tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post6505505820830785933..comments2023-05-07T03:47:02.348-04:00Comments on The Rockville 8: FocusThe Eighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03966202602120800766noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-7792249843621555552012-03-12T11:47:01.745-04:002012-03-12T11:47:01.745-04:00Lisa - sorry to have read this so late! Great post...Lisa - sorry to have read this so late! Great post, great advise.<br /><br />Squirrel!<br /><br />KeelyKeely Thrallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656529091898492453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-46178581267914272462012-03-07T23:45:35.742-05:002012-03-07T23:45:35.742-05:00Shellie - Thank you for commenting. We'll hav...Shellie - Thank you for commenting. We'll have to talk about WriterWayPro. I'd like to see what that looks like. Organization is always good.<br /><br />Nicole - Thanks for your input. I like that you ask yourself questions. I do something similar - put a question mark next to something I'm not sure of or if I don't have an answer for it yet.Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-54000210359689789112012-03-07T21:03:19.232-05:002012-03-07T21:03:19.232-05:00Lisa, love the photo! Your little dog sure is teac...Lisa, love the photo! Your little dog sure is teaching us focus!<br /><br />I keep a notebook, too, though it's just full of my scribblings. No formal character sketches for me, really, but a line or two, or a question to myself, help me to pick up the narrative after I've had to step away. The quicker I can find my focus when I get in front of keyboard, the happier I am. Not to mention that focus puts me in a position to layer in more levels of detail.<br /><br />More quicker... Can't beat that! Here's to results, Lisa, as you focus on focusing this year!Nichole Christoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799006710672537142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-25680091311257517072012-03-06T12:56:19.307-05:002012-03-06T12:56:19.307-05:00Hi Lisa,
Loved the post. Staying focus is so taxin...Hi Lisa,<br />Loved the post. Staying focus is so taxing when there are other demands on us--children, job, etc. <br /><br />I use some of the same techniques you do: I have the binder and the notebooks. I also use WriterWayPro which helps keep all my research, story ideas, outlines, character sketches, photos of people and places in one place. <br /><br />Still, I find my speckled theme books to be the most helpful. You can whip them out anywhere and work on an idea.<br /><br />We're not alone in this notebook fetish. I've been reading a wonderful book entitled: Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks. There were 73 of these lost but now found notebooks with detailed plot descriptions and notes on many of her most famous books. <br /><br />It tickles me to no end to think of Dame Agatha waiting at the dentist office with her notebook trying to decide how to thwart Hercule Poirot or trip up Miss Marple.<br /><br />Keep jotting down those notes in all those quiet little moments and soon you'll have a book full of ideas.<br /><br />ShellieShellie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597975902316586870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-2808864506503610032012-03-05T19:59:35.708-05:002012-03-05T19:59:35.708-05:00Yvonne - Thank you. It really is funny. Pathetic...Yvonne - Thank you. It really is funny. Pathetic, but mostly funny. :) Glad you like the suggestions. I love your comment about being open to learn to love the process. Writing, like life, works best when you stay fluid and adaptable. Not that I'm the expert at this. <br /><br />Candy - Thank you. You are the master at finding places to concentrate. Maybe you can teach me how to hyper-focus and I can teach you how to...well, not.Lisa McQuayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261421741139099750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-79531109149931380142012-03-05T19:16:03.150-05:002012-03-05T19:16:03.150-05:00Lisa ~ Love all the ways you've found to stay ...Lisa ~ Love all the ways you've found to stay connected with your current project and practice focus.<br /><br />I do some of the same things. Getting to a coffee shop or cafe is my favorite productive spot to find my focus.<br /><br />Unfortuntely, I'm able to hyper-focus more often than I need, therefore, I need to practice the opposite. Which I'll talk about next week. ;0)<br /><br />Excellent post, Lisa. Kudos to your writing journey and the focus you're able to find through your tried and true methods. Lots of good stuff in here.Mackenzie Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508204115833993481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115759973832197426.post-18735630035620703442012-03-05T12:39:52.913-05:002012-03-05T12:39:52.913-05:00> My mind went blank for a moment and I
> c...> My mind went blank for a moment and I <br />> couldn’t remember what I’d been <br />> considering. Finally, I remembered—focus.<br /><br />This STILL cracks me up, Lisa! <br /><br />I love all your suggestions and the connections you make between improving focus and improving the writing process. That's what I keep coming back to -- the process. And being open to learning to love it.<br /><br />:-)Evie Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309651867249109418noreply@blogger.com