cynditefft: | @JFHilborne #storycraft That totally depends on you and your audience you’re writing for. |
| 10:53 pm | The_Jodi: | @cynditefft: #storycraft When I sit down to write, I feel the pull of Twitter and other distractions. They are easy and writing is hard!” |
| 10:53 pm | wethink2much: | RT @jessenovels2010A writer who thinks too much in what other people care about, is just a tool of society #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | AuthorWilliam: | RT @CDominiqueG: @markdavidgerson @LiaKeyes @AuthorWilliam I write on comcast bills while I sleep walk, my best poetry #storycraft |
| 10:53 pm | Donna_Carrick: | RT @markdavidgerson: There’s no reason creativity should work the same way for everyone! Whatever works is what works! #storycraft |
| 10:54 pm | HeatherMcCorkle: | @MarkDavidGerson Very wise words. We are not the masters of our characters. Its the other way aroind. #storycraft |
| 10:54 pm | JFHilborne: | @snowppl Agreed. My characters tell me what they want to do, and I let them. They frequently show up uninvited and mix things up #storycraft |
| 10:54 pm | TheAmateur78: | @markdavidgerson My prose for my novel’s first draft is…well…ick. I’m arid and devoid of anything to say, so… #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | markcotton: | @The_Jodi Sometimes it might be nice to lose an internet connection. #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @TheAmateur78 Topic is ‘writer’s block’ x #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | TheAmateur78: | @markdavidgerson My solution is to pick up a good book. That always helps the flow. At least for me! #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AuthorWilliam thanks!! I hope that’s one of the things that makes me a good coach! #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | gioclair: | My laptop was blocked! (solidarity?) #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | Story_Craft: | @SpinyNorman: Welcome! Glad you’ve found us Previous transcripts are on the #storycraft bloghttp://ht.ly/2d9lO |
| 10:55 pm | markdavidgerson: | RT @AuthorWilliam: @markdavidgerson You sir, have a high octane positive attitude and I dig it! #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | JFHilborne: | @cynditefft : I tend to keep it tamer, & figure if it doesn’t shock my mum it’s okay! #storycraft |
| 10:55 pm | julichilliard: | RT @markdavidgerson: “I’ve never demanded that characters do things my way. I want them 2 do things their way.” ~StephenKing http://bit.ly/anVmy8 #storycraft |
| 10:56 pm | SpinyNorman: | @Story_Craft Awesome, Thanks! #storycraft |
| 10:56 pm | markdavidgerson: | @TheAmateur78 that’s what first drafts are about: chaos, muddle and mix of brilliance and banality. Let it go and move on #storycraft |
| 10:56 pm | TheAmateur78: | @ShaliniBoland Thanks! I’m on it. #storycraft |
| 10:56 pm | Donna_Carrick: | #storycraft @SpinyNorman I agree @story_craft hosts aterrific group. I’ll be reading @markdavidgerson ‘s comments! |
| 10:56 pm | snowppl: | @JFHilborne my characters pout until they get what they want. Or throw tantrums. #storycraft |
| 10:56 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @gioclair Hey there, Star of Paris! Long time #storycraft |
| 10:56 pm | markdavidgerson: | @HeatherMcCorkle I teach a wkshp called “Free Your Characters, Free Your Story” for that very reason! #storycraft |
| 10:56 pm | kailmeyra: | In the eloquent word of Robert Frost, “No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” #storycraft |
| 10:57 pm | CDominiqueG: | @HeatherMcCorkle agreed two of my MCs dictate my sleep habits and are requesting a cut of my signing bonus #storycraft |
| 10:57 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @MarkDavidGerson I’m betting it is! #storycraft |
| 10:57 pm | markdavidgerson: | @julichilliard had to edit that more than slightly to fit. CHeck out the full quote in that blog post I linked to #storycraft |
| 10:57 pm | TheAmateur78: | @markdavidgerson Thanks. I’m a perfectionist. It has led to months of procrastination. I’m going to adhere to your advice… #storycraft |
| 10:57 pm | jbeemills: | @JFHilborne Coming in late here…forgot about my mum. May have to do some rewrites now, ha! #storycraft |
| 10:57 pm | Donna_Carrick: | #storycraft @AuthorWilliam Heh heh, yes, haven’t tweeted w you since… before dinner! |
| 10:58 pm | JFHilborne: | @jbeemills : HAHA, you can always make me laugh. #storycraft |
| 10:58 pm | sanamouse: | RT @AuthorWilliam @markdavidgerson You sir, have a high octane positive attitude and I dig it! #storycraft |
| 10:58 pm | TheAmateur78: | @cynditefft True. So true. I just picked up a frustrating book. I have some good ones, tho. #storycraft |
| 10:58 pm | Donna_Carrick: | #storycraft @CDominiqueG How are you, Dominique! |
| 10:58 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @cynditefft: #storycraft When I sit down to write, feel the pull of Twitter and other distractions.<< you’ve just described my prob too. |
| 10:59 pm | AuthorWilliam: | @Story_Craft This has been awesome. I will make this a regular affair. Thanks for a great chat and to you @markdavidgerson #storycraft |
| 10:59 pm | JFHilborne: | @TheAmateur78 : Reading another good book helps me, too #storycraft |
| 10:59 pm | The_Jodi: | @markcotton So true! Making playdates for my husband helps too! #storycraft |
| 10:59 pm | JFHilborne: | RT @AuthorWilliam: @Story_Craft This has been awesome. I will make this a regular affair. Thanks for a great chat and to you @markdavidgerson #storycraft |
| 10:59 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @Donna_Carrick Hi Donna! Topic – writer’s block’ #storycraft |
| 10:59 pm | jbeemills: | @JFHilborne On second thought, I don’t feel like rewriting anything. I’ll just get a pen name. #storycraft |
| 11:00 pm | tadbo: | Hmmm. RT @kailmeyra: In the eloquent word of Robert Frost, “No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” #storycraft |
| 11:00 pm | SpinyNorman: | daughter just came in and flashed the puppydog eyes…requesting a Rock Band jam session. Nice to meet you all! #storycraft #storycraft |
| 11:00 pm | LiaKeyes: | YES! Nothing gets me going again better than reading RT @JFHilborne: @TheAmateur78 : Reading another good book helps me, too #storycraft |
| 11:00 pm | markdavidgerson: | @TheAmateur78 you will never achieve perfection, because perfection doesn’t exist. Have to let go of it or you’ll be blocked #storycraft |
| 11:00 pm | TheAmateur78: | @JFHilborne Ah, well. I’m not the only one I c! A friend of mine can’t read and write simultaneously. GAH! I’d be lost…… #storycraft |
| 11:00 pm | JFHilborne: | @AuthorWilliam : Same here, this will be a regular stop for me here on #storycraft. Great peeps, great chat. Thanks much |
| 11:01 pm | TheAmateur78: | @markdavidgerson I’m on it, good sir. #storycraft |
| 11:01 pm | tadbo: | Its taken a while for me to accept that my first draft is going to be horrible and in many instances might not even make sense. #storycraft |
| 11:01 pm | markdavidgerson: | “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it” ~Salvador Dali http://bit.ly/ba2H4r #storycraft |
| 11:01 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @gioclair: My laptop was blocked! (solidarity?) #storycraft << I’m sure I’d be right with you, if I knew what that meant |
| 11:01 pm | markdavidgerson: | @AidanFritz thanks for pariticpating! #storycraft |
| 11:01 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Story_Craft thanks! #storycraft |
| 11:01 pm | JFHilborne: | @jbeemills : I should have thought of that, bit late now, the horse has already bolted #storycraft |
| 11:01 pm | snowppl: | @markdavidgerson we are perfect always, only through judging do we lose sight of that. #storycraft |
| 11:02 pm | CDominiqueG: | Speaking of reading, what’s everyone reading right now #storycraft @Storycraft |
| 11:02 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @markcotton: @The_Jodi Sometimes it might be nice to lose an internet connection. #storycraft < Now that would really get my wordcount up |
| 11:02 pm | Story_Craft: | @AuthorWilliam So glad you found us, I’ll look forward to your tweets! #storycraft |
| 11:02 pm | The_Jodi: | OTOH chats like this do wonders for the all-aloneliness of writing … #storycraft. Same boat of frustrations |
| 11:02 pm | JFHilborne: | @TheAmateur78 : I read and write while I watch TV….maybe this is why I get blocked…#storycraft |
| 11:03 pm | jessenovels: | Never look to others and ask how your story should end or start. Whose creation is it, yours or theirs? #storycraft |
| 11:03 pm | TheAmateur78: | @CDominiqueG A Fortunate Age and Tinkers by Paul Harding, Pulitzer Winner. Maybe there’s a secret formula….:) #storycraft |
| 11:03 pm | Dragonsatva: | My phlebotomy textbook. Not a page-turner.. RT @CDominiqueG: Speaking of reading, what’s everyone reading right now #storycraft @Storycraft |
| 11:03 pm | JSterlingS: | RT @jessenovels: Never look to others and ask how your story should end or start. Whose creation is it, yours or theirs? #storycraft |
| 11:03 pm | Donna_Carrick: | Thank you, Shalini! RT @ShaliniBoland: Hi Donna! Topic – writer’s block’ #storycraft |
| 11:04 pm | TheAmateur78: | @JFHilborne I can’t do that. It interrupts the movie I make in my head out of the prose. That’s the only way I concentrate. #storycraft |
| 11:04 pm | JFHilborne: | Must go write. Thanks all for the chat. Awesome. See you next week #storycraft |
| 11:04 pm | CreativeK: | RT @jessenovels: Never look to others and ask how your story should end or start. Whose creation is it, yours or theirs? #storycraft |
| 11:04 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @AidanFritz: Thanks all for a good #storycraft chat & thanks @Story_Craft & @markdavidgersonfor hosting << Thanks for coming! |
| 11:05 pm | markdavidgerson: | @snowppl I’d say our divine perfection shows up in our human imperfection. As for our stories, there’s no ojective perfection #storycraft |
| 11:05 pm | MsJayye: | RT @jessenovels: Never look to others and ask how your story should end or start. Whose creation is it, yours or theirs? #storycraft |
| 11:05 pm | Donna_Carrick: | Absolutely agree!! RT @Story_Craft: RT @markdavidgerson: Perfection doesn’t exist. Have to let go of it or you’ll be blocked #storycraft |
| 11:05 pm | JSterlingS: | In case people didn’t know and get Blocked or distracted by the net… there is a program out there to solve that. Freedom. #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | CDominiqueG: | @TheAmateur78 thx 2 studying 4 the GRE & writing my thesis, Im still reading The Girl w/ Dragon Tattoo & a House 4 Mr. Biswas #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | markdavidgerson: | @cynditefft if internet’s distracting you, shut off your wifi/connection while you’re writing #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | snowppl: | @markdavidgerson exactly #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | Story_Craft: | For those who have to leave, transcripts and challenge will be up on the #storycraft blog. Thanks for coming! http://ht.ly/2d9td |
| 11:06 pm | rbwood: | First time lurker- next time participant! #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | TheAmateur78: | @JSterlingS And what is that program? #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Story_Craft It was a pleasure…and great fun. Thanks for the invitation #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | jbeemills: | When I get blocked on plot, sometimes I ask Twitter peeps for ideas. #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | LazetteG: | Great meeting all of you. I’ve looked in before, but never posted. #storycraft |
| 11:06 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @markdavidgerson @Story_Craft thanks so much for another fab #storycraft. Feel great now xx |
| 11:06 pm | markdavidgerson: | Happy to stick around for a bit for those who want to keep chatting #storycraft |
| 11:07 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @The_Jodi: OTOH chats like this do wonders for the all-aloneliness of writing … #storycraft. << That’s what it’s all about |
| 11:07 pm | TheAmateur78: | @CDominiqueG I just got a GRE prep book. Working on a BA. Better prepared than not at all. (Hopes for MFA) #storycraft |
| 11:07 pm | kailmeyra: | @rbwood I did that for two weeks! It’s nice to meet a fellow lurker #storycraft |
| 11:07 pm | markdavidgerson: | @snowppl I knew there was a reason why you were my (offline as online) friend! #storycraft |
| 11:08 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @cynditefft: #storycraft Thanks all! I found lots of kindred spirits here to follow! << Lovely to meet you, hope to see you next week |
| 11:08 pm | markdavidgerson: | @ShaliniBoland awesome!! #storycraft |
| 11:08 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @JFHilborne: Must go write. Thanks all for the chat. Awesome. See you next week #storycraft << Bye! |
| 11:08 pm | CDominiqueG: | @TheAmateur78 I just try to study something everynight, not today, Im on cloud 19, #storycraft |
| 11:08 pm | snowppl: | @markdavidgerson yay! I try to only surround myself with positive energy #storycraft |
| 11:09 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @Donna_Carrick Sorry, bit late with my reply #storycraft I’m reading tweets about 1/2 hour behind everyone else |
| 11:09 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Story_Craft Thanks for having created this great writers’ outlet! #storycraft |
| 11:09 pm | TheAmateur78: | @CDominiqueG Ahhh. Good luck, girlie! #storycraft |
| 11:09 pm | markdavidgerson: | @snowppl #storycraft |
| 11:09 pm | HeatherMcCorkle: | @MarkDavidGerson Sounds like an excellent workshop! #storycraft |
| 11:09 pm | Story_Craft: | @markdavidgerson Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with the #storycraft gang. You’ll be a hard act to follow next week! |
| 11:09 pm | Storeetllr: | MT @LazetteG Outlines r roadmaps: show u where to go, point out sites but not detours, side trips, what will happen, etc. #storycraft |
| 11:09 pm | TheAmateur78: | Off to plan my week in my planner (or nothing gets done) and read some before slinging words. Have a nice night guys! #storycraft |
| 11:10 pm | gioclair: | GRRRR! My lappy didn’t behave! #storycraft. I’m so sorry I missed the chat. Blessed be the transcriptions. |
| 11:10 pm | Story_Craft: | @LazetteG Very glad you commented today #storycraft |
| 11:10 pm | Donna_Carrick: | RT @markdavidgerson: @Story_Craft Thanks for having created this great writers’ outlet! #storycraft |
| 11:10 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @markdavidgerson: Happy to stick around for a bit for those who want to keep chatting #storycraft<< Me too |
| 11:11 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Story_Craft no don’t go getting yourself blocked by making comparisons (comparing to other writers =another great blocker!!) #storycraft |
| 11:11 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @markdavidgerson: @ShaliniBoland awesome!! #storycraft << Very! |
| 11:11 pm | markdavidgerson: | @HeatherMcCorkle thanks. Great fun. I teach it for fiction- and screenwriters #storycraft |
| 11:11 pm | Donna_Carrick: | I am always grateful to @danisidhe for this wonderful #storycraft chat. So many fascinating ideas! @markdavidgerson @Story_Craft |
| 11:12 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @Story_Craft: RT @AuthorWilliam: I use a [brackets] when I need a word but don’t want to stop and look for the right one. #storycraft #writechat #litchat |
| 11:12 pm | markdavidgerson: | Once again, thanks to all the new #storycraft follows. Will follow back when I get home (doing this in Starbucks!) |
| 11:12 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @gioclair: #storycraft. Blessed be the transcriptions. << I’ll have them up for when you wake. Sleep well, it’s late there! |
| 11:12 pm | markdavidgerson: | @snowppl Is that why it’s not called #storyCHAT? lol #storycraft |
| 11:12 pm | Story_Craft: | @TheAmateur78 Good night! Thanks for coming! #storycraft |
| 11:12 pm | CDominiqueG: | ok Im going to nap now before I get to studying and errands #storycraft |
| 11:13 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @markdavidgerson: @Story_Craft Thanks for having created this great writers’ outlet! #storycraft<< Ditto times a million |
| 11:13 pm | CDominiqueG: | RT @AuthorWilliam: I use a [brackets] when I need a word but don’t want to stop and look for the right one. #storycraft #writechat #litchat |
| 11:13 pm | Story_Craft: | Because you’re probably wondering – You can find @markdavidgerson and his books at his sitehttp://www.markdavidgerson.com #storycraft |
| 11:13 pm | snowppl: | @MarkDavidGerson usually we CHAT about CRAFT #storyCHAT #storycraft |
| 11:13 pm | markdavidgerson: | Just want to let you all know that I have blog filled with more writing tips/inspirationhttp://bit.ly/bhFQUh #storycraft |
| 11:14 pm | ShaliniBoland: | RT @Story_Craft: Because you’re probably wondering – You can find @markdavidgerson and his books at his site http://www.markdavidgerson.com #storycraft |
| 11:14 pm | BookishMagpie: | RT @Story_Craft: RT @AuthorWilliam: I use a [brackets] when I need a word but don’t want to stop and look for the right one. #storycraft #writechat #litchat |
| 11:14 pm | JSterlingS: | @TheAmateur78 It’s called FREEDOM. Blocks your computer from accessing the net at all.http://macfreedom.com/download/ #storycraft |
| 11:14 pm | Donna_Carrick: | Nice to see you ‘lurking’ at #storycraft , @rbwood @kailmeyra |
| 11:15 pm | markdavidgerson: | RT @Story_Craft: You can find @markdavidgerson and his books at his sitehttp://www.markdavidgerson.com #storycraft |
| 11:15 pm | gioclair: | A lappy is to a laptop what a comp is to a computer, @Story_Craft Lappy heard that we were chatting about block AND got blocked #storycraft |
| 11:15 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @Donna_Carrick RT @markdavidgerson: Thanks for having created this great writers’ outlet! #storycraft << We ALL created this! |
| 11:15 pm | ShaliniBoland: | Quarter past midnight now, am already a pumpkin. Night #storycraft people and thanks again xx |
| 11:15 pm | leapetra: | nite all I have to get some bagpipe research done. #storycraft |
| 11:15 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @markdavidgerson: Just want to let you all know that I have blog filled with more writing tips/inspiration http://bit.ly/bhFQUh #storycraft |
| 11:15 pm | Donna_Carrick: | Sleep well, @CDominiqueG Dream up great stories! #storycraft |
| 11:15 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @Story_Craft: Because you’re probably wondering – You can find @markdavidgerson and his books at his site http://www.markdavidgerson.com #storycraft |
| 11:16 pm | JFHilborne: | @MarkDavidGerson : Thanks for the chat, it was terrific #storycraft. |
| 11:16 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @Donna_Carrick: I am always grateful to @danisidhe for this wonderful #storycraft chat. So many fascinating ideas! << Thanks Donna |
| 11:16 pm | gioclair: | RT @AuthorWilliam: @gioclair Hey there, Star of Paris! Long time #storycraft<< *Star of Paris blushes* Hi, hot indie author! |
| 11:16 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @CDominiqueG: ok Im going to nap now before I get to studying and errands #storycraft Sleep well. Was lovely to see you again! |
| 11:17 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @Donna_Carrick: Nice to see you ‘lurking’ at #storycraft , @rbwood @kailmeyra << Absolutely! Lurkers always welcome, too, of course! |
| 11:17 pm | markdavidgerson: | @JFHilborne a pleasure! Thanks for participating #storycraft |
| 11:17 pm | JFHilborne: | @Story_Craft : I’ll be there next week, it was great. Thanks much #storycraft |
| 11:17 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @Story_Craft: For those who have to leave, transcripts and challenge will be up on the #storycraftblog. Thanks for coming! http://ht.ly/2d9td |
| 11:17 pm | rbwood: | RT @markdavidgerson: My web site also has some free resources for writers http://bit.ly/bPyEgs as does my youtube pg http://bit.ly/9I0Z6u #storycraft |
| 11:18 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @LiaKeyes: YES! Nothing gets me going again better than reading RT @JFHilborne: @TheAmateur78 : Reading another good book helps me, too #storycraft |
| 11:18 pm | snowppl: | Thanks for the lovely #storycraft I’m going to finish my movie! |
| 11:18 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @tadbo: Hmmm. RT @kailmeyra: In the eloquent word of Robert Frost, “No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” #storycraft |
| 11:18 pm | Story_Craft: | @gioclair hehe it was the ‘blocked’ that confused me – how does a lappy get blocked? do you mean from the net? #storycraft |
| 11:19 pm | gioclair: | After midnight, I become the lizard-coach, @ShaliniBoland #storycraft |
| 11:19 pm | Donna_Carrick: | Good one tonight! Glad iPhone was sort of up to it! @Story_Craft #storycraft Have been a fan of @markdavidgerson for awhile. |
| 11:19 pm | markdavidgerson: | @snowppl before I see you next? #storycraft |
| 11:19 pm | markdavidgerson: | @Donna_Carrick awww. thanks! #storycraft |
| 11:19 pm | Story_Craft: | Don’t forget the #storycraft Blog community blogroll – if you’d like to be on it, tweet me to let me know |
| 11:19 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @markdavidgerson: My web site also has some free resources for writers http://bit.ly/bPyEgs as does my youtube pg http://bit.ly/9I0Z6u #storycraft |
| 11:20 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @snowppl: Thanks for the lovely #storycraft I’m going to finish my movie! << Thank YOU – enjoy! |
| 11:21 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @gioclair Lol! Better than the pumpkin #storycraft |
| 11:21 pm | Story_Craft: | RT @Donna_Carrick: #storycraft been a fan of @markdavidgerson for awhile. << Me too I was thrilled when he said yes to my cheeky request! |
| 11:23 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @jessenovels: Never look to others and ask how your story should end or start. Whose creation is it, yours or theirs? #storycraft |
| 11:23 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @The_Jodi: OTOH chats like this do wonders for the all-aloneliness of writing … #storycraft. Same boat of frustrations |
| 11:24 pm | jessenovels: | @jbeemills Using others is a form of cheating yourself from being creative #storycraft |
| 11:24 pm | ShaliniBoland: | @gioclair when I got ur ‘Lizard coach’ comment, thought you were bit mad. Then I remembrd my pumpkin comment & it all made sense #storycraft |
| 11:25 pm | markdavidgerson: | Heading off now, writer friends. Feel free to contact me directly #storycraft |
| 11:25 pm | gioclair: | @ShaliniBoland Heh heh! Context is not important. Context is EVERYTHING! #storycraft |
| 11:25 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @markdavidgerson: @TheAmateur78 that’s what first drafts are about: chaos, muddle and mix of brilliance and banality. Let it go and move on #storycraft |
| 11:26 pm | Story_Craft: | A big thank you to @MarkDavidGerson for hosting #storycraft this week – Transcript and challenge will be here: http://ht.ly/2d9Gd soon! |
| 11:26 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @LiaKeyes: Sometimes I just need a scheduled break from the story. Within 48 hrs max I’m dying to get back to it. I paint/play instead #storycraft |
| 11:26 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @Story_Craft: RT @JFHilborne: same here, I love to be surprised by my own book, then I know my readers will be, too #storycraft |
| 11:27 pm | KarenJordan: | RT @MarkDavidGerson: web site…some free resources for writers http://bit.ly/bPyEgs… youtube pghttp://bit.ly/9I0Z6u #storycraft |
| 11:28 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @MrsARupertGrint: RT @jessenovels: When someone kindly tells you to tone down your writing, tell them to kindly drop dead #storycraft |
| 11:28 pm | goldenwordsmith: | RT @jessenovels: A writer who thinks too much in what other people care about, is just a tool of society #storycraft |
| 11:29 pm | goldenwordsmith: | @Story_Craft Have all but missed #storycraft. So sorry! |
| 11:29 pm | Story_Craft: | A big thank you to @MarkDavidGerson for hosting #storycraft this week – Transcript on the bloghttp://ht.ly/2d9Ij soon! #writechat #litchat |
#storycraft chat is a weekly twitter chat about the craft of writing fiction.