tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post799579010362774884..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: When You're Stuck, Relax ... by Orly Konig-LopezPatricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-51872701751305153142014-05-10T15:57:20.193-06:002014-05-10T15:57:20.193-06:00Oh Pat, thank you bunches for hosting Orly! Orly -...Oh Pat, thank you bunches for hosting Orly! Orly - this was very helpful. I'm always trying to compare my process to others and it doesn't do me a bit of good. I need to relax and ride my bike - no, wait - I don't - I'll fall. I need to relax and write. That I can do. By the way, Orly, have you ever heard of a record popular in the early fifties for children called "Little Orly"? Our favorite was 'Little Orly and the Happy Bird'. Totally hilarious. Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-47189857151636631032014-05-09T10:13:05.975-06:002014-05-09T10:13:05.975-06:00Baking is my hobby and I've found there's ...Baking is my hobby and I've found there's nothing like mixing cake batter or pounding on bread dough to get the ideas flowing in the creativity department. Not everyone likes to bake - or garden - but the point is, we need both the yin and the yang. I used to stress about word count and beat myself up because I wasn't writing books in my sleep, like Stephen King and Nora Roberts apparently do. These days my goal is simply to write SOMETHING every day. Even if it's just a page or only a paragraph, I've achieved my goal. And, lo and behold, somehow books get written. Eileen Goudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156415980783091338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-88274393137467437392014-05-08T11:43:54.429-06:002014-05-08T11:43:54.429-06:00Boy this is advice I need to read over and over an...Boy this is advice I need to read over and over and pin up in front of my face. I get so uptight about my writing- it's not good enough, word choice, ideas, that I think you're spot-on: I freeze. <br /><br />Thanks for this reminder. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-35761588296764700472014-05-08T09:09:37.535-06:002014-05-08T09:09:37.535-06:00Oh, Pat, back away from the mop! Although I'll...Oh, Pat, back away from the mop! Although I'll confess that a good scrub to the shower, while not necessarily relaxing, is a great way to relieve stress. Added bonus - you can mutter about plot problems and no one will hear you.Orly Konig Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901249907571188627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-39461812704815663072014-05-08T09:07:03.115-06:002014-05-08T09:07:03.115-06:00I've often wished the mute button would work o...I've often wished the mute button would work on those voices, Stephanie. :-)Orly Konig Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901249907571188627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-41227406392427936212014-05-08T09:04:22.900-06:002014-05-08T09:04:22.900-06:00Madeline, the hardest part for me, was giving myse...Madeline, the hardest part for me, was giving myself permission not to worry about everything. I worry ... it's what I do best. So telling myself to relax was beyond amusing. Sometimes it even works.<br /><br />I've used "something fresh here" or "research this" or "flush this out" when I find myself obsessing about something for too long. Just remember to highlight that phrase. If you're anything like me, you'll forget then be totally stumped when you're revising and come across it again. :-)Orly Konig Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901249907571188627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-63162519101946247012014-05-08T08:59:39.006-06:002014-05-08T08:59:39.006-06:00Orly, you're a welcome guest. If there was eve...Orly, you're a welcome guest. If there was ever a post I needed to read over and over again, this is the one. Currently, my favorite activity to relax is working in my garden. Yesterday's downpour and hail storm (and the promise of more rain today) is not helping. Maybe a little (cringe) housework?Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-70693027696738464572014-05-08T07:54:57.719-06:002014-05-08T07:54:57.719-06:00I'm with you, Richard - I don't set word l...I'm with you, Richard - I don't set word limits. I give myself two hours every day for writing. I know those two hours are mine and I don't worry about anything else or what will come out of that time. Well, in theory ... always easier in theory. :-)Orly Konig Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901249907571188627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-7779663522255798232014-05-08T07:51:26.729-06:002014-05-08T07:51:26.729-06:00Thanks, Margot.
Now if we could only figure out ho...Thanks, Margot.<br />Now if we could only figure out how to make relaxing easier. ;-)Orly Konig Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901249907571188627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-32581492494535120562014-05-08T07:50:29.615-06:002014-05-08T07:50:29.615-06:00Thanks so much for having me, Pat!Thanks so much for having me, Pat!Orly Konig Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901249907571188627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-76671872212884993242014-05-08T07:20:33.938-06:002014-05-08T07:20:33.938-06:00It is easy to get so caught up in the pressure tha...It is easy to get so caught up in the pressure that we forget we actually enjoy doing this! We'd enjoy it a lot more if we could shut off all of those voices of doubt while we're writing!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-26059121971684611342014-05-08T06:30:57.750-06:002014-05-08T06:30:57.750-06:00I love the idea of writing "something fresh h...I love the idea of writing "something fresh here" then moving on. Such a great way to not get stuck or to not stay stuck in that sentence etc. <br /><br />The more I tell myself to relax, the tenser I get - too much pressure! I'm not relaxing right! :) But shifting the thinking to relaxing specifically about the things I can't control might help with that. <br /><br />Madeline @ <a href="http://MadelineMora-Summonte.com/" rel="nofollow">The Shellshank Redemption</a>Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-16730999156285975222014-05-08T06:18:26.171-06:002014-05-08T06:18:26.171-06:00Orly, I don't think there was ever a time I pu...Orly, I don't think there was ever a time I put together an outline or set a word limit for my writing. I just let it all go. I know how it's going to end, I know some of the characters, so I just fill in the rest as I type. Being too rigid can stunt the creativity progress to the point a writer can have a continued block.RichardKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982924867593121667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-15003704550610379272014-05-08T06:05:50.187-06:002014-05-08T06:05:50.187-06:00Pat - Thanks for hosting Orly.
Orly - I think you...Pat - Thanks for hosting Orly.<br /><br />Orly - I think you've hit on one of the most important things about writing. Getting too anxious just makes it harder to write. Thanks for the reminder to relax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com