There are a million and one ways to not write.One way is to buy writing software or go to a name generator online and play for hours deciding on a name, plot, or some other writing related detail. You can get great ideas from these.
Another thing some fiction writers do is outline the entire story, write extensive bios on the principle characters, research, research, and research some more.
Besides all the legitimate reasons that get in the way of writing, especially for moms/mums, I doodle.
When the writer's mind is gone for the day, yet I want to feel a pen in my hand (I write on the computer), I doodle with pen and ink. I don't use anything fancy, just a regular gel pen and printer paper and lots of circles and short lines. A different view of this doodle was in my December 2008 newsletter http://nadinelamanbooks.com/pdf/brag12-08.pdf
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm taking the rest of the week off!
When Paul Fenton stops for breakfast in a small town, he gets more than he bargained for in the process.
When two-hundred-year-old human remains are discovered on one of Neptune's moons, Earth's history falls into question.
Emily's husband persuades her to try thalidomide to ease her symptoms as she is unaware of the devastating effects.
Who is the women's shelter bomber? Melissa Ryan suspects that her husband knows.
Further developments with the Wilder family.
A hidden past shakes the O'Donovan family to its core
A swirl of emotion and choice, set in Cape Town, South Africa
Love is a constant, but it comes at a price.
When the road ahead is unclear, sometimes you have to rely on trust.
The struggle between good and evil is ages old. It gets all the more complicated when the good guys aren't all good and the bad guys have redeeming qualities.
Story of a land mothering two races of people – the light-skinned and the dark-skinned.
A gifted Ukrainian ballerina comes into possession of a mysteriously coded address book.
Six passengers' lives change for better or worse after they arrive in Honiton.
Resilience and love in a harsh and unforgiving age
Kathryn's Beach
High Tide
Storm Surge
That's some doodle!
ReplyDeleteI can get totally lost in making those little circles, with a quick stroke. Sorry the pic is so fuzzy. I took it with my web cam - never realizing I'd actually use it. Next time, I'll take the pics with my phone. The second pic was scanned in. See how I've progressed with techy stuff?
ReplyDeleteHave a great thanksgiving. Cx
ReplyDeleteI doodle...with lines, like I'm doodling all these steps or something...or I make a bunch of 3-D boxes.
ReplyDeleteI've procrasitinated enough...my story is in pieces, just waiting for me to pick it back up again...
Happy Thanksgiving Nadine and enjoy your week!
Peggy
Peggy, that makes us practically twins!
ReplyDeleteYour doodling is MORE than doodling ... it's pretty awesome if you ask me. I used to like to draw random swirling shapes on a page, and then fill in different areas with doodles of stars or stripes or zig zags or dots or other designs. Have a great Thanksgiving! Joyce
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic, Nadine! What an inspiration! Really like this series! Amazing all indoors!Great work!
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Thank you, Holy!
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