tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post51180977492754498..comments2024-03-29T05:29:25.218-07:00Comments on Coming Down the Mountain: The Creative PauseKaren Jones Gowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-86542344308825965902016-08-07T00:48:11.197-07:002016-08-07T00:48:11.197-07:00My creative pause has lasted about 10 years now. My creative pause has lasted about 10 years now. Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-67407117097821363482016-07-31T04:21:18.920-07:002016-07-31T04:21:18.920-07:00I like that line of thinking. I have been on paus...I like that line of thinking. I have been on pause for some time now with the new job and the new baby. I scarcely have time for anything else including sleep. As things begin to stabilize I find myself in my writing room more and more. I am eager to get back to my book and get it finished. I think that will be a major milestone for me. I can stand back and say I finally did it. I finally finished one! LOLBushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578478269526006557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-858901758484915762016-07-28T13:28:59.702-07:002016-07-28T13:28:59.702-07:00Great advice for writers who may tend to panic whe...Great advice for writers who may tend to panic when the creativity leaves them, even if only temporarily. Good to see you too, hope you are enjoying your expat life.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-78201034430437824232016-07-28T06:41:46.229-07:002016-07-28T06:41:46.229-07:00I stopped by your blog today. What a beautiful ban...I stopped by your blog today. What a beautiful banner picture. <br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-88958903169537321092016-07-28T03:29:57.735-07:002016-07-28T03:29:57.735-07:00I don't believe in writer's block either. ...I don't believe in writer's block either. Pauses are good. I've taken a really long pause lately and enjoyed it.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-36593670786111647892016-07-28T01:06:39.826-07:002016-07-28T01:06:39.826-07:00Hi Karen - time to take stock and do other things ...Hi Karen - time to take stock and do other things - are essentials in life ... at whatever stage of life one is in ... I remember just standing in a supermarket queue just minding my own business (dealing in my head with my mother and uncle - both seriously ill) but for that brief moment - I had clarity of brain space - helped to rejuvinate me ... <br /><br />But doing other things - so essential too - as I do now both have gone ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-25568683055152333242016-07-27T17:20:52.679-07:002016-07-27T17:20:52.679-07:00Funny you should mention days like these, Karen. T...Funny you should mention days like these, Karen. Today I spent the day re-leaning how to do some things in WORD 2016 that I'm not sure I ever knew. I made fixes to my WIP, and called it a productive day...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-68229898574331420422016-07-27T09:22:27.166-07:002016-07-27T09:22:27.166-07:00You've got the right idea. Pause and take care...You've got the right idea. Pause and take care of other things. I think what people get stuck on is sitting and staring at the blank page and becoming frustrated. One must learn to take that time to switch gears, then like magic the words come.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-17488585528043553632016-07-27T04:43:21.176-07:002016-07-27T04:43:21.176-07:00YES! I think maybe we should embrace the pauses in...YES! I think maybe we should embrace the pauses instead of fighting them :) good point. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-1951986318970937042016-07-27T02:34:47.620-07:002016-07-27T02:34:47.620-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-85287000071006854282016-07-27T02:34:23.316-07:002016-07-27T02:34:23.316-07:00I'm with you. Love to be one of those folk who...I'm with you. Love to be one of those folk who writes every day no matter what, but after 64 years on earth I know that's not me. I've been in a discipline free zone for several weeks due to a perfect storm of boring reasons. Last night I read a Harlequin romance for instance. Why? Because it is set in this remote village where I live! And I experienced zero guilt. In a couple of days I'm off on a 3 week road trip. I won't be writing, exercising, or meditating. I'll get back to it all in September. A long creative pause. Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-8886569525131896632016-07-27T02:28:38.862-07:002016-07-27T02:28:38.862-07:00I so love your outlook on this topic. We all need ...I so love your outlook on this topic. We all need that little bit of down time to recharge and refuel our imagination, even if it is in the middle of a project. I definitely like the phrase creative pause so much better than writer's block.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a><br />and <a href="https://mcbooktours.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">MC Book Tours</a><br />Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-84972549049509675992016-07-27T01:57:07.213-07:002016-07-27T01:57:07.213-07:00I heard someone on the radio say there is no such ...I heard someone on the radio say there is no such thing as writers' block, just writers who are afraid of writing badly!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-72918922264050237842016-07-26T18:48:33.123-07:002016-07-26T18:48:33.123-07:00The glass is half full with a creative pause. I do...The glass is half full with a creative pause. I do think breaks help you see things you would not notice otherwise. Less is definitely more.<br />Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852800943772489474.post-87858683714805518172016-07-26T18:04:28.430-07:002016-07-26T18:04:28.430-07:00Spot on Karen. If we just wrote all the time, wher...Spot on Karen. If we just wrote all the time, where are we re-fueling our fires? I walk, I read, I travel and write. All fun. Don't understand the term 'writer's block' at all. :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com