tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post8366322419345045397..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: WHERE WRITERS GET IDEASCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-37649402690179656302012-06-25T23:39:17.125-05:002012-06-25T23:39:17.125-05:00Isn't it nice to know we are the 'normal&#...Isn't it nice to know we are the 'normal' ones! I've always thought people had people in their heads like me. I can remember way back when I was a child and had so many friends in my head. I thought everybody had the same experience. The best time was when we were on long car trips - never got bored because of my muse friends. My brother - to this very day - cannot understand why I have such a social life with so many friends. Poor guy - he's never figured it out. ;)<br /><br />True, I do have particular people who brighten my muse,who never leave and I love them the most. I hope they stick around and help me with the rest of the story I have to write.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-68049417235627014842012-06-25T17:56:34.379-05:002012-06-25T17:56:34.379-05:00Thanks for your comments, ladies. And, Devon, I ad...Thanks for your comments, ladies. And, Devon, I admit to having missed my turn numerous times. My husband is very understanding, but he is aghast at my missing our turn off. He thinks I might not be aware of the traffic, but I am. I'm cautious of other cars, just not in relation to where I'm headed. LOLCaroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-55968220630313828982012-06-25T16:59:30.789-05:002012-06-25T16:59:30.789-05:00Caroline--wonderful thoughts, indeed. Often I'...Caroline--wonderful thoughts, indeed. Often I'm staring out the window or at the computer screen or whatever, and my dh comes in and asks a questions. It no more registers than a man in the moon, and I turn...I know..with a blank look on my face. He says...didn't you hear me? Hear you? Yes, I suppose...I just don't know what you said.<br />Drives him crazy.<br />But that's the way it is. Even when watching a tv show, my brain may switch to a scene I'm writing or thinking about. Very strange.<br />I don't think I did this before 2004, when I "accidentally" wrote a novel. Very, very odd...my brain switched into some other gear or realm, a place I'd never been.<br />One of your commentors mentioned people being bored..that, too,annoys me. I can sit with absolutely nothing to do and entertain myself.<br />Good job Caroline...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-68708048597307153842012-06-25T16:21:05.911-05:002012-06-25T16:21:05.911-05:00I've always been amazed by "normal" ...I've always been amazed by "normal" people. How do they go through life without all those voices and scenes playing out in their heads! Seriously, I think the medical community should do a study. I've come to the conclusion that writer's brains are wired differently than other people.<br /><br />When I hear someone say, "I'm bored," I admit, it disgusts me a little. Are writers ever bored? I doubt it. There are too many exciting things going on inside our heads.<br /><br />When I'm staring off, hubby sometimes asks, "Where are you?"<br /><br />I do some of my best brainstorming while driving alone. But it can be dangerous. Can't tell you how many times I've passed up my turn and had to turn around and go back because I was in the middle of a scene in my head.<br /><br />Could go on endlessly. This is a fascinating subject, Caroline. Thanks so much for the post! :)Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-69559422005302914842012-06-25T15:30:14.005-05:002012-06-25T15:30:14.005-05:00Oh, Caroline, this sounds SO familiar. :o) I think...Oh, Caroline, this sounds SO familiar. :o) I think I scare my non-writer friends when I talk about the voices in my head and the characters who demand their story be told. <br /><br />Also, they don't get when I'm quiet and looking off, I'm not bored, and I don't need them to fill in the silence my characters are doing that. :o)<br /><br />--KirstenKirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-32076636970869658742012-06-25T11:20:05.457-05:002012-06-25T11:20:05.457-05:00You got it down just right, Caroline. Whenever I&#...You got it down just right, Caroline. Whenever I'm quiet, hubby knows right off I've got a story in my head. And you are so right. Non-writers just DO NOT UNDERSTAND. When the muse hits, you can't stop. You just can't.<br /><br />Good one!Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-22946374792586237522012-06-25T08:43:18.215-05:002012-06-25T08:43:18.215-05:00It's so true! We writers can take any situatio...It's so true! We writers can take any situation and find a way to make a story or use it in a story. Our minds are always conjuring up 'what ifs'.<br /><br />My mind is always going, always on overload. One day as we(hubby and I) were driving to our boonies property, I asked him what he was thinking about. He said, "Nothing." I said, "No, you have to be thinking of something." He responded. "Nope, just enjoying the scenery." I couldn't believe it! I had so much trouncing around in my head I couldn't keep it all straight!Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.com