tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229593956344206286.post372592273269017435..comments2023-07-02T07:46:28.237-04:00Comments on Amanda Olivieri: In Which I Babble About New Story IdeasAmanda Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893676136045249980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229593956344206286.post-88249959739098251092011-12-06T15:50:05.008-05:002011-12-06T15:50:05.008-05:00how about just having a notebook where you jot dow...how about just having a notebook where you jot down ideas and/or scenes as they come up? maybe even in handwriting so that it's completely separate from, you know, a WIP.<br /><br />that's what I do, it helps with the excitement without having it take over my current project :)Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064636500827230911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229593956344206286.post-57809739887598409162011-12-06T14:15:42.590-05:002011-12-06T14:15:42.590-05:00@JeffO Thanks Jeff! I agree that drafting and revi...@<a href="#c2420722106770074828" rel="nofollow">JeffO</a> Thanks Jeff! I agree that drafting and revising require different 'aspects' of the mind, which is the only reason I think it might be possible to work on both. I don't think I'll fully commit to this new idea though, because I am the type of person who likes to follow through on things I start. I could never see myself abandoning my WIP. But this new idea is so intriguing...I might just play around with it a little bit, and hopefully that will be enough to let me put it down while I finish revising!Amanda Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893676136045249980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1229593956344206286.post-24207221067700748282011-12-06T13:26:18.380-05:002011-12-06T13:26:18.380-05:00I'm glad you're so excited about this new ...I'm glad you're so excited about this new thing. It's great to get charged up about it. The tough question: work on it, or whip the WiP? That's a hard one. But chew on this a bit: if you put down the WiP, will you come back to it? Do you have a history of jumping from story-to-story, never finishing, or do you finish what you start, regardless of distractions?<br /><br />Now, I think writing fresh and revising/editing are done with different 'aspects' of the mind, so you should be able to do both; it's a question of time, and whether you can actually work on both in the same day. Good luck!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.com