So far I'm finding it challenging. Maybe I need to sit with it and just, like, watch Andy Griffith or something until some other part of my brain kicks in.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
erikaj - Apr 10, 2018 12:44:28 pm PDT #6521 of 6718
Always Anti-fascist!
-t - Apr 10, 2018 12:47:55 pm PDT #6522 of 6718
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds pretty sensible, actually.
erikaj - Apr 18, 2018 1:15:52 pm PDT #6523 of 6718
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, not that I am successful, but I have found that I often don't get a good idea while actively on the hunt for it.
Amy - Apr 19, 2018 6:51:47 am PDT #6524 of 6718
Because books.
What's working for me right now is being at work, weirdly. In a lot of ways it's like being in the shower, or driving, which are other places I can let my mind go because I'm physically focused on one thing and can't be distracted by someone walking in or remembering I need to put the wash in the dryer, etc.
When I'm taking calls, I'm butt in chair, no chance to walk away till my break, and I don't have any other distractions -- no cell phones allowed, no internet, no reading, etc. So if the phone's not ringing, I can jot notes, and I outlined four chapters of a children's book that way. I just sort of set my background brain on "project" and let stuff float in and out and it's been working really well.
-t - Apr 19, 2018 7:04:22 am PDT #6525 of 6718
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's great, Amy!
EpicTangent - Apr 19, 2018 8:32:55 am PDT #6526 of 6718
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Though not the "no cell phones, no internet, no reading" thing. *shudder* I'm glad it's working for you, though!
Amy - Apr 20, 2018 4:44:09 am PDT #6527 of 6718
Because books.
They staff pretty tightly -- they have software that anticipates call volume, etc. So most of the time, when you're answering calls, you're busy enough not to have more than a minute or two of down time. Otherwise it could be pretty unbearable. :-)
Amy - May 05, 2018 1:36:41 pm PDT #6528 of 6718
Because books.
Was just rereading the old threads and got very nostalgic for all the conversation that used to take place in here, and the drabbling.
I would love to start that up again, if people are interested. Tep, sj, erika, anyone?
Connie Neil - May 05, 2018 3:02:38 pm PDT #6529 of 6718
brillig
Sure, if others get involved.
-t - May 05, 2018 4:15:37 pm PDT #6530 of 6718
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I could do some drabbling. That would probably be good for me.