tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post1470978299601406020..comments2024-03-19T14:52:00.000-07:00Comments on Coming Down the Mountain: The Writer Brain and the Blogger BrainKaren Jones Gowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-71638866931246080252010-05-08T01:29:58.559-07:002010-05-08T01:29:58.559-07:00I love how you phrase this blogging brain & wr...I love how you phrase this blogging brain & writing brain! Perfect. Yes! It explains the bipolar writing disorder I've been suffering these past years. :)*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-72622498891521918762010-05-05T13:29:11.802-07:002010-05-05T13:29:11.802-07:00I say it's definitely time to stop staring at ...I say it's definitely time to stop staring at the computer when that happens. When I have blogger block, I just stop and look at something else.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-17732215748559059592010-05-05T10:09:35.934-07:002010-05-05T10:09:35.934-07:00Diane J, That sounds like a great blog! Forgotten ...Diane J, That sounds like a great blog! Forgotten Bookmarks, what a cool concept. I'll go check it out!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-68172588958476052492010-05-05T09:56:46.813-07:002010-05-05T09:56:46.813-07:00Thanks for swinging by my blog. It has led me to y...Thanks for swinging by my blog. It has led me to yours and I'm enjoying your blog. I think my blogging is actually like an exercise to get my writing brain going. It just seems to get a few spark plugs firing. Reading other blogs helps, as well. Sometimes an idea is just triggered from a few words I've read. One of my favorite blogs for writing prompts (that's how I use it anyway) is Forgotten Bookmarks. This mand has a bookstore and as he goes through the books that come in he posts what he finds tucked away inside. He gets photos, receipts, and letters. I love to look at those postings and ask "Why would someone have written that?" or "Why would someone have purchased that?" or "Who are those people and what was going on in their life when that picture was taken." All those questions create some interesting little story ideas.Diane J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06638568994448668008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-35340370929117310752010-05-04T10:47:44.085-07:002010-05-04T10:47:44.085-07:00I get both BB and WB. Sometimes it seems that when...I get both BB and WB. Sometimes it seems that when one is really bad, the other one lets up (for some reason). Thanks for your comment on my blog. Man, now that you mention it...I shoulda' got some chocolate at Trader Joe's.....Esperantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051691926591464516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-11878071112698261452010-05-04T10:03:05.088-07:002010-05-04T10:03:05.088-07:00Good thing it wasn't the other way around. Los...Good thing it wasn't the other way around. Losing the blogger brain is no biggie--the writer brain is way more important.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267066733031149882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-37124854640812452612010-05-04T09:47:58.725-07:002010-05-04T09:47:58.725-07:00Stephen, that is awesome! My favorite movie quote ...Stephen, that is awesome! My favorite movie quote (from The Gods Must be Crazy): "Do the voices in my head bother you?"Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-28550975038224051132010-05-04T09:26:59.815-07:002010-05-04T09:26:59.815-07:00I heard a quote once, "Writers block is when ...I heard a quote once, "Writers block is when the voices in your head stop talking to you."<br /><br />Stephen TrempAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-66096227402661912802010-05-04T07:03:34.633-07:002010-05-04T07:03:34.633-07:00Ha! I just blogged about my own brain. Great minds...Ha! I just blogged about my own brain. Great minds - LOLCarol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-68005855752641173202010-05-03T21:07:00.419-07:002010-05-03T21:07:00.419-07:00Jennie, I'm glad you didn't delete it! Did...Jennie, I'm glad you didn't delete it! Did you read MT's comment about how glad most bloggers are just to get a comment, any comment? I know I am! Even though I can't always respond to every one I always read them, sometimes numerous times lol!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-61774086189244947952010-05-03T20:12:51.021-07:002010-05-03T20:12:51.021-07:00Maybe our blogging brain is a little more forgivin...Maybe our blogging brain is a little more forgiving? Glad you got away!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-44223330428822165622010-05-03T19:40:12.081-07:002010-05-03T19:40:12.081-07:00My biggest problem is that I expect great things f...My biggest problem is that I expect great things from my blog posts and my blog comments. I set that bar really high and when I can't reach it, I criticize myself internally so I feel like I shouldn't leave a response for someone unless I am "on." How crazy is that? It's just a response. People aren't expecting diamonds in every comment, metaphors that are inspiring and exciting - sometimes it's just nice to know you are being read. I'm trying to back off the perfectionist attitude when it comes to the blogging and the posting. I wasn't the least bit funny or clever in this one (and that is okay!). But I won't erase it. I WILL post it. I will.Jennie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-43199282396228360782010-05-03T19:08:49.992-07:002010-05-03T19:08:49.992-07:00My writing brain is far more persnickety than my b...My writing brain is far more persnickety than my blogging brain. So, when writer brain isn't cooperating, I blog/comment/get the fingers moving and then the writer brain returns, ready to go.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640509596922335617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-34958343896915204962010-05-03T13:19:05.556-07:002010-05-03T13:19:05.556-07:00I hadn't thought of them as two different enti...I hadn't thought of them as two different entities but now that you mention it I guess I do behave slightly differently with my blogging than with my writing. With blogging it's about instant gratification, with readers responding quickly. That puts a different slant on it then a book that needs an agent and a publisher and a front cover etc.<br /><br />I think that my writer's brain goes to sleep before my blogging brain. I'll be up blogging way past when my writer's brain turned in for the night.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-38302901458764243702010-05-03T11:45:27.852-07:002010-05-03T11:45:27.852-07:00I try to get my writer brain and my blogger brain ...I try to get my writer brain and my blogger brain to play nicely together. To share. Doesn't always work, of course, but when it does...bliss.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-32117102339857605292010-05-03T11:38:11.480-07:002010-05-03T11:38:11.480-07:00I always think it’s hard to bounce back into my us...I always think it’s hard to bounce back into my usual routine after returning from a trip. And sometimes my mind insists it wants to read fiction more than it wants to write or read blogs -I feel I have to give in to the urge.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-84496867241970863002010-05-03T11:11:52.656-07:002010-05-03T11:11:52.656-07:00Ann, it's understandable when we see fellow bl...Ann, it's understandable when we see fellow bloggers taking breaks for revisions, or to work on their novels, etc. I handled it with mine by writing in the wee hours, and only blogging when I finished my word count. Kind of like dessert after dinner. Or reading a book at the end of the day when my work is done.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-82390226707640186542010-05-03T10:33:27.510-07:002010-05-03T10:33:27.510-07:00Some of my thoughts after reading Karen's as a...Some of my thoughts after reading Karen's as always excellent post:<br /><br />I've been blogging less than a month, and already I'm feeling like it's overtaking my life and I'm not writing, as in writing the next book that I want to write. I've got to pace myself; set up a schedule and follow it.<br /><br />Someone here mentioned writing takes more concentration. I agree that there's a writing brain and a blogging brain. The writing brain needs sustained concentration. Mental space. Silence. Blogging doesn't. <br /><br />I'm thinking I may have to set up at least 3 afternoons (you notice I say afternoons, not all day!) a week, maybe 4 for blogging, instead of the 6 to 7 days I've been doing. Might not get to respond to everyone I'd like to. (There's a quote by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that sums this up beautifully. I'll try to find it and post it.)<br /><br />It IS difficult to respond to everyone, especially as one gets more and more followers. We have to make choices.Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-4311674741532728482010-05-03T10:26:00.973-07:002010-05-03T10:26:00.973-07:00Ann, ugh I hate that when blogger brain and writer...Ann, ugh I hate that when blogger brain and writer brain go out to lunch and leave me hanging. It's so rude, and it happens all the time.<br /><br />Talli, cute pic!! You're looking very chick lit-ish!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-54948690202622339242010-05-03T10:12:45.947-07:002010-05-03T10:12:45.947-07:00Trying to think of something to say! Blogger brain...Trying to think of something to say! Blogger brain must be on a little outing with writers brain. Will get back to you when they get back to me.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-65761255010521424572010-05-03T09:02:13.932-07:002010-05-03T09:02:13.932-07:00I'm with Theresa - I lose my writing brain wel...I'm with Theresa - I lose my writing brain well before my blogging brain. Writing takes a lot more concentration for me! Welcome back, Karen!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-42147861772653850572010-05-03T08:55:34.961-07:002010-05-03T08:55:34.961-07:00Michelle, I am LOLing here. I had to go back and r...Michelle, I am LOLing here. I had to go back and read the first sentence again and it's making me smile. So funny! Good thing you caught it LOL! Or I might think that you think I'm lame, or I think you're lame or I think I'm lame.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-10678083163941943172010-05-03T07:48:57.519-07:002010-05-03T07:48:57.519-07:00There is definitely a difference between writer...There is definitely a difference between writer's brain and blogger's brain! Sometimes I've noticed I need an almost physical switch (one room to another, not switching brains, ha ha) to get where I need to be.<br /><br />And MT, your first sentence made me giggle because I thought the same thing, though I knew what you meant. ;)Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-28109395133673799972010-05-03T07:02:01.057-07:002010-05-03T07:02:01.057-07:00That was a weird sentence. I made it sound like t...That was a weird sentence. I made it sound like the people OR the comment could be lame. HA!MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-48057095449759839932010-05-03T07:01:16.213-07:002010-05-03T07:01:16.213-07:00I'm thinking people like your comments no matt...I'm thinking people like your comments no matter how lame you think they are. :) Especially us lil' uns who only get a few!MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.com