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Jennifer Erna Covel's avatar

"The pressure to produce pages is strong, and sometimes I forget that research and daydreaming bear their own sort of fruit." I most likely need to have this tattooed backwards on my forehead.

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Jaye Wells's avatar

Maybe just write it on a sticky note? LOL

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Diane W's avatar

So true Jaye! Sometimes I'll find myself having a dialogue with a character that's completely different from what I thought I would write. That's when I know that I've been forcing the story instead of letting it come naturally to me.

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Jaye Wells's avatar

It's so hard not to move the chess pieces around!

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Diane W's avatar

Yes!

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Suzy Ince's avatar

I have experienced everything you wrote in that post. I shared my experience with my husband and he said, "Don't go telling everyone that it you'll end up institutionalized." 😂

Honestly, sometimes I'm to quick to write, I'm not patient enough. I need to take a breath and let the ideas ferment before they become the story and then go to my computer.

Good post.

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Jaye Wells's avatar

Yes, let that starter ferment!

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