tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post6143172950735674527..comments2024-02-23T02:02:35.985-05:00Comments on Mudpies and Magnolias: StuckerooMaggie Toussainthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-40988683408159123262010-06-28T14:21:44.078-04:002010-06-28T14:21:44.078-04:00Saying thanks for the folks who have posted more c...Saying thanks for the folks who have posted more comments. Thanks for the love and the ideas, Valerie, Diane, Diana, and Katt.Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-73414880656533546362010-06-28T10:57:28.500-04:002010-06-28T10:57:28.500-04:00Hi Maggie,
Thanks for some great ideas! I've ...Hi Maggie,<br /><br />Thanks for some great ideas! I've grown to realise that my characters quit talking to me when I'm pointing them in the wrong direction.<br />I see them like obstinate children all standing around with their arms crossed and their chins stuck in the air.<br />That's when I heave a big sigh and say, okay, coming in... I close my eyes and put myself in the character's head, try to think like they would and usually about half an hour later I can smack myself on the forehead and say duh!<br />I love these moments and can usually be found all alone, chuckling. My family have stopped getting that 'look' when I do this now. I'm not sure but for a while I think they had the little white coated men on speed dial.<br />So nice to share with fellow-writers who understand!<br />cheers<br />Kathy.Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501145978550034341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-35302791925736005132010-06-25T11:39:51.594-04:002010-06-25T11:39:51.594-04:00:) Love the topic! If I can't figure out my ...:) Love the topic! If I can't figure out my issue by reading up, normally, I call another writer and brainstorm. Have a fabulous weekend!<br /><br />DianaDiana Cosbyhttp://www.dianacosby.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-24515576212212574182010-06-22T10:53:00.715-04:002010-06-22T10:53:00.715-04:00I too love the George Constanza idea, Maggie. Bril...I too love the George Constanza idea, Maggie. Brilliant.Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-83508662581180878182010-06-22T01:00:56.371-04:002010-06-22T01:00:56.371-04:00Excellent post!
I especially liked this: "Fo...Excellent post!<br /><br />I especially liked this: "For instance, whenever he would normally say no to something, he would instead say yes."<br /><br />I'm trying hard to make my protagonist not-so-nice (at the moment she's a "Yes, I'll be glad to" -girl), so I'll just replace the he in the above sentence with she :).<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Regards from FinlandChristine Hammarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291339756674225110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-1659782079578291032010-06-21T20:49:27.685-04:002010-06-21T20:49:27.685-04:00Excellent advice, Maggie!Excellent advice, Maggie!Valerie Bowmanhttp://www.valeriegbowman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-17387902536906542772010-06-21T20:21:27.918-04:002010-06-21T20:21:27.918-04:00Hey Steph! Thanks for stopping by. Your ideas are ...Hey Steph! Thanks for stopping by. Your ideas are super, as usual.<br /><br />Celia, I like your marination/bread dough rising method. Even when it feels like your stuck, your brain is still working on what comes next.<br /><br />Hi VR, Sometimes I write around things a bit too. I find its much easier to edit something out than to try to figure out what I was thinking when I originally wrote the scene.<br /><br />Mary, Thanks for stopping by. Your books seem so well thought out and full of life. And each scene flows seamlessly into the next one. Whatever you're doing, I'd say its working!<br /><br />Hey Liana, Thanks for embracing the George method of opposites. You just never know when it will come in handy.<br /><br />Thanks for the good vibes one and all!Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-15935761681210233002010-06-21T18:17:43.358-04:002010-06-21T18:17:43.358-04:00Excellent idea, that George Costanza! And how cle...Excellent idea, that George Costanza! And how clever of you to apply it to your writing!<br /><br />LLiana Laverentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541637851147603199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-25867681587448263272010-06-21T17:55:45.167-04:002010-06-21T17:55:45.167-04:00Great ideas, Maggie. I often think of this George ...Great ideas, Maggie. I often think of this George episode :) but haven't ever applied it when getting stuck. Thank you! <br /><br />Celia and VR, I employ both these methods often because I rarely know what in the world to do next. :)Mary Saumshttp://marysaums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-35216252850684803402010-06-21T16:05:17.547-04:002010-06-21T16:05:17.547-04:00Too funny, Celia walks away to let the WIP rest an...Too funny, Celia walks away to let the WIP rest and marinate and I keep writing, even if I know the pages will never make it past the first draft. When I continue to write and explore different options, eventually I find a way out of the corner. On the other hand, I excise many, many pages when I edit.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-57938922787495010142010-06-21T15:47:34.468-04:002010-06-21T15:47:34.468-04:00Brilliant, Maggie--so far, I have no such neat tri...Brilliant, Maggie--so far, I have no such neat tricks to get myself unstuck. You'd know that if you could see how many unfinished, in fact, barely begun, mss I have in my document files. The only thing I've been able to come up with is to let it sit and rise, you know, like a lump of yeast dough. It does nothing for a while, but if you walk away and return 30 minutes later, it's swelled and plumped to something workable and desirable. Then, I work it into submission, and somehow, it may be ready to cook. Now, I'll go to your website to read about Muddy Waters. CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740858803121444958.post-89778275166433735262010-06-21T15:38:37.657-04:002010-06-21T15:38:37.657-04:00Maggie, I love your ideas for finding out about yo...Maggie, I love your ideas for finding out about your characters. I've done bios, wrote short stories, and "cast" character to help me figure them out. While these techinques are time consuming, they really pay off in the long run.<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.com