tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3592221202921375920..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The Haunting of Helen E. H. MaddenAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-14495497747053454082009-06-22T19:22:12.729-04:002009-06-22T19:22:12.729-04:00Jenna, are you kidding me? I've been strugglin...Jenna, are you kidding me? I've been struggling the past month to get online and make comments! So you aren't late at all, compared to me.<br /><br />I do have a system, and it works pretty well. The end results have been good. This October marks the two year point, and I'll have a ton of stories to show for it.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832774182683343435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66993045265804397822009-06-21T09:01:39.299-04:002009-06-21T09:01:39.299-04:00A story a week is a lot, but it sounds like you ha...A story a week is a lot, but it sounds like you have a great system down! Enjoyable post, Helen, sorry it took so long for mt to comment.<br /><br />Life, sheesh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54950882459605626022009-06-20T11:06:34.198-04:002009-06-20T11:06:34.198-04:00Thank you guys! I was out celebrating my anniversa...Thank you guys! I was out celebrating my anniversary last night, so am just getting the latest comments this morning.<br /><br />Jude, I have discovered that if I get words like "ballet slippers" and "canoe," I'm actually a lot better off. The odder the words, the better the stories. I'm now working on one with "albatross" in it. Should be interesting!<br /><br />Lisabet. I know exactly what you mean. You've either got to attend to those ghosts when they come, or lose them entirely. I try to at least jot down notes on things as I go, so as not to lose ideas. I have come back to some things many months later, and still been able to pull out a story.<br /><br />Garce, I write a story a week for my podcast. Every week, I record a story in MP3 format and upload it to the web. It airs first on RadioDentata.com, then drops into my RSS feed on Friday for open distribution. I write a month in advance, record and produce a week in advance, so I've always got stories going. In nearly two years, I've written almost 100 stories for the podcast. It's been very... motivating for getting workk done.<br /><br />Thank you all for the comments!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832774182683343435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-29776152554903136432009-06-20T03:44:53.747-04:002009-06-20T03:44:53.747-04:00Great post, Helen,
I love the image of your brai...Great post, Helen, <br /><br />I love the image of your brain being pregnant. I know exactly what you mean. If I don't get the chance to sit down and write the story that's swelling in my mind, though, it will often miscarriage. <br /><br />Alas, I've had quite a few stillborn stories. I've learned through experience that when you are haunted by a story, you have to surrender to the ghost.<br /><br />Warmly,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-7244650675834132232009-06-19T22:42:10.531-04:002009-06-19T22:42:10.531-04:00Helen!
There's this book by Ray Bradbury call...Helen!<br /><br />There's this book by Ray Bradbury called "Zen and the Art of Writing" where he describes using your method. He thinks of a word "The Lake" and waits for an idea.<br /><br />I'm curious, why do you have to write a story on demand every week? Is it a contract?<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36402411853067064082009-06-19T16:55:54.320-04:002009-06-19T16:55:54.320-04:00Helen,
I just remember one poor fellow got balle...Helen, <br /><br />I just remember one poor fellow got ballet slippers, canoe and something else. It was a hoot.<br /><br />JudeJude Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067166768734750026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-10404282466368909182009-06-19T13:28:51.885-04:002009-06-19T13:28:51.885-04:00Jude,
Thank you! I'm putting the wombat ghost...Jude,<br /><br />Thank you! I'm putting the wombat ghost "to rest" today, finishing up edits on the current draft of the story. This one has just driven me nuts to get it all out on the computer.<br /><br />I like the idea of writers passing words to each other for story prompts. That would make things even more challenging, I think, considering the vocabulary I know many writers have ;)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832774182683343435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-23981083121321901062009-06-19T11:58:01.257-04:002009-06-19T11:58:01.257-04:00Wombat!!
Phew, that's a good one for sure. Ye...Wombat!!<br /><br />Phew, that's a good one for sure. Years ago, three writer friends and I did something similar to your pick 3 words and write a story idea. Each of would write down three words. We'd pass those words to our writer friends and then create a story from said words. I remember being stopped by 'marble' for a while. LOL<br /><br />The ghost of a story. Yes, that's exactly what happens. Great post, Helen. <br /><br />HugsJude Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067166768734750026noreply@blogger.com