tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post5055205118280135033..comments2024-03-28T02:34:34.041-07:00Comments on Rachna's Scriptorium: Overcoming moments of madnessRachna Chhabriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-23292233860659274542012-05-03T18:46:10.217-07:002012-05-03T18:46:10.217-07:00...I mull it over for days at a time, beating it d......I mull it over for days at a time, beating it down, building it back up, one word at a time, all the while debating whether or not its worth the effort.<br /><br />Once the fingers begin however, the keys remain busy for quite some time ;)<br /><br />ElElliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-65356226824156648842012-05-02T19:40:22.497-07:002012-05-02T19:40:22.497-07:00I think that those mad moments are like dreams. S...I think that those mad moments are like dreams. Something is in there , an idea, thought, perhaps a frustration that you are trying to work out. <br /><br />But like a dream, it can leave you wondering what it was all about... Not sure that was any help at all...<br /><br />I think you are a poet, writer, story teller... so keep going!<br /><br />Bless you, dear one.Cheryl Klarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633250643087095689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-31021412269491312702012-05-02T16:25:59.553-07:002012-05-02T16:25:59.553-07:00You have to write down your ideas and thoughts as ...You have to write down your ideas and thoughts as you have them, even if they'll never be used, on not used right away.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-80735356217156822822012-05-02T04:40:46.703-07:002012-05-02T04:40:46.703-07:00I say go with the mad moments and write these thin...I say go with the mad moments and write these things out. And THEN ask all those questions. Every mad manuscript develops your skills, and not every one deserves to lie in your file cabinet, unexplored.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-63647791393190892322012-05-02T03:16:45.579-07:002012-05-02T03:16:45.579-07:00I used to have more moments of madness. I'm mo...I used to have more moments of madness. I'm more sedate now, but surely it's the moments of madness that are the creative inspiration to produce that masterpiece? ;O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-37896457969852844322012-05-02T01:39:02.401-07:002012-05-02T01:39:02.401-07:00True, it is as if u read my mind.....I am very imp...True, it is as if u read my mind.....I am very impulsive. Thank god for delete button.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-53517146050328297472012-05-02T01:15:23.398-07:002012-05-02T01:15:23.398-07:00Yes, I can relate to this. I have often written st...Yes, I can relate to this. I have often written stuff in moments of "suspended sanity" and hidden them away. (Actually, there was a time when I initially put everything away for a period and then took it out again to see it afresh. I still think that not a bad idea.) But back to the mad texts! Most of them do get rewritten or incorporated in some longer script after a time. It's usually me that has to change more than the script before it seems ok.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-48750221378645927132012-05-02T00:51:07.221-07:002012-05-02T00:51:07.221-07:00These are great questions to ask yourself. I ask t...These are great questions to ask yourself. I ask these questions when I first come up with an idea, and explore them further as I start to write an outline. I have many unfinished outlines, but it's better than a full manuscript ;)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-32984560387123883042012-05-01T23:44:21.271-07:002012-05-01T23:44:21.271-07:00I have a thing, a thing not to enter into madness ...I have a thing, a thing not to enter into madness and thinking of it makes me one. It's really an awkward moment when you are all set up to write some article and then you end up nowhere but on the microsoft word staring for hours and we have not begun yet.<br /><br />Thanks for the tips on what and how to write depending on the audience or the readers.Yeesi7https://www.blogger.com/profile/11467144973125434745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-30482332237380079532012-05-01T22:28:25.384-07:002012-05-01T22:28:25.384-07:00Hi Friends...its nice to know that I am not alone ...Hi Friends...its nice to know that I am not alone when it comes to being caught in the grip of moments of madness. Its something that has ensnared you all too. Nowadays, until I am very sure about a writing project, I don't undertake it at all.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-62200261704471147222012-05-01T18:06:28.168-07:002012-05-01T18:06:28.168-07:00Eep, I have to confess I have unfinished mss sitti...Eep, I have to confess I have unfinished mss sitting in my folder somewhere. Also unfinished short stories because I got distracted by a different idea. It helps to focus on one and not look at the others--no peeking whatsoever. So yeah, mad moments? Definitely had them.Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-1631219949460628462012-05-01T17:42:02.071-07:002012-05-01T17:42:02.071-07:00My desk is testimony to a few mad moments - small ...My desk is testimony to a few mad moments - small pieces of paper with ideas scribbled on them, books placed here and there...I am a neat person, but you would not know it looking at my desk sometimes. I like to think that I am an artist in progress. :)Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-87520504602690731072012-05-01T16:12:16.297-07:002012-05-01T16:12:16.297-07:00I've got a few of these, too. They're from...I've got a few of these, too. They're from before I knew better. I don't consider them a waste, but I'm glad I didn't pointlessly pursue editing and querying them.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-84980136358135792762012-05-01T15:56:47.181-07:002012-05-01T15:56:47.181-07:00I usually know whether or not my idea is something...I usually know whether or not my idea is something worth pursuing. I never throw anything away. All words that I don't use for one reason or another, such as deleted words and the like, go into a special file, you never know what story will come along that needs those particular words.<br /><br />Great post, Rachna. I'll see you in a few. *waving*Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-12579005144973393612012-05-01T13:34:23.081-07:002012-05-01T13:34:23.081-07:00I usually mull over the idea for a few days, maybe...I usually mull over the idea for a few days, maybe write the first few pages, or write it down in my "story ideas" notebook.<br /><br />Then if it stays with me, I pick it back up again and look at it objectively. :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292139796803739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-59415774883849849412012-05-01T03:53:27.054-07:002012-05-01T03:53:27.054-07:00Think we all have these, Rachna, just have to shou...Think we all have these, Rachna, just have to shout them down or tell them to go away. :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-59018827351414566252012-05-01T03:31:01.412-07:002012-05-01T03:31:01.412-07:00i try to collect lots of little ideas, each with s...i try to collect lots of little ideas, each with something cool about them, and only when I have enough of them that I can throw into the one story do I write anything longform.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/mooderino" rel="nofollow">@mooderino</a><br /><a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/the-funnily-enough" rel="nofollow">The Funnily Enough</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-88937278648659235392012-05-01T01:03:56.675-07:002012-05-01T01:03:56.675-07:00Sure Rachna, these moments of madness exist in my ...Sure Rachna, these moments of madness exist in my case. I started to write and gave up after 50 odd pages! That project is yet to see the light of the day! I now focus on short write ups till I decide about the bigger project:)Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.com