tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post624744039937610648..comments2024-03-09T00:06:57.552-05:00Comments on Liz Blocker's Blog: Insecure Writers: Trust Isn't Just a Group-Bonding ExerciseLiz Blockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-9582358381061900482013-10-09T11:48:12.033-04:002013-10-09T11:48:12.033-04:00Amen. Thanks for coming by!Amen. Thanks for coming by!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-8987933498207132912013-10-09T11:47:57.020-04:002013-10-09T11:47:57.020-04:00Anytime! I'm glad it helps :)Anytime! I'm glad it helps :)Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-12023019439495332952013-10-08T18:00:48.588-04:002013-10-08T18:00:48.588-04:00I love that! It's so true, though. When we tak...I love that! It's so true, though. When we take the pressure off, the story can come out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-67355943248488324242013-10-08T16:23:51.753-04:002013-10-08T16:23:51.753-04:00I love love love that. The finished piece already ...I love love love that. The finished piece already exists inside me. Thank you for sharing :)Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-82801782125917491232013-10-08T11:00:23.736-04:002013-10-08T11:00:23.736-04:00If only I could meditate! Thanks, Ashley. I'm ...If only I could meditate! Thanks, Ashley. I'm glad it helps!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-78348311595883068462013-10-08T10:59:56.857-04:002013-10-08T10:59:56.857-04:00I would love it if all that plot frustration resul...I would love it if all that plot frustration resulted in an actual building. We'd all be so real-estate-rich... ;)Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-21399481325396617702013-10-08T10:38:47.184-04:002013-10-08T10:38:47.184-04:00That is an amazing thought! Wow. You can definitel...That is an amazing thought! Wow. You can definitely meditate on that, too. It takes a lot of stress away. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503400522084515874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-63595325498850458042013-10-06T22:50:41.064-04:002013-10-06T22:50:41.064-04:00I know exactly how you feel - I think I've ban...I know exactly how you feel - I think I've banged my head on enough plot walls to build a house. @_@ But I'll remember what you've said here. I have stories I've been trying to find for years, maybe reminding myself of this will help. Thanks. ^_^Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-29949368865467640632013-10-06T18:50:24.165-04:002013-10-06T18:50:24.165-04:00True! Ha. Good point. Thank goodness for editors.....True! Ha. Good point. Thank goodness for editors...Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-73887529900860123612013-10-06T18:50:04.365-04:002013-10-06T18:50:04.365-04:00Thanks, Livia. I appreciate that! It's hard wo...Thanks, Livia. I appreciate that! It's hard work, but well worth it. Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-24540114544622393142013-10-06T18:48:48.198-04:002013-10-06T18:48:48.198-04:00That monkey is fierce, isn't it? Thanks for th...That monkey is fierce, isn't it? Thanks for the encouragement!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-34844003834145359262013-10-06T16:07:34.907-04:002013-10-06T16:07:34.907-04:00The whole story is in there somewhere, we just hav...The whole story is in there somewhere, we just have to dig it out -- I like that. Then our editors can help us make sense out of it all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-58640009169777046672013-10-06T03:14:39.454-04:002013-10-06T03:14:39.454-04:00Trust is very important. If we don't trust our...Trust is very important. If we don't trust our writing, we should not be writing. However, keeping the trust and confidence can be difficult when we think we want to give up. Don't give up because the story WILL come to you. I think the inspiration should come natural, not forced. Believe in yourself, Liz. Livia Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059335917756643684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-30828655008320236502013-10-05T23:13:04.672-04:002013-10-05T23:13:04.672-04:00Good post, Liz. Good thoughts to stop the monkey f...Good post, Liz. Good thoughts to stop the monkey from ripping your brain apart. It's in there and it will come out. Cathrina Constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960849263181625782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-53800045474074121572013-10-05T16:58:52.299-04:002013-10-05T16:58:52.299-04:00Oh yes. I love my outlines. I like to think of th...Oh yes. I love my outlines. I like to think of them as a way of structuring what we uncover, for easier use :)Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-11073044287671176302013-10-05T16:02:58.467-04:002013-10-05T16:02:58.467-04:00I have a musician friend who says the same thing a...I have a musician friend who says the same thing about uncovering his songs. He says that it's already there--he just needs to get into the zone to find it. I like the idea that the story will just flow from us (although I do like using outlines, too!). Jennifer J. Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161188960541932911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-37373441931020027112013-10-05T10:39:00.517-04:002013-10-05T10:39:00.517-04:00My pleasure! I need the reminder sometimes, too :)...My pleasure! I need the reminder sometimes, too :)Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-55943948001590265022013-10-05T10:38:23.560-04:002013-10-05T10:38:23.560-04:00It might be mine, too. Shh, don't tell.It might be mine, too. Shh, don't tell. Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-65126681158180582122013-10-04T16:38:00.896-04:002013-10-04T16:38:00.896-04:00That is a good thought to remember... that when th...That is a good thought to remember... that when the things we do don't seem to work, it's such a comfort to know that it's already in our head. Thanks for the great idea!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640511681168230116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-1363176686664644502013-10-04T12:23:52.353-04:002013-10-04T12:23:52.353-04:00Beautiful!
Even the poo flinging monkey mind par...Beautiful! <br /><br />Even the poo flinging monkey mind part, which might have been my favorite.Ava Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404716744982870650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-80392455065562251762013-10-03T21:31:36.739-04:002013-10-03T21:31:36.739-04:00Haha! No worries :) I was just going to point that...Haha! No worries :) I was just going to point that out...<br /><br />No, you're not fighting your way through a cloud - unless the conscious brain counts as one? In which case, that's what we're all doing, so at least the company is good.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-23064793953466539502013-10-03T19:40:12.553-04:002013-10-03T19:40:12.553-04:00Ack! I didn't see the Michelangelo quote abov...Ack! I didn't see the Michelangelo quote above mine till now! Now I feel like a doofus! (Well, have the laugh on me!)<br /><br /><br />Diana at <a href="http://dianawilder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">About Myself By Myself</a><br />Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-56286053700279610092013-10-03T19:39:31.347-04:002013-10-03T19:39:31.347-04:00Surfing in late from IWSG (darned schedule!) and a...Surfing in late from IWSG (darned schedule!) and am sitting back and nodding. What a way to put it - such a way to hold on to the hope (certainty?) that I'm not fighting my way through a cloud. Now that I think of it, didn't Michelangelo once say that the statue was within the block of marble, and all he did was to cut away the material that imprisoned it? Hm. I prefer your composer client's way of putting it.<br /><br /><br />Diana at <a href="http://dianawilder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">About Myself By Myself</a><br />Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-88267982841223543952013-10-03T18:47:05.104-04:002013-10-03T18:47:05.104-04:00Oh Mike, I love those quotes. I feel like I've...Oh Mike, I love those quotes. I feel like I've heard them before - they're familiar somehow - but I so appreciate reading them again. Wise man, that Michaelangelo. Kind of talented, too ;) <br /><br />Thank you!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264371747287044302.post-89455037513307099842013-10-03T18:43:47.430-04:002013-10-03T18:43:47.430-04:00Oh man, yes! It counts for interviews, too. You...Oh man, yes! It counts for interviews, too. You've got everything you need already; don't doubt that. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.com