Comments on: Intangibles

By: Geri Krotow

Geri Krotow — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:38:31 +0000

Fizz is it! Great metaphor, Eileen (or is it truly a simile)? I’m sorry to miss Ninc this year, especially after seeing Al Zuckerman’s involvement. But hopefully the fizz from RWA will carry to the Women’s Fiction Festival in Italy, and then carry me until Ninc 2011. Thanks for your thoughts.

By: Sherri Beaty

Sherri Beaty — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:38:46 +0000

I am with you! I wish we could bottle that fizz. I attended a conference last week (it was awesome) Midwest Writers Conference–if you ever get the chance, go!

But while I was there, I couldn’t help wondering if I would be able to maintain the momentum I need to finish the work.

One of the presenters gave us this advice: “Cherish forward motion. Accomplish a series of smaller tasks.”

I thought that was great advice. On days when we just can’t churn out 1,000 wds, we can do at least one or two small tasks related to writing that will keep us moving forward until we can spend time at the keyboard tomorrow.

By: Nancy Herkness

Nancy Herkness — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:36:17 +0000

Marvelous post! You capture exactly the way a conference makes me feel: all fizzy with excitement and creativity. Now I have to go find my Tupperware and catch the feeling you just conjured up for me.

By: Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:48:51 +0000

Great post, Eileen. Thanks.

By: eileen dreyer

eileen dreyer — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:04:28 +0000

Marianna, ooh, I like it.

By: Marianna Jameson

Marianna Jameson — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:12:42 +0000

What you say is so true, Eileen. The rush is as important and as beneficial as the information. Maybe the info is for the brain and the buzz is for the soul?

Sounds like there’s a book in it: Fireflies for the Writer’s Soul.