Comments on: Get Creative on Demand

By: Beka

Beka — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:03:01 +0000

Wow, thank you so much for sharing this!
I have trouble getting into ‘creative mode’ on demand, and it seems that by the time creativity and ideas kick in, it’s late at night and I have to stop soon.
The idea about the candles/subconscious conditioning is very interesting, and I have never really thought of that before. It seems a bit unusual to be using techniques associated with dog training for writing, but it makes perfect sense, when you think about it. I can’t wait to come up with a sensory input and start utilizing it, to see if it makes a difference for me.
And the tips in step 3 were very good as well. For me, those ‘mindless tasks’ can be surprisingly helpful for getting new ideas and working out problems with plot, etc. House-cleaning, drying dishes and baking are all good times for me. Hey, I had the idea for my novel (which is up to over 120k words so far) while I was making chocolate-chip cookies. (And no, my idea had nothing to do with cookies).
Loved this entire Thrillerfest recap series, thanks so much for sharing Gabriela!
Beka

By: Chris Sanders

Chris Sanders — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:22:44 +0000

Great article. Snapping into writing mode is definitely one of my (many) problems. I usually have an hour in between classes to write (at least during summer), but it takes me about 20 minutes to get to actually writing, so with walking to the cafe and getting a coffee and booting up the laptop et cetera, I end up writing for 15-20 minutes. Just as I get into the flow, it’s time to go back and teach.
I like the idea of trying to use Pavlovian tricks to get there faster. I’m not sure what I’ll use, but I’m definitely going to try something. Wish me luck!

By: Karen Williams

Karen Williams — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:30:12 +0000

I will use Steps 2 and 3 to help to boost my creativity. Can’t wait to begin using a candle to jump start my process. Thanks for the great information. It’s very inspiring!

By: Great Stuff on the Writers’ Blogs, August 9, 2012 « cochisewriters

Great Stuff on the Writers’ Blogs, August 9, 2012 « cochisewriters — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:40:13 +0000

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By: Elias McClellan

Elias McClellan — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:41:47 +0000

This was excellent, Gabriela. I’ve enjoyed the entire series and I linked to the first post on Query Tracker. I gave my play-by-play from the cheap seats as an aspiring writer attending for the first time but your article on Donald Maass’ presentation was better than I could ever provide. Thanks, again.