Comments on: A Solitary Writer’s Life http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/ Terescia's thoughts and such on writing romantic fiction for publication. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: » Blog Archive » Solitary Writer’s Life :: Do you need the down time? http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/comment-page-1/#comment-358 » Blog Archive » Solitary Writer’s Life :: Do you need the down time? Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:09:04 +0000 http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/#comment-358 [...] Here’s a link to Terescia’s post: http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/ [...] [...] Here’s a link to Terescia’s post: http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/ [...]

]]> By: Heather R. http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Heather R. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:57:14 +0000 http://www.teresciaharvey.com/blog/2006/08/01/a-solitary-writers-life/#comment-356 Wow, Terescia! This is a long post, but chalked full of interesting facts that I can relate to in so many ways. The problem I often run into is that I can't seem to have the "alone" time to get into my characters heads and stay there long enough to get through a whole book. With kids, family issues, life in general, it's often hard for me to stay solitary for the blocks of time I'd need to get into the story. That means I often find myself going back near the end and finding where I lost the charcters and where they were going, and sent them back in time rather than forward with their story. That explanation might seem off topic from what you were discussing in your post about being a solitary writer but not a solitary person, but it really comes down to the need to be solitary sometimes and not being able to achieve that goal. I'm such a people person that I often find I need that down time from being around others to escape into my imaginary world where anything can happen. When I can't get the down time, I often have trouble writing, I believe. However, on the other hand, if I get the time I need I can often integrate mixing people into that world without breaking stride. I honestly believe it's a must to have a nice mix of both (solitary time and non-solitary time). Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this with us! :) Heather R. Wow, Terescia! This is a long post, but chalked full of interesting facts that I can relate to in so many ways. The problem I often run into is that I can’t seem to have the “alone” time to get into my characters heads and stay there long enough to get through a whole book. With kids, family issues, life in general, it’s often hard for me to stay solitary for the blocks of time I’d need to get into the story. That means I often find myself going back near the end and finding where I lost the charcters and where they were going, and sent them back in time rather than forward with their story.

That explanation might seem off topic from what you were discussing in your post about being a solitary writer but not a solitary person, but it really comes down to the need to be solitary sometimes and not being able to achieve that goal.

I’m such a people person that I often find I need that down time from being around others to escape into my imaginary world where anything can happen. When I can’t get the down time, I often have trouble writing, I believe. However, on the other hand, if I get the time I need I can often integrate mixing people into that world without breaking stride. I honestly believe it’s a must to have a nice mix of both (solitary time and non-solitary time).

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this with us!

:)
Heather R.

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