tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post3234869757008234552..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: A to Z Challenge: Internal FrenemiesMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-49728465706217551312013-04-13T17:51:48.465+02:002013-04-13T17:51:48.465+02:00Frenemies? Uh-oh! Double trouble? *shudders*
(play...Frenemies? Uh-oh! Double trouble? *shudders*<br />(playing catch-up...)Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-72469207303345017082013-04-11T18:16:43.943+02:002013-04-11T18:16:43.943+02:00I love your take on this, and the way you represen...I love your take on this, and the way you represented them. I also like the idea of letting those voices out again when you want to edit... just not too much. :)<br /><br />#atozchallenge, Kristen's blog: <a href="http://kristenhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">kristenhead.blogspot.com</a>Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827651632884248765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-74871240958795389252013-04-11T17:52:08.885+02:002013-04-11T17:52:08.885+02:00I'm on my second draft, and you would think th...I'm on my second draft, and you would think these frenemies would be helping me, but . . . I found myself at a standstill. So I went back to a character profile sheet because there's something about my mc that's been bugging me. (and yes, book 1 is already out and yet my mc is still bugging me) Then I went to my kids (they are my very first beta readers and sometimes the ones that I throw ideas around with plus they are into YA so it helps). I asked them some questions about my mc - what do you think her greatest strength is? Her greatest weakness? It's scary to ask, because these are basics I should know really well by now, but for some reason I felt like I lost touch with my MC in revision mode. <br />So, sometimes the frenemies get to me in revision, and sometimes, if it helps me strengthen my characters, it's a good thing.<br /><br />BTW, some of my kids ideas are hilarious too . . .they told me that a plot possibility in book 2 could include an ensorcelled character turning into a whale who would swallow one of my characters, conveniently transport her to another land, and then vomit her out to fight the bad guys. They were joking at that point, and we all had a good laugh. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-24213657795666026242013-04-11T14:55:38.220+02:002013-04-11T14:55:38.220+02:00Sometimes the whispering of self-doubt becomes mor...Sometimes the whispering of self-doubt becomes more of a yelling to get a life, but I'm good at ignoring shouting. I have three boys in my house.Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628488753277495111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-20371325239814904692013-04-11T08:25:43.763+02:002013-04-11T08:25:43.763+02:00I'm familiar with these frenemies. Sometimes I...I'm familiar with these frenemies. Sometimes I listen, other times I ignore. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21760198836671652512013-04-11T05:57:55.767+02:002013-04-11T05:57:55.767+02:00Yes, that censorship! *my thoughts* Did I really ...Yes, that censorship! *my thoughts* Did I really want to use the word shithead in the first page of my novel? What if it is offensive not snarky? Darn those internal enemies!Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-18369839407832254082013-04-11T05:09:08.980+02:002013-04-11T05:09:08.980+02:00Thank you so much for saying not everyone deals wi...Thank you so much for saying not everyone deals with their frenemies in the same way. I keep my IC on ice until revisions, but my IE is at work from draft one. I'm a pantser and working with the words, rearranging plot elements, going back and adding depth and turns of phrases as they come to me, gives me a richer, deeper story. I get so tired of others telling me to turn off my IE and just write. I did that with my second novel and it ended up taking me twice as long to write.<br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">~VR Barkowski</a>VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-24662876435458122482013-04-11T03:12:03.659+02:002013-04-11T03:12:03.659+02:00I read a really great book today and couldn't ...I read a really great book today and couldn't help noticing things that people in my writing group would have picked apart like birds on roadkill. But it worked. That reminds me that as writers, we need to be true to ourselves, not try to please everyone. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515397829167775263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-47984608930598914932013-04-10T23:31:57.401+02:002013-04-10T23:31:57.401+02:00Another great post! My frenemies are keeping me fr...Another great post! My frenemies are keeping me from getting to work at all. I have most of what I want written (as it is memoirish...so I here a lot of "what makes you think you are fascinating enough self?") it just needs to be edited and organized and THEN read through...yikes! By the time we get to z though, i think you might have me on my way!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-7798239300320876342013-04-10T23:29:40.275+02:002013-04-10T23:29:40.275+02:00I've developed some deafness toward the inner ...I've developed some deafness toward the inner voices of late, I think--though occasionally I do get the urge to dramatically edit the heck out of everything. Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-13590770072783744572013-04-10T23:18:47.392+02:002013-04-10T23:18:47.392+02:00I had to work hard to quit censoring myself. It...I had to work hard to quit censoring myself. It's still a tough one... thanks for the push on Hetty :)M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-57308546250036231272013-04-10T21:53:34.053+02:002013-04-10T21:53:34.053+02:00I think I ignored both editors a little too much i...I think I ignored both editors a little too much in the beginning.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-73957802545647865242013-04-10T21:51:19.722+02:002013-04-10T21:51:19.722+02:00You classified those Internal over-analysts perfec...You classified those Internal over-analysts perfectly. They're capable of draining the vigour from the writer and the writing. It's a good job there are true and supportive friends who can help us put them in their proper places. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-61566127327852468352013-04-10T21:41:38.553+02:002013-04-10T21:41:38.553+02:00Internal frenemies- what a clever phrase. When I h...Internal frenemies- what a clever phrase. When I have an internal frenemy saying dumb things, I try my best to ignore her. She doesn't know my story the way I do. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-8564490408136017052013-04-10T20:36:10.291+02:002013-04-10T20:36:10.291+02:00oh these demons! How right you are (you always are...oh these demons! How right you are (you always are). I read a book published in the 1920s - Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande. She tackles this very problem. (I might've read the book, but I still get those awful voices telling me I write rot!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186491465911432817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-28109541689114827522013-04-10T20:09:07.238+02:002013-04-10T20:09:07.238+02:00What I really hate is when I overrule my inner voi...What I really hate is when I overrule my inner voices and then my outer voices (my trusty beta readers) agree with them. Phooey.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-41378691546731245792013-04-10T20:02:03.359+02:002013-04-10T20:02:03.359+02:00I hear them more during the first draft but I tend...I hear them more during the first draft but I tend to ignore them.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-85521190878740860182013-04-10T19:48:24.127+02:002013-04-10T19:48:24.127+02:00I am sorry, I know they are very serious problems,...I am sorry, I know they are very serious problems, but I can't help to laugh as I imagine myself sitting in a conference room with those two, all speaking at the same time and trying to shut the other up.Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-20083593693721539292013-04-10T19:29:07.599+02:002013-04-10T19:29:07.599+02:00You know, I think I'm missing those voices.You know, I think I'm missing those voices.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-40231552431584964422013-04-10T19:04:18.580+02:002013-04-10T19:04:18.580+02:00Oh yes. The I-Can'ts, the I'm Not Good Eno...Oh yes. The I-Can'ts, the I'm Not Good Enough, the I'll Never Make Its . . . Terrible and must be destroyed. :-)cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-46732245216836621762013-04-10T18:56:31.106+02:002013-04-10T18:56:31.106+02:00censors and editors help with the rewrites, but bo...censors and editors help with the rewrites, but boy do they make first drafts difficult!<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21899361366274317472013-04-10T18:52:26.703+02:002013-04-10T18:52:26.703+02:00I am always trying to banish my internal frenemies...I am always trying to banish my internal frenemies but those damn things just won't go away. Great post for I. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-53336857187257715582013-04-10T18:44:44.685+02:002013-04-10T18:44:44.685+02:00only the writer can battle these demons. Write it ...only the writer can battle these demons. Write it the way you think it should be written and let the chips fall where they mayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-35612146772828657462013-04-10T18:28:59.525+02:002013-04-10T18:28:59.525+02:00I always told my university students to keep writi...I always told my university students to keep writing and do not stop. Do not pass go, do not pass $200, I would jokingly tell them. Just keep moving straight on to the end, then go back and revise. Unfortunately, I am an obsessive revisionist and every time I sit down to my computer I start editing! I am getting better at censoring my inner censor, but it's not easy! Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-31742349327332321812013-04-10T18:07:36.723+02:002013-04-10T18:07:36.723+02:00Ooo, the inner censor...I don't like to talk t...Ooo, the inner censor...I don't like to talk to him. Great A to Z post:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.com