Comments for Surviving the Muse http://www.kriscramer.com playing with words Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on How to Create Realistic Characters With Depth by Maxwell http://www.kriscramer.com/2008/how-to-create-realistic-characters-with-depth/#comment-112 Maxwell Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:59:14 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=127#comment-112 Great article! My characters are (hopefully) going to better constructed now. Great article! My characters are (hopefully) going to better constructed now.

]]> Comment on How to Create Realistic Characters With Depth by Lilly http://www.kriscramer.com/2008/how-to-create-realistic-characters-with-depth/#comment-26 Lilly Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:53:01 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=127#comment-26 thanks for this article. It's very helpful. thanks for this article. It's very helpful.

]]> Comment on Kiss Writer's Block Goodbye by Kris http://www.kriscramer.com/2008/kiss-writers-block-goodbye/#comment-11 Kris Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:29:43 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=88#comment-11 @ Zoe - Whenever I feel stuck, I read the news (especially the Odd News section on Yahoo). It's a great source for story ideas. I also carry around a small notebook and add new ideas to it all the time. Whenever I see something that catches my eye, or whenever I hear or read a phrase that sounds quirky or interesting, I jot down a note about it. As long as I keep writing them down, the ideas keep coming. The follow-through is what I need to work on. It has been months since I finished a story. Writer's block stinks. @ Carson - the Think Sideways course has been a blessing for me. I think you're right about how taking a class somehow tricks the mind into performing. Part of the boost in motivation comes from wanting to get my money's worth out of the course, but a bigger part of it comes from working on the lessons and interacting with the other writers. Having a new lesson to work on each week definitely helps to keep me focused. @ Zoe - Whenever I feel stuck, I read the news (especially the Odd News section on Yahoo). It's a great source for story ideas. I also carry around a small notebook and add new ideas to it all the time. Whenever I see something that catches my eye, or whenever I hear or read a phrase that sounds quirky or interesting, I jot down a note about it. As long as I keep writing them down, the ideas keep coming. The follow-through is what I need to work on. It has been months since I finished a story. Writer's block stinks.

@ Carson - the Think Sideways course has been a blessing for me. I think you're right about how taking a class somehow tricks the mind into performing. Part of the boost in motivation comes from wanting to get my money's worth out of the course, but a bigger part of it comes from working on the lessons and interacting with the other writers. Having a new lesson to work on each week definitely helps to keep me focused.

]]> Comment on Kiss Writer's Block Goodbye by CarsonBeck http://www.kriscramer.com/2008/kiss-writers-block-goodbye/#comment-10 CarsonBeck Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:50:43 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=88#comment-10 At the moment i seem to be on the tail end of the same problem. I have ideas but can't seem to find the words to go with them. Think Sideways is helping, i always loved school so taking a "class" is kind of like tricking myself into getting out of my own way. I'm also going to check out the book by dennis palumbo, every little gem of wisdom helps right? At the moment i seem to be on the tail end of the same problem. I have ideas but can't seem to find the words to go with them. Think Sideways is helping, i always loved school so taking a "class" is kind of like tricking myself into getting out of my own way. I'm also going to check out the book by dennis palumbo, every little gem of wisdom helps right?

]]> Comment on Kiss Writer's Block Goodbye by Zoe http://www.kriscramer.com/2008/kiss-writers-block-goodbye/#comment-9 Zoe Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:21:21 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=88#comment-9 I can sympathize. Writer's block is miserable. I came out of mine just a few months ago, and at times my writing is still a bit shaky. Interestingly, my block was the mirror image of yours - I could get words out, but there was nothing behind them. No ideas, no inspiration. I'll definitely check that book out, and I'll be interested to see the articles you post :) I can sympathize. Writer's block is miserable. I came out of mine just a few months ago, and at times my writing is still a bit shaky. Interestingly, my block was the mirror image of yours - I could get words out, but there was nothing behind them. No ideas, no inspiration. I'll definitely check that book out, and I'll be interested to see the articles you post :)

]]> Comment on Six Techniques to Help Writers Overcome Procrastination by Kris http://www.kriscramer.com/2008/six-techniques-to-help-writers-overcome-procrastination/#comment-5 Kris Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=5#comment-5 Hi Nagesh, I completely agree. I've been using that approach lately whenever I can't find the motivation to finish a particular writing project. I've found if I just sit down and write anything at all, even something unrelated to the project at hand, the words eventually start to flow and I'm able to finish what I started. ~ Kris Hi Nagesh,
I completely agree. I've been using that approach lately whenever I can't find the motivation to finish a particular writing project. I've found if I just sit down and write anything at all, even something unrelated to the project at hand, the words eventually start to flow and I'm able to finish what I started.
~ Kris

]]> Comment on Six Techniques to Help Writers Overcome Procrastination by Nagesh Belludi http://www.kriscramer.com/2008/six-techniques-to-help-writers-overcome-procrastination/#comment-3 Nagesh Belludi Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:55:15 +0000 http://www.kriscramer.com/?p=5#comment-3 One of the easiest ways to tackle our why-do now-what-I-can-do-later habit is to make a beginning. One practice I have adopted is to commit to work for just 10 minutes on a task I have been procrastinating on or an article/essay I have been putting-off. I realize that beginning a task can build momentum; there is a good chance I get absorbed in the tasks. Quite often, seemingly difficult tasks get easier once I get working on them. One of the easiest ways to tackle our why-do now-what-I-can-do-later habit is to make a beginning. One practice I have adopted is to commit to work for just 10 minutes on a task I have been procrastinating on or an article/essay I have been putting-off. I realize that beginning a task can build momentum; there is a good chance I get absorbed in the tasks. Quite often, seemingly difficult tasks get easier once I get working on them.

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