Comments for My Creative Mojo http://mycreativemojo.com/blog The creative process at its best (and worst). Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:58:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Silencing the Inner Critic – The Circle of Writing – My Reply to John Vorhaus by Doug http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2011/08/25/silencing-the-inner-critic-the-circle-of-writing-my-reply-to-john-vorhaus/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Doug Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:58:39 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/?p=134#comment-116 Always a pleasure, JV. Thank you for the comment! Always a pleasure, JV. Thank you for the comment!

]]> Comment on Silencing the Inner Critic – The Circle of Writing – My Reply to John Vorhaus by John Vorhaus http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2011/08/25/silencing-the-inner-critic-the-circle-of-writing-my-reply-to-john-vorhaus/comment-page-1/#comment-115 John Vorhaus Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:11:03 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/?p=134#comment-115 Don't know how long this post will be, but I do have a couple of thoughts. First, dosing yourself with GHB reminds me of what I define in The Comic Toolbox as "your ferocious editor," along with the sage advice to kill same during the "mining" part of the "mining and refining" writing process. Second, Your experience with NaNoWriMo reminds me of a three-day novel contest I participated in in, probably, 1989 or 1990. It was over Labor Day weekend, and you had 72 hours to write whatever you could. I wrote a "stream-of-comedy" novel called ANTLIONS, which never went anywhere, but did give me the feeling that I could, if I wanted to, write long-form prose. I nevertheless spent 10 years farting around with scripts before I finally got around to writing my first "real" novels (one of which I serialized in a magazine and have lately resurrected as an ebook, WORLD SERIES OF MURDER (http://tinyurl.com/3bqbbny), which proves that nothing ever dies in the interverse. Finally let me say that much of my writing process is "remedial." When I forget how to do it, I have to go back and relearn, over and over again, it seems. Lately I was thinking about my first dog, who I found while I was in a terrible writing slump. I had lost the ability to 'write the truth of my experience,' so I decided to write the truth of my dog's experience instead. I blathered out a bunch of pages from Dodger's POV and emerged with my confidence once again reborn. Same lessons over and over again until we die. That's what makes writing such fun and such hell. -jv Don’t know how long this post will be, but I do have a couple of thoughts. First, dosing yourself with GHB reminds me of what I define in The Comic Toolbox as “your ferocious editor,” along with the sage advice to kill same during the “mining” part of the “mining and refining” writing process. Second, Your experience with NaNoWriMo reminds me of a three-day novel contest I participated in in, probably, 1989 or 1990. It was over Labor Day weekend, and you had 72 hours to write whatever you could. I wrote a “stream-of-comedy” novel called ANTLIONS, which never went anywhere, but did give me the feeling that I could, if I wanted to, write long-form prose. I nevertheless spent 10 years farting around with scripts before I finally got around to writing my first “real” novels (one of which I serialized in a magazine and have lately resurrected as an ebook, WORLD SERIES OF MURDER (http://tinyurl.com/3bqbbny), which proves that nothing ever dies in the interverse.
Finally let me say that much of my writing process is “remedial.” When I forget how to do it, I have to go back and relearn, over and over again, it seems. Lately I was thinking about my first dog, who I found while I was in a terrible writing slump. I had lost the ability to ‘write the truth of my experience,’ so I decided to write the truth of my dog’s experience instead. I blathered out a bunch of pages from Dodger’s POV and emerged with my confidence once again reborn. Same lessons over and over again until we die. That’s what makes writing such fun and such hell. -jv

]]> Comment on Weekend Update – May 16, 2009 by Jon http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2009/05/16/weekend-update-may-16-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Jon Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:49:56 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/?p=125#comment-110 Nature's bidet ! LOL Awesome!! Nature’s bidet ! LOL Awesome!!

]]> Comment on WDUG Radio – The Playlist In My Head by Carline http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/02/06/wdug-radio-the-playlist-in-my-head/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Carline Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:52:24 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/02/06/wdug-radio-the-playlist-in-my-head/#comment-109 Hello there, Happy April Fool's Day! The Irish girl knelt in the confessional and said, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned." "What is it, child?" The girl said, "Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. Twice a day I gaze at myself in the mirror and tell myself how beautiful I am." The priest turned, took a good look at the girl, and said, "My dear, I have good news. That isn't a sin - it's only a mistake." Happy April Fool's Day! Hello there, Happy April Fool’s Day!

The Irish girl knelt in the confessional and said, “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.”
“What is it, child?”
The girl said, “Father, I have committed the sin of vanity. Twice a day I gaze at myself in the mirror and tell myself how beautiful I am.”
The priest turned, took a good look at the girl, and said, “My dear, I have good news. That isn’t a sin – it’s only a mistake.”

Happy April Fool’s Day!

]]> Comment on Dream: Wrestling by Lloyd http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/02/22/dream-wrestling/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Lloyd Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:46:37 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/02/22/dream-wrestling/#comment-107 Here is a thought on dreams for you. I heard recently that during sleep. the unconscious brain is working randomly. As one begins to wake, the conscious brain tries to make some sense out of the randomness in the unconscious thoughts. That is why dreams are so unusual and often funny. It is core improv all over again! Take a random thought and go with it. Anyone else have an unusual dream lately? Here is a thought on dreams for you. I heard recently that during sleep. the unconscious brain is working randomly. As one begins to wake, the conscious brain tries to make some sense out of the randomness in the unconscious thoughts. That is why dreams are so unusual and often funny. It is core improv all over again! Take a random thought and go with it. Anyone else have an unusual dream lately?

]]> Comment on A new microwave and the bits of exploded food by Doug http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Doug Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:42:06 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/#comment-105 If you haven't visited Dougtionary, here's the link. Get your fake word of the day at: http://dougtionary.com/blog/ If you haven’t visited Dougtionary, here’s the link.

Get your fake word of the day at:
http://dougtionary.com/blog/

]]> Comment on A new microwave and the bits of exploded food by Jan http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Jan Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:40:15 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/#comment-104 What fun. A riot about the new microwave. And your Dougtionary always makes us smile. What fun. A riot about the new microwave. And your Dougtionary always makes us smile.

]]> Comment on A new microwave and the bits of exploded food by Erik http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Erik Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:12 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/#comment-103 oops! That's why you are the writer! That just makes me mad! Great job making me mad. :) oops! That’s why you are the writer!

That just makes me mad! Great job making me mad. :)

]]> Comment on A new microwave and the bits of exploded food by Doug http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Doug Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:57:35 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/#comment-102 I assume that is "made" with a silent "e". As in, "I'm MADE as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Thanks for the post, Erik (pronounced Rik, with the silent "E") I assume that is “made” with a silent “e”.

As in, “I’m MADE as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!”

Thanks for the post, Erik (pronounced Rik, with the silent “E”)

]]> Comment on A new microwave and the bits of exploded food by Erik http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Erik Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:36:26 +0000 http://mycreativemojo.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-new-microwave-and-the-bits-of-exploded-food/#comment-100 This just makes me made! Great job making me made. :) This just makes me made! Great job making me made. :)

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